Limited Liability Company Frequently Asked Questions

What are articles of association?

The articles of association document sets out the rules for the running of the company's internal affairs. Model articles are provided in the Tables mentioned above.

A company may adopt the whole of Table A as its articles or any part of it. If Table A is adopted with modifications, you must deliver the articles for registration.

All companies that are limited by guarantee or unlimited must also register articles. These should be in accordance with, or as near to that form as circumstances permit, the following tables:

Company limited by guarantee without share capital	Table C
Company limited by guarantee with share capital	Table D
Unlimited company with share capital	Table E

The Articles of Association can be amended at a later date by special resolution subject to the provisions of the Companies Act 1985 and to the conditions contained in its memorandum.Private limited companies may also alter their articles without a special resolution by means of a written resolution signed by all the members