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Term: constitution of a company
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The constitution of a company is made up of its articles of association and memorandum of association, which are filed with the Registrar of Companies and publicly available. Registrar of Companies trades as Companies House.
These documents are important, because they lay down the relationship between the company and the shareholders (the Articles of Association) and the internal powers of the company (the Memorandum of Association).
Usage: The constitution of the company was filed with Companies House.
Related Words: Register of Companies; Companies House; company; limited company; public company; memorandum of association; articles of association; company; shareholders; directors; limited company; public company; objects of a company; share capital; shareholders; board resolution; elective resolution; extraordinary resolution; special resolution; written resolution.
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