SERVICES

MATTILA Advisory is a boutique corporate secretarial service provider base in Sydney, specialising in incorporation, corporate governance and company secretarial services. Our experience and extensive knowledge makes us an invaluable asset in setting up and managing your companies, co-operatives and mutuals, or non-profit organisations.

COMPANIES

In English law and other legal jurisdictions based upon it, a company is a body corporate or corporation company registered under the Companies Acts or similar legislation.

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CO-OPERATIVES & MUTUALS

A co-operative (“co-op“) or mutual is an autonomous association of persons who voluntarily cooperate for their mutual social, economic, and cultural benefit.

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NON-PROFITS

A nonprofit organisation (NPO) is an organisation that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals rather than distributing them as profit or dividends.

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COMPANIES

Companies under the Corporations Act fall into 3 basic categories:

Public companies –
- may be unlisted or listed on a stock exchange;
- are more suitable for larger organisations with more than 50 shareholders;
- Distributions to shareholders is usually in the form of dividends;
- have higher administrative costs.
Proprietary limited companies –
- Most common form of company for small business;
- have a maximum of 50 shareholders;
- Distributions to shareholders may be in the form of dividends;
- In small companies returns may be paid by way of salaries to owner operators;
- may have a shareholder’s agreement in addition to the company constitution.
Companies limited by guarantee –
- there are no shareholders and no distributions to members i.e. no dividends;
- members liability is limited by their guarantee which is usually a nominal amount;
- a common form of non-profit organisation.

There are many other distinguishing features of different corporate forms. It is important to chose the right corporate form when you are establishing your business. Mattila Advisory has experience across the full range of corporate entities, from incorporation, to corporate governance support, to help with board and general meetings. We can assist you in considering all the options so that you can make the right choice saving time and money in the future.

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INCORPORATION

Need assistance with incorporation?

We can assist you with the incorporation of:

Private companies (Pty Ltd);
Unlisted Public Companies – including building societies, credit unions and friendly societies;
Companies limited by guarantee.

GOVERNANCE

Looking for help to maintain and improve corporate governance?

We can work with you to establish and maintain easy to understand:

Compliance manuals;
Internal policies and procedures manuals;
Standard internal forms and documents to assist you with corporate compliance.

COMPANY SECRETARIAL

Meeting company secretarial obligations is onerous and time consuming, need help?

We can provide help with:

Compiling board papers;
Taking minutes of board and shareholders meetings;
Assisting you to ensure that lodgement requirements are met.
AGM support – see AGM Navigator

CO-OPERATIVES & MUTUALS

Co-operatives come in all shapes and sizes

Co-operatives can be very large like Co-operative Bulk Handling (CBH) with 4,200 grain grower members and an annual turnover of $2.7bn.

Co-operatives may be very small such as university student groups who bulk buy groceries so that members can obtain groceries at the lowest price.

Or they may be in-between such as co-operatives established by support workers or primary care givers to provide disability services to those in need.

Mutuals

Many organisations describe themselves as “mutuals”. An organisation is only a mutual if it complies with the principles of mutuality. MATTILA Advisory has specialist experience in establishing mutuals that comply with the principles of mutuality.

Contact MATTILA Advisory if you need any further information on how we can assist you to incorporate co-operatives or mutuals.

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INCORPORATION

Need assistance with incorporation?

We have over 25 years extensive experience in the incorporation of co-operatives and mutuals around Australia. We provide assistance with:

Rules;
Disclosure Statements; and
Formation Meetings

GOVERNANCE

Looking for help to maintain and improve corporate governance?

We can work with you to establish and maintain easy to understand:

Compliance manuals;
Internal policies and procedures manuals;
Standard internal forms and documents to assist you with corporate compliance.

Our manuals and forms are tailored specifically for co-operatives and mutuals.

COMPANY SECRETARIAL

Meeting company secretarial obligations is onerous and time consuming, need help?

We can provide help with:

Updating members registers to meet your active membership test;
Assisting the board to meet its obligations to comply with the co-operative or mutuals active membership test
Compiling board papers;
Taking minutes of board and shareholders meetings;
Assisting you to ensure that lodgement requirements are met.
AGM support – see AGM Navigator

NON-PROFITS

There are a range of entity structures that are suitable for not for profit organisations. Each structure is designed to meet specific needs what suits one organisation may not suit another.

The main choices of organisational structures for not for profit organisations are:

Incorporated associations ( for small scale organisations),
Non-distributing co-operatives (suitable for any size of entity);
Mutuals ( usually a specialised form of co-operative);
Companies limited by Guarantee ( for medium to large size organisations);
Trusts.

Contact Mattila Advisory for further information on how we can assist you to establish a not for profit.

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INCORPORATION

Need assistance with incorporation?

We can assist you with the incorporation of:

Incorporated associations;
Companies limited by guarantee;
Non-distributing co-operatives;
As well as establishing unincorporated non-profit organisations.

GOVERNANCE

Looking for help to maintain and improve corporate governance?

We can work with you to establish and maintain easy to understand:

Compliance manuals;
Internal policies and procedures manuals;
Standard internal forms and documents to assist you with corporate compliance.

COMPANY SECRETARIAL

Meeting company secretarial obligations is onerous and time consuming, need help?

We can provide help with:

Compiling board/committee papers;
Taking minutes of board/committee and member’s meetings;
Assisting you to ensure that lodgement requirements are met;
AGM support – see AGM Navigator

TRAINING

MATTILA Advisory provides one or two day training workshops tailored to the requirements of your organisation. We also provide half day workshops to allow directors and management to stay up to date with changing compliance requirements.

Board Training – MATTILA Advisory provides specialist corporate governance board training at your premises or at our modern premises in Sydney. If required we can also provide one on one training for new directors.

Senior Management Training – MATTILA Advisory also provides corporate governance training for senior management.

MANUALS

Corporate or Co-operative Compliance Manuals

Compliance manuals are a crucial part of establishing sound internal policy and procedures for companies and co-operatives.

All organisations understand the need for compliance manuals. Only the largest organisations have the internal resources to establish compliance manuals to meet their day to day needs and to keep those manuals up to date.

Compliance Manuals for Not for Profits or Mutuals

Not for Profits or Mutuals have additional and in some cases different compliance requirements from companies.

Mattila Advisory has specialised expertise in the area of compliance obligations for not for profits and mutuals.

Our Compliance Manual Services

Mattila Advisory will meet with your key staff to determine the content of the manuals that are required. We will then draft the manuals in an easy to read format and confirm the content with your staff. If required, we can also provide DVDs and YouTube clips to assist staff with policy and procedures specific to your organisation.

AGM SUPPORT

MATTILA Advisory uses our established AGM Navigator framework to provide you with comprehensive AGM assistance.
This includes services for your Company Secretary including:

ESTABLISHING a clear timetable for meeting all the AGM deadlines

UPDATING members’ registers, checking member’s voting rights and proxies

ASSISTANCE in preparing AGM documents for circulation

PROCEDURES for establishing AGM running sheets, ensuring regulatory compliance and lodgements

ATTENDING your AGM if required to check members from the register ensuring they are voting members, take minutes, act as returning officer and lodge documents with the Registry

To learn more about our tailored AGM service visit the AGM Navigator

Need help establishing, structuring and maintaining your company, co-operative and mutual or non-profit organisation?
Need to meet ongoing Mutual Compliance Obligations?

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CO-OPERATIVES & MUTUALS

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COMPANIES

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