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requirements which companies are obliged to fulfill. In general the PUBLIC company is obliged to file more information than the PRIVATE Company. All limited companies must file their accounts.
All registered companies must following documents :
send to Companies House the
Memoranda and Articles of Association
Details of alterations in their affairs e.g.
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Change of Directors
Mortgages or charges
Address of registered office
Annual return with names and addresses of directors, details of shareholding, balance sheet and profit and loss account, director's report, notes to the accounts and auditor's report on the accounts.
Small and medium sized companies may be exempt from filing full accounts.
These documents are available for inspection by the public at Companies House or fiches of the data may be purchased through several agents. The data forms the basis for much of the company directory information and later analyses.
QUOTED COMPANIES
Over 3,000 companies have shares traded on the London Stock Exchange. The dislosure requirements of the Stock Exchange are more extensive. Companies have to file their annual report with the Exchange and publish half yearly, or interim, reports on their activities. Data can be obtained on the share price of the companies on a daily basis.
owned tiun
OTHER FORMS
tion Jointly by its members with profits shared between them.
Sole Trader, Partnership or Co-Operative.
None of these forms of trading are under obligation to disclose information.
UK COMPANY INFORMATION SOURCES
1. BASIC INFORMATION
DIRECTORIES
as name,
These will give the basic background details such address, telephone number and directors. The directory may also give details of products and a size indicator such as turnover or number of employees.
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