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Company Seal Templates

Company seals are the formal circular or oval design a registered company keeps for executing share certificates, debentures, and deeds — the kind of document that traditionally needed more than a signature. In the UK, the Companies Act 2006 (section 44) made the common seal optional, letting two authorized signatories execute a document instead, but many corporate secretaries and law firms still keep one because a physical impression is expected on share certificate registers and in some overseas subsidiaries' paperwork. A traditional company seal is embossed — a raised, inkless impression pressed into paper with a metal die — rather than inked, so a template in this category works best as a reference design for ordering that physical embosser or die from a stamp maker, not as a finished file you'd ink-stamp yourself. Layout convention: company name around the top rim, registration/incorporation number across the bottom rim, and "Common Seal" or the country of registration through the center. This category is aimed at company secretaries, corporate lawyers, and formation agents preparing the seal register for a newly incorporated entity.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do UK companies still need a company seal?

No — since the Companies Act 2006, a document can be validly executed by two authorized signatories without a seal, though many companies keep one by convention or for share certificates.

Can I use a printed stamp instead of an embossed seal for share certificates?

It depends on your company's articles of association and your jurisdiction's company law — some accept an inked stamp impression, others expect a genuine embossed die; check with a corporate lawyer before relying on one for formal instruments.