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Companies Act 2006

Crossheading Exemption from audit: qualifying subsidiaries

  • Section 479A Subsidiary companies: conditions for exemption from audit
  • Section 479B Companies excluded from the subsidiary companies audit exemption
  • Section 479C Subsidiary companies audit exemption: parent undertaking declaration of guarantee
  1. Exemption from audit: qualifying subsidiaries
  2. Subsidiary companies audit exemption: parent undertaking declaration of guarantee

Section 479C | Subsidiary companies audit exemption: parent undertaking declaration of guarantee F1

From legislation.gov.uk

(1)A guarantee is given by a parent undertaking under this section when the directors of the subsidiary company deliver to the registrar a statement by the parent undertaking that it guarantees the subsidiary company under this section.

(2)The statement under subsection (1) must be authenticated by the parent undertaking and must specify—

(a)the name of the parent undertaking,

(b)the registered number (if any) of the parent undertaking,F2

(c)RepealedF3

(d)the name and registered number of the subsidiary company in respect of which the guarantee is being given,

(e)the date of the statement, and

(f)the financial year to which the guarantee relates.

(3)A guarantee given under this section has the effect that—

(a)the parent undertaking guarantees all outstanding liabilities to which the subsidiary company is subject at the end of the financial year to which the guarantee relates, until they are satisfied in full, and

(b)the guarantee is enforceable against the parent undertaking by any person to whom the subsidiary company is liable in respect of those liabilities.

Notes

  1. F1

    Ss. 479A-479C and cross-heading inserted (1.10.2012 with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (Accounts and Audit Exemptions and Change of Accounting Framework) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/2301), regs. 1, 7

  2. F2

    S. 479C(2)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/177, regs. 2, 4A(a) (as substituted by The Statutory Auditors, Third Country Auditors and International Accounting Standards (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1392), regs. 1(2), 4;) 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

  3. F3

    S. 479C(2)(c) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of S.I. 2019/177, regs. 2, 4A(b) (as substituted by The Statutory Auditors, Third Country Auditors and International Accounting Standards (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1392), regs. 1(2), 4;) 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

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