《Forming a Limited Company》是2006年10月出版的圖書，作者是Clayton Patricia。
基本介紹
- 外文名：Forming a Limited Company
- 作者：Clayton Patricia
- 出版時間：2006年10月
- ISBN：9780749448363
- 定價：240 元
作者簡介,編輯推薦,目錄,
作者簡介
Patricia Clayton 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 Forming A Limited Company and Law for the Small Business, published by Kogan Page.
編輯推薦
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.
目錄
1 Why a limited company? Choices; Why a limited company?; What sort of company?; Limited liability partnerships (LLPs) - corporate structure; Advantages of trading as a limited company
2 Forming a private limited company Choosing your company name; The Consumer Credit Act 1974; Trade marks; Trading names; Displaying the company's name; Documents to be completed; The Memorandum of Association; The Articles of Association; Duties and fees payable; Incorporation; Pre-incorporation contracts; Transfer of existing business to your company
3 Capital Corporate capital; Increasing the company's capital; The share premium account; Reducing the company's capital; Company borrowings: mortgages, charges and debentures; Registration of charges; The Consumer Credit Act 1974 3 Directors Who is a director?; Who can be a director?; Appointment of directors; Retirement and removal; The board of directors; Directors as employees; Directors' duties; Fiduciary duty; Directors as agents; Company contracts; Borrowing from the company; Money-lending companies; Connected persons; Loans to employees; The Consumer Credit Act 1974; Use of company assets; Disclosure; Fines and penalties; Share dealings; Skill and care; Delegation; Statutory duties; Directors' liability; Employers' duties; The directors, the company and the shareholders; Directors and outsiders; Business leases; Commercial contracts; Insurance; Disqualification 4 Running the company The registered office; Displaying the company name; Business letters and other documentation; Directors; Company secretary; The statutory books; Annual return; The accounts; Disclosing the accounts; Auditors; The company seal; Share issues; Share certificates; Meetings; The first board meeting; General meetings; Voting; The Annual General Meeting; Extraordinary General Meetings; Notice of meetings; Resolutions; Deregulation of private companies - the simplified procedures; Elective resolutions
6 Changes after incorporation Change of directors and secretary; Changing the auditors; Change of registered office; Change in the place where statutory books and other 'public' documents are kept; Change of name; Increases in capital and allotment of shares; The directors' authority to allot shares; Changes in the Memorandum of Association; Changes in the Articles of Association; Changing the accounting reference date; Filing the accounts; Striking the company off the Register
7 Insolvency What is insolvency?; Voluntary striking off; Voluntary arrangements: compositions and schemes of arrangement; Administration orders; Receivership; Receivers and directors; Voluntary arrangement; Protection for floating charge-holders; Voluntary arrangement with a moratorium; Winding up; Voluntary winding up; Voluntary liquidation; Distribution; Creditors' rights; Dissolution in a voluntary liquidation; Compulsory winding up; Fines and penalties; Voidable transactions: preferences and transactions at an undervalue; Dissolution in compulsory winding up; Restriction on use of the company name
8 The ready-made company
Appendix 1: Notes for guidance on company names
Appendix 2: Documents to be filed on incorporation by a private limited liability companyAppendix 3: Documents which must be lodged with the Registrar
Appendix 4: Books, registers and documents which must be available for inspection and of which copies or extracts can be requisitioned
Appendix 5: Useful notices and notes
Appendix 6: Useful addresses
