Advice Note 5: Companies

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This guide looks at the advantages of setting up a limited company such as legal identity and limited liability as well as the disadvantages such as cost and bureacracy. It also runs through the rights and responsibilities of company directors.

Setting up a Limited Company (143Kb)

For further information contact

NICVA Member Services
cas@nicva.org
028 9087 7777

Further Reading

• A Practical Guide to Company Law for Voluntary Organisations by Bev Cross in association with Sheffield Law Centre, published by The Directory of Social Change (1991 edition) ISBN 0-907164-73-0
• The Voluntary Sector Legal Handbook by Sandy Adirondack and James Sinclair Taylor, published by The Directory of Social Change (2001) ISBN 1 900360 72 1
• Company Handbook and Registers for Voluntary Sector Companies Limited by Guarantee, published by Sinclair, Taylor and Martin Solicitors 1999
• Northern Ireland's Companies Registry produces a range of guidance notes to assist new and established companies including:

Formation and Registration
Notes for Guidance on Company Formation
Notes for Guidance on Company Names
Change of Company Name
Exemption from using the word 'limited' in a company name
Administration and Management
Directors and Secretaries Guide
Document Registration
Accounts and Accounting Reference Dates
Dormant Companies
Late Filing Penalties

The above guidance notes can be obtained from:

Companies Registry
1st Floor
Waterfront Plaza
8 Laganbank Road
Belfast BT1 3LR

0845 604 8888
Website: www.companiesregistry-ni.gov.uk