Company Types available in the UK and Northern Ireland

Created by Katie Deverill, Modified on Wed, 19 Oct, 2022 at 6:13 PM by Katie Deverill

Company Type	Description	File accounts?
Private Limited with Share Capital	Private Limited company with issued share capital.	Yes
Private Limited company without share capital	Private Limited company without issued share capital.	Yes
Private Company Limited by Guarantee	A Privately Limited company with no issued share capital. It is only liable for the amount of the guarantee stated by the members. This is a common way for a charity or non-profit making organisation to operate.	Yes
Private Unlimited with Share Capital	Company has registered its name at Companies House, but there is no limited liability. The company members are liable only up to the amount allotted in share capital.	No
Private Unlimited without share capital	Private Unlimited company, the company members have no limited liability and are not obliged to file accounts.	No
Public Limited with Share Capital	Public Limited company with issued share capital.	Yes
Limited Partnership	Limited Partnership will register its name with companies house, but will not file any accounts.	No
Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)	No shareholders, or share capital. LLPs have members, not shareholders, and they are governed first by partnership agreements.	Yes
Company converted closed	No accounts filed	No
UCITS	Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities. Sole object is the collective investment in transferable securities of capital raised from the public. Operate on the principle of spreading risk.
EEIG	European Economic Interest Groupings. Does not itself record a profit or loss, with profits and losses returned to individual members. The company will co-operate across national frontiers within the EU. May not have more than 20 members, not permitted to invite investment from the public.