Deputy Company Secretary

Hi! We're Utility Warehouse. We’re on a mission to take the headache out of utilities by providing them all in one place. One bill for energy, broadband, mobile and insurance and a whole lot of savings!

We’re aiming to double in size as we help more people to stop wasting time and money—big ambitions, to be delivered by people like you.

Got your attention? Read on…

We’re looking for a Company Secretariat professional to take a leading role alongside our Company Secretary and General Counsel, making sure Utility Warehouse stays on top of our corporate governance requirements as a FTSE 250 business.

We're all about Impact. Your role:

As our Deputy Company Secretary, you’ll take a leading role in keeping Utility Warehouse’s governance running like clockwork, making sure we meet all our legal, listing, and regulatory obligations as a FTSE 250 organisation.

Here is what you’ll be getting stuck into:

• Board and committee operations: Preparing monthly Board and committee packs, helping shape agendas, and taking clear, accurate minutes.
• Managing group subsidiaries: Acting as company secretary for designated Group subsidiaries, looking after their agendas, packs, minutes, and filings.
• Delivering key corporate milestones: Assisting with preparations for our AGM, supporting the production of the Annual Report, and managing the annual statutory accounts filing process to hit every deadline.
• Maintaining statutory registers: Keeping company registers and the register of directors' interests up to date, working in tandem with our registrar and outsourced cosec partners.
• Regulatory submissions: Completing share capital returns, Companies House submissions, and market announcements.
• Strategic governance and ESG: Assisting with the annual renewal of Directors & Officers (D&O) insurance and collaborating with internal stakeholders to develop our ESG framework.
• Projects and policy governance: Supporting the Financial Services function with governance fora and policies, while playing an active role in business-wide compliance training and projects.

We get it done together. Your Team:

You’ll sit right at the heart of Utility Warehouse's corporate governance, working closely alongside our Company Secretary and General Counsel. We're a close-knit, supportive team that keeps the Board of Directors, executive committees, shareholders, and regulatory authorities aligned and well-informed.

You'll partner across the business—from Legal and HR to our Financial Services teams—to build trusted relationships, simplify complex processes, and champion governance best practice across a growing business.

This is a high-impact, hands-on role for a proactive self-starter who works well on their own initiative and loves taking ownership. You'll bring sharp attention to detail and take real pride in high standards of accuracy, especially when managing complex, detailed, or fast-paced tasks. Juggling a busy agenda with minimal fuss is second nature to you, and you bring the warmth and confidence needed to engage smoothly with Board members, senior stakeholders, and external advisors alike.

To be successful in this role you’ll need:

• UK listed experience: A solid track record working in a Company Secretariat team in a UK-listed company.
• Regulated environment background: Experience working in a regulated Financial Services environment.
• Corporate governance know-how: Thorough, practical knowledge of the UK Corporate Governance Code, Listing Rules, MAR (Market Abuse Regulation), and cosec best practice.
• Professional qualification: You’re ideally already ICSA/CGI qualified, or actively studying towards it.
• Stakeholder & advisor management: Proven confidence working alongside external legal, audit, and governance advisors, as well as senior leaders.
• Commercial & regulatory compliance: A clear awareness of statutory compliance, reporting, and broader governance frameworks.

Skills and behaviours:

• You’ll need attention to detail, a “can-do” attitude and a willingness to get stuck in
• You’re a self-starter, able to perform autonomously, with minimal supervision
• You maintain high standards of accuracy particularly when dealing with complex, repetitive, high-volume work
• You have excellent time management and organisational skills and are able to prioritise and manage a busy agenda
• You pride yourself on strong communication skills and have the confidence to with engage effectively with senior stakeholders, Board members and external advisors

So why pick UW?

We’ve got big ambitions so there’s going to be plenty of challenges. There are also a lot of benefits:

• We benchmark against the industry and will share the salary openly during our first conversation.
• Performance bonus: An annual discretionary bonus ranging from 15-40%.
• Work-life balance: Flexible hybrid working. More details can be foundhere.
• Holiday: 25 days plus bank holidays (increasing with tenure), with the option to trade up to five days each year.
• UW discounts: Save on all our services.
• Future planning: Matched-contribution pension scheme and life assurance (up to 4x salary).
• Family first: Policies designed to help you and your family thrive.
• Flexible benefits: Options to access private health insurance, dental insurance, or gym membership.
• Inclusion: Join belonging groups that help shape our culture.
• Growth: A dedicated learning and development budget and bi-annual promotion cycles.
• Events: Company-wide celebrations including the ‘Great Big Get Together’ and our ‘Good Hearted Go-Getter Awards’.

Apply here!

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Worried you don’t hit every criterion? We welcome applications from diverse backgrounds — get your application in and let’s chat!

Claire Fennell will be your point of contact throughout the recruitment process.

Not sure you meet all the requirements? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs if they think they may not meet every qualification, when in fact they often do.

We provide equal opportunities, a diverse and inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone. You are welcome to apply no matter your age, disability, gender, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. Please don’t be afraid to ask about what we can do to support your needs. All requests will be carefully and fairly considered.

Please note, if you are successful and offered a role at UW, you will be subject to a background check. Where checks are unsatisfactory or incomplete and/or a failure to reveal information relating to convictions that you are required to identify as part of the background checks, could lead to withdrawal of an offer of employment.