Organisations-Assurance in United Kingdom

What types of organisations are there?

Type

description

Comment

Registered at Companies House

Ltd

Private company limited by shares

Ltd

Private Company limited by guarantee

Typically charity/"not for profit"

plc

Public limited company

LLP

Limited liability partnership

LP

Limited partnership

CIC

Community Interest Companies

SE

Societas Europaea: European Union-wide company structure

EEIG

European economic interest grouping

Other types of organisation

Organisation incorporated by Royal Charter

Typically a City, University or Professional/Learned society

Unlimited Company

includes sole trader and unlimited partnerships

Governmental body

eg Army Regiments, NHS, Police Forces, Local Councils

What register can be used to prove the existence and the representatives of an organisation?

Register

Link

description

Companies House

Companies House

Official Register of Companies

Company Check

free of charge info extracted from Companies House

Privy Council

Privy Council

Info on bodies incorporated by Royal Charter

see
Policies
GovernmentRegisters

Anything else you can think off?


OrganisationAssurance/OA/UK (last edited 2013-09-17 16:36:03 by arobertson)