For interim dividends, full accounts are not required. Here is an example of the Board Meeting Minutes.Īs a brief reminder, dividends or distribution to shareholders may only be made out of profits available for the purpose. The ‘due and payable’ date in such circumstances is the date fixed for payment and not the date of declaration.īefore declaring a dividend, company’s directors must hold a board meeting and keep the minutes of the meetings (on paper or electronic format) with their statutory records ( CA 2006 s388). However, the shareholder can take no steps to enforce payment until the due date of payment (or payments if by fixed instalments, see Potel v CIR (1971)). Where a final dividend is declared and the resolution fixes a later date for payment then the declaration creates a debt owing to the shareholder. CTM 20095 (8)įinal dividends are paid once per year after the end of each year. Note that HMRC consider the date of payment of interim dividends to be the date of entry in the company’s books. The general meeting cannot interfere with the directors’ exercise of their power to pay interim dividends. Interim dividends are those which are paid throughout the year (monthly, quarterly, annually etc.) Before declaring an interim dividend, the directors must satisfy themselves that the financial position of the company warrants the payment of such a dividend out of profits available for distribution. There are two types of dividends: interim and final.
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