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Clayton, Patricia

 
9780749448363: Forming a Limited Compny: A Practical Guide to Legal Requirements and Procedures

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<p>Setting up a limited company may be the ideal vehicle for business expansion, but the prospect can be daunting. This fully revised guide, thoroughly updated to take into account the latest legislation, lays out all the procedures required for setting up and administering a limited company.<br><br>The essential guide for sole traders, partnerships or co-operatives contemplating incorporation, it explains the advantages of incorporation and expert advice and guidance is given on every topic, including procedures required for setting up; company name; administering the company; financial matters; duties and responsibilities of directors; and changes after incorporation.</p>

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<b>Patricia Clayton </b>has practised as a barrister and has an MA in business law. Currently a solicitor in London, she writes and lectures on business law. She is the author of<b> <i>Forming A Limited Company</i></b> and <i><b> Law for the Small Business</b></i>, both published by Kogan Page.

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<p>1 Why a limited company?<br><br> Choices; Why a limited company?; What sort of<br><br> company?; Limited liability partnerships (LLPs) -<br><br> corporate structure; Advantages of trading as a limited<br><br> company<br><br> 2 Forming a private limited company<br><br> Choosing your company name ; The Consumer Credit<br><br> Act 1974 ; Trade marks ; Trading names ; Displaying<br><br> the company's name ; Documents to be completed ;<br><br> The Memorandum of Association ; The Articles of<br><br> Association ; Duties and fees payable ; Incorporation ;<br><br> Pre-incorporation contracts ; Transfer of existing business<br><br> to your company<br><br> 3 Capital<br><br> Corporate capital ; Increasing the company's capital ;<br><br> The share premium account ; Reducing the company's<br><br> capital ; Company borrowings: mortgages, charges and<br><br> debentures ; Registration of charges ; The Consumer<br><br> Credit Act 1974<br><br> 3 Directors<br><br> Who is a director? ; Who can be a director? ;<br><br> Appointment of directors ; Retirement and removal ;<br><br> The board of directors ; Directors as employees ;<br><br> Directors' duties ; Fiduciary duty ; Directors as<br><br> agents ; Company contracts ; Borrowing from the<br><br> company ; Money-lending companies ; Connected<br><br> persons ; Loans to employees ; The Consumer<br><br> Credit Act 1974 ; Use of company assets ; Disclosure ;<br><br> Fines and penalties ; Share dealings ; Skill and<br><br> care ; Delegation ; Statutory duties ; Directors'<br><br> liability ; Employers' duties ; The directors, the<br><br> company and the shareholders ; Directors and<br><br> outsiders ; Business leases ; Commercial contracts ;<br><br> Insurance ; Disqualification<br><br> 4 Running the company<br><br> The registered office ; Displaying the company name ;<br><br> Business letters and other documentation ; Directors ;<br><br> Company secretary ; The statutory books ; Annual<br><br> return ; The accounts ; Disclosing the accounts ;<br><br> Auditors ; The company seal ; Share issues ; Share<br><br> certificates ; Meetings ; The first board meeting ;<br><br> General meetings ; Voting ; The Annual General<br><br> Meeting ; Extraordinary General Meetings ; Notice<br><br> of meetings ; Resolutions ; Deregulation of private<br><br> companies - the simplified procedures ; Elective<br><br> resolutions<br><br> 6 Changes after incorporation<br><br> Change of directors and secretary; Changing the<br><br> auditors; Change of registered office; Change in<br><br> the place where statutory books and other 'public'<br><br> documents are kept; Change of name; Increases<br><br> in capital and allotment of shares; The directors'<br><br> authority to allot shares; Changes in the<br><br> Memorandum of Association; Changes in the<br><br> Articles of Association; Changing the accounting<br><br> reference date; Filing the accounts; Striking the<br><br> company off the Register<br><br> 7 Insolvency<br><br> What is insolvency?; Voluntary striking off;<br><br> Voluntary arrangements: compositions and schemes of<br><br> arrangement; Administration orders;<br><br> Receivership; Receivers and directors; Voluntary<br><br> arrangement; Protection for floating charge-holders;<br><br> Voluntary arrangement with a moratorium; Winding<br><br> up; Voluntary winding up; Voluntary liquidation;<br><br> Distribution; Creditors' rights; Dissolution in a<br><br> voluntary liquidation; Compulsory winding up;<br><br> Fines and penalties; Voidable transactions: preferences<br><br> and transactions at an undervalue; Dissolution in<br><br> compulsory winding up; Restriction on use of the<br><br> company name<br><br> 8 The ready-made company<br><br> Appendix 1: Notes for guidance on company names<br><br> Appendix 2: Documents to be filed on incorporation by a<br><br> private limited liability company<br><br> Appendix 3: Documents which must be lodged with the Registrar<br><br> Appendix 4: Books, registers and documents which must<br><br> be available for inspection and of which<br><br> copies or extracts can be requisitioned<br><br> Appendix 5: Useful notices and notes<br><br> Appendix 6: Useful addresses</p>

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