History

Locations

Postcodes KT1 – KT24 Cobham Esher Weybridge Oxshott Walton on Thames Chertsey Ripley and Send East and West Horsley Epsom & Ewell Chessington Dorking Cranleigh Guildford Ashtead Bookham Leatherhead Ockham East and West Clandon Cobham Esher Weybridge Dorkiing Epsom & Ewell Postcodes KT1 – KT24 Reigate, Redhill and Gatwick Westerham Kingswood Walton on the Hill Cheam Banstead Sutton Kingston Surbiton New Malden Sunningdale and Wentworth Egham Chobham Virginia Water Farnborough Cobham Esher Weybridge Dorkiing Epsom & Ewell London Wimbledon Waterloo Victoria Westminster Kensington and Chelsea Other London areas by arrangement West Sussex and Hampshire by arrangement

Where it all began. A note of thanks!

Across her late teens, law degree and early professional years, several encounters prompted Dawn’s decision and ability to train as a notary. All were guiding lights in Dawn’s professional journey and are remembered with gratitude

Mr Millett, a consultant solicitor who encouraged Dawn to consider a notary qualification and introduced her to the world of Scrivener Notaries. As his guest at a Scrivener function, Dawn met….
Mr Fall, international trade broker. Frank was instrumental in Dawn’s focus on international business and decision to operate in a very relational way Frank was her second business mentor (after her Dad John).
Miss Poolman, notary and law firm partner, who Dawn did work experience with as a late teen. Tracy was Dawn’s first notary experience and showed her the importance of organisation, transparency and emotional intelligence. Dawn still meets up with Tracy at the annual notary conference.
Mr McIntosh, former group legal head and company secretary for international aviation group, Bristow Helicopters, supported by Maureen (‘Mo’) Spooner (EA & Company Secretary and Insurance Assistant). Ian taught Dawn the importance of supporting busy board directors and managers, how to approach negotiations with large organisations, across different geographies.
Maureen Spooner was Dawn’s first working experience with board-level EA/company secretarial support. Mo helped Dawn see and appreciate this vital role and ‘must-have skills’ of calmness, resilience, efficiency and personal communication in role. Dawn’s Bristow experience was her most formative to date, sealing her decision to become a notary and business advisor, having seen a gap in service provision in the local business area at the time.
Mr Pinks, Dawn’s private client and family business training principal. Nick supported Dawn as she spent early and late hours studying for notarial exams, including sticking up maps of the world by her trainee solicitor desk to help memorise legalisation requirements. Nick also showed Dawn the strong connection between the commercial and private affairs of clients.

25 years as a notary in 2024

QUALIFIED AND FULL STEAM AHEAD

In 1999, aged 25, Dawn qualified as a notary public mid-way through her solicitor training contract (focusing on corporate commercial, M&A and family business). Some would say she was a bit keen as that was very unusual at the time. Dawn was self-funded and relentless in her pursuit, obtaining the highest notarial exam mark in her year and at the time, one of the youngest qualifying notaries in the country, winning an award from the Notaries Society in recognition.

In 2010, Dawn left law firm partnership and set out on her own, including forming Company Notary, which she developed to reflect her values and how she believes clients should be served. In that time Dawn has supervised several new notaries, and also supported those leaving their law firms in solicitor retirement but wanting to continue their notary work.

Company Notary is supported by consultant Iain MacLeod, who has 35 years of notarial practice. In 2025, Company Notary will be joined by another consultant, with a magic circle and financial sevices background, at the very beginning of her notarial career.

What’s next

Nearly 25 years on, Dawn has built her connections and business consulting international career around being relational, relevant and responsive. Dawn has invested heavily in practice management and in 2024, through Mobile Notary Register Limited, will introduce a proprietary virtual notary practice management platform and toolset into Company Notary. We will be adding additional consulting team members to our notary resource. Dawn and the Company Notary team will continue to prioritise delivering a personalised service, professional independence and serving our customers with agility, humility and throughout, showing integrity in action.