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Corporations and legal personality





                             Types of company





               Limited and unlimited companies


                        PUBLIC                                    PRIVATE



                                                      LIMITED            UNLIMITED
                                                                       (no need to file
                                                                          accounts)


                      LIMITED BY
                        SHARES               BY SHARES             BY GUARANTEE (often for
                                                                 non-profit purposes. Liability of
                                                                   members limited to amount
                                                                 agreed to contribute – stated in
                                                                         memorandum.)











































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