company formation

company formation

the process of forming a JOINT-STOCK COMPANY, which involves a number of steps:

1. drawing up a MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION;
2. preparation of ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION;
3. application to the REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES for a CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION;
4. issuing SHARE CAPITAL;
5. commencing trading.

Collins Dictionary of Business, 3rd ed. © 2002, 2005 C Pass, B Lowes, A Pendleton, L Chadwick, D O’Reilly and M Afferson

company formation

the process of forming a JOINT-STOCK COMPANY, which involves a number of steps:

1. the drawing up of a MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION;
2. the preparation of ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION;
3. application to the COMPANY REGISTRAR for a CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION;
4. the issue of SHARE CAPITAL;
5. the commencement of trading.

Collins Dictionary of Economics, 4th ed. © C. Pass, B. Lowes, L. Davies 2005