UK Annual Reports and AGMs: Key considerations for 2025-2026

Annual reporting season brings a fresh set of demands, and 2025–2026 is no exception. With the UK Corporate Governance Code 2024 now in effect, changes to the directors' report and remuneration report to navigate, and sustainability reporting developments gathering pace, company secretaries and their teams have significant ground to cover.   What does current market practice for AGMs look like? What are the practical implications of the new Code? And what is coming down the track that boards should be planning for now?  This episode works through the essential considerations for company secretaries preparing for their next annual report and AGM, covering trends expected in 2026, the practical impact of the UK Corporate Governance Code 2024, and the pipeline of regulatory and market changes that will shape corporate reporting in the near future.  Listeners will leave better equipped to plan, prepare and execute their reporting obligations with confidence, and with a clear view of what is coming next.