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Limited Companies

Main features of limited company:


- artificial person created by law


- separate life from owner - perpetual existence


- responsibility for own debts/losses but LL


- offer shares for sale if public - private cannot


- governed by board of directors - elected


- Corporate governance = Combined Code

Financing Limited Company


- Ordinary Shares (equities) = main risk-takers, voting rights, form backbone of company


- Preference Shares =given right to fixed dividend before ordinary shareholders receive


- Reserves = profits/gained made by company + form part of ordinary shareholders claim


- Loan capital = major source of finance

Financial Statements of Limited Companies


- P&L = operating profit - net profit before tax - net profit after tax - unappropriated profit


- shows audit fees, transfers to reserves, corporation tax + dividends for year


- Share capital + reserves = 'equity'

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