What are the key features of an ltd?

Answer 1

- Shares can be issued to investors in exchange for money as a way of raising Capital.

- Legal identity: the business is separate from from its owners. It can take legal action against other persons or companies and be the subject of legal action against it.

- Minimum of 2 directors. In certain circumstances there may only be one. There is no upper limit, but if there are too many, it may be harder to run the business.

- Financial information is not private.

- You have to submit your information to the Registrar of Companies, which can be time consuming.

- Shares cannot be offered for general sale.

- Private limited companies can be short of capital as it is harder to gain capital.

- Most shareholders will expect a dividend to be paid.

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