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Difference between Single Member Company, Private Limited Company and Public limited company

Points Single Member Company Private Limited Public Limited Company


Company
1.Number of members There is single owner or Minimum number of According to companies
this business. members is two and ordinance 1984 minimum
maximum number is members are seven and no
fifty. limit of maximum members.
2.Capital Capital is brought by Capital is collected by Capital is collected from
owner. members of this directors and from general
company not from public.
general public.
3.Number of Directors There is only one person There are minimum There are minimum seven
who is the owner and two directors. directors.
director of company.
4.Tiltle It is necessary to use the There is also necessary There is no need to use such as
word Limited Company. to use the word Private words in the name of company.
Limited Company.
5.Audit of account The SMC is required to Private limited The audit of this type of
appoint auditor under company having less compulsory by the charted
the role of 1984 then 3 million rupees accountant.
paid up capital is not
bond to audit its
account.
6.Transfer of shares SMC can transfer its The private limited This company can sell its shares
shares to the legal company cannot offer in the open market and to the
representatives. the shares to the general public.
general public.
7.Allotment or shares When new share holder This company can issue Public limited company cannot
come in this company it shares from the first allot shares until it has
changes in private limited day of its working. collected the minimum amount
company. of capital as described by the
registration.
8.Issuance of prospectus It had no need to issue It had also no need to It has to issue the prospectus
the prospectus. issue the prospectus for the sale of shares.
because its shares are
not offered to general
public.
9.Certificate of It can start its business The private limited This type of company cant start
commencement without this certificate. company doest need its business until it has received
to get certificate. this certificate from registrar.
10.Size of business The size of this business It is suitable for As the public limited company
is small medimum size of can collect huge amount of
business. capital so it is suitable for a
large business concern.
11.Government facilities There are many In case of this business As its plays main role in
government facilities. government does not economy of country that is why
provide facilities as like government provide many
public limited facilities.
company.
12.Formation Formation of this Formation of this This business takes very long
business is not so long. business is not also time to format.
long.

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