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The Honourable Company of Esquires

Status:
               Company Limited by Guarantee having no share capital and being exempt from using the word Limited.
               Company number 06505911

               Memorandum of Association
               Articles of Association
               Esquires' Trust - Trust Deed
               Company Standing Orders
               Certificate of Incorporation


               Web Site Terms and Conditions

CHAPTER 4
Exemption from using the word 'limited' in a company name

1. Using 'limited'

Limited companies must normally have the word 'limited' (or its Welsh equivalent 'cyfyngedig') as part of their company name. This may be abbreviated to 'ltd.' (or 'cyf.'). However, under Section 30 of the Companies Act 1985, some company names need not include the word 'limited' if they satisfy certain criteria.

A company which takes advantage of such an exemption will also:
•    be exempt from the Companies Act 1985 in relation to the publication of its name; and
•    will not have to send lists of members to the Registrar.

2. What kind of company can be exempt from using 'limited' in its name?

To be exempt, a company must be a private company limited by guarantee; the objects of the company must be the promotion of commerce, art, science, education, religion, charity or any profession; and the memorandum or articles of association must say that:
•    any profits, or other income, are to be spent in promoting the company's objects;
•    no dividends are to be paid to members;
•    if the company is wound up, all the assets are to be transferred to another body which has similar objects, or which promotes a charity.