Guides
Your company
The company behind your block: RTM companies, residents' management companies and freehold companies, directors' duties, Companies House, accounts and meetings.
- RTM company, RMC or freehold company: what's the difference?RTM companies, residents' management companies and freehold companies compared: where their powers come from, who can join, what each owns and controls.Reviewed 22 October 2026 · 3 min read
- Directors' duties in an RTM company, RMC or freehold companyWhat volunteer directors of a block's company must do: the seven Companies Act duties, the block's legal duties, conflicts, liability and D&O insurance.Reviewed 22 October 2026 · 3 min read
- Companies House filings and deadlines for block management companiesWhat an RTM company, RMC or freehold company must file at Companies House, and when: the confirmation statement, accounts, director changes and ID checks.Reviewed 22 October 2026 · 3 min read
- Annual accounts for a block: company accounts and service charge accountsThe two sets of accounts a self-managed block needs: company accounts for Companies House and service charge accounts for leaseholders, with deadlines.Reviewed 22 October 2026 · 3 min read
- AGMs and members' meetings for block management companiesDoes your RTM company or RMC need an AGM? Notice periods, quorum, voting, proxies, members calling a meeting, written resolutions and minutes, explained.Reviewed 22 October 2026 · 3 min read