ACCA LW公司法：Company formation

Company formation

Section 7 sets out the method for forming a company,which is that one or more persons must subscribe their name to a memorandum of association and comply with the requirements of the provisions of the Act as to registration.It should be noted that the Act allows a single person to form any type of company,either public or private.Subsection(2)simply restates the requirement that a company may not be formed for an unlawful purpose.Under Section 9,two documents must be delivered to the registrar:the memorandum of association and the application for registration.

The memorandum of association

Although CA 2006 retains the previous requirement for individuals wishing to form a company to subscribe their names to a memorandum of association,it significantly reduces the importance of the memorandum,and,as a consequence,it will not be possible to amend or update the memorandum of a company formed under CA 2006.

Nonetheless,the memorandum of association,which must be in the prescribed form,remains an important document to the extent that,as required by Section 8,it provides evidence of the intention of the subscribers to the memorandum to form a company and become members of that company on formation.Also,in relation to a company limited by shares,the memorandum provides evidence of the members’agreement to take at least one share each in the company.

Under Section 28,provisions in the memorandum of existing companies will be treated as provisions in the articles of the company if they are of a type that will not be included in the memorandum of companies formed under the Act.

Section 9:Registration documents

This section sets out the information,or‘documents’,that must be delivered to the registrar when an application for registration is made.In all cases,the application for registration must state the following:

The company’s proposed name.

Whether the company’s registered office is to be situated in England and Wales(or Wales),in Scotland or in Northern Ireland.

A statement of the intended address of the company’s registered office(that is,its postal address as opposed to the preceding statement confirming the jurisdiction in which the company’s registered office is to be situated).

Whether the liability of the company’s members is to be limited and if so,whether it is to be limited by shares or by guarantee.

Whether the company is to be a private or a public company.

A statement of capital and initial shareholdings or a statement of guarantee(ss10 and 11 set out the detailed provisions in these regards–see below).

A statement of the company’s proposed officers(s12–see below).

A copy of any proposed articles to the extent that the company does not intend to use the model articles(this issue is covered in the second part of this article).

A statement of compliance(s13–see below).

Section 10

This section sets out the contents of the statement of capital and initial shareholdings.

This statement essentially provides a‘snapshot’of a company’s share capital at the point of registration.For public companies,this requirement is linked to the abolition of authorised share capital(see below for more on this).The statement of capital and initial shareholdings must contain the following information:

The total number of shares of the company to be taken on formation by the subscribers to the memorandum.

The aggregate nominal value of the shares.

For each class of shares:

(a)the prescribed particulars of the rights attached to those shares

(b)the total number of shares of that class

(c)the aggregate nominal value of shares of that class.

The amount to be paid up and the amount(if any)to be unpaid on each share(whether on account of the nominal value of the shares or by way of a premium).

Such information as may be prescribed for the purpose of identifying the subscribers to the memorandum of association.

With respect to each subscriber to the memorandum,it must state:

(a)the number,nominal value(of each share),and class of shares to be taken on formation

(b)the amount to be paid up and the amount(if any)to be unpaid on each share(whether on account of the nominal value of the share or by way of premium).

Where a subscriber to the memorandum is to take shares of more than one class,the information required under Subsection(4)(a)is required for each class.

Section 11

This section sets out the contents of the statement of guarantee that must accompany the application for registration where it is proposed that a company will be limited by guarantee on formation.The statement of guarantee must contain the information to identify the subscribers to the memorandum.

Section 12

This section,which relates to the statement of the company’s proposed officers,requires the submission of particulars relating to the following:

The person or persons who is or are to be the first director or directors of the company.The details are set out in Sections 163 to 166.The main change is that a service address must be provided for each director who is a natural person,in addition to the requirement for the usual residential address.

The person or persons who is,or are,to be the first secretary.

As private companies are no longer required to appoint company secretaries(see s270(1)),this information is only required if the company actually appoints someone to that role.

Section 13

This section concerns the requirement of a statement of compliance.Such a statement does not need to be witnessed and may be made in either paper or electronic form.Under Section 1068,the registrar is authorised to specify the rules relating to,and who may make,such a statement.Section 1112 makes it a criminal offence to make a false statement of compliance,as is the case in relation to all documents delivered to,or statements made to,the registrar.

If the registrar is satisfied that the requirements of CA 2006,as to registration,are complied with,then the documents delivered shall be registered and,on registration,the registrar shall issue a certificate that the company is duly incorporated.

The registration certificate must state:

the name and registered number of the company

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whether it is a limited or unlimited company,and if it is limited whether it is limited by shares or by guarantee

whether it is a private or a public company

whether the company’s registered office is situated in England and Wales(or in Wales),in Scotland,or in Northern Ireland.

As before,once issued,the certificate is conclusive evidence that the requirements of the Act as to registration have been complied with and that the company is duly registered under the Act.

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公司成立

第7条规定了成立公司的方法，即一个或多个人必须以他们的名义签署公司章程，并遵守该法关于注册的规定要求。应该指出的是，该法案允许一个人组建任何类型的公司，无论是公共公司还是私人公司。第(2)款只是重申了公司不得为非法目的而成立的规定。根据第9条，必须将两份文件交付给注册服务商：组织章程大纲和注册申请。

组织章程大纲

尽管CA 2006保留了以前要求希望组建公司的个人以自己的名义签署组织章程大纲的要求，但它大大降低了组织章程大纲的重要性，因此将无法修改或更新根据CA 2006成立的公司的备忘录。

尽管如此，必须采用规定形式的组织章程大纲仍然是一份重要文件，因为根据第8节的要求，它提供了组织章程大纲的认购人有意组建公司并成为公司成员的证据。那家公司成立。此外，对于股份有限公司，备忘录提供了成员同意每人至少持有一股公司股份的证据。

根据第28条，现有公司备忘录中的条款如果属于公司章程中不包含在该法案下成立的公司备忘录中的条款，则将被视为公司章程中的条款。

第9节：注册文件

本节规定了在提出注册申请时必须提交给注册服务商的信息或“文件”。在所有情况下，注册申请必须说明以下内容：

公司提议的名称。

公司的注册办事处是否位于英格兰和威尔士（或威尔士）、苏格兰或北爱尔兰。

公司注册办事处的预期地址声明（即其邮政地址，而不是前面确认公司注册办事处所在司法管辖区的声明）。

公司成员的责任是否有限，如果是，是股份限制还是担保限制。

公司是私人公司还是上市公司。

资本和初始股权声明或担保声明（第10条和第11条规定了这些方面的详细规定——见下文）。

公司拟任高级职员的声明（s12–见下文）。

公司不打算使用模型文章的任何提议文章的副本（此问题在本文的第二部分中讨论）。

符合性声明（s13–见下文）。

第10节

本节载明资本和初始持股情况表的内容。

该声明实质上提供了公司注册时股本的“快照”。对于上市公司，此要求与取消法定股本有关（有关更多信息，请参见下文）。资本和初始股权报表必须包含以下信息：

备忘录的认购人在组建时将持有的公司股份总数。

股票的总面值。

对于每一类别的股份：

(a)这些股份所附权利的规定详情

(b)该类别的股份总数

(c)该类别股份的总面值。

每股股份需支付的金额和未支付的金额（如果有）（无论是由于股份的面值还是以溢价的方式）。

为识别组织章程大纲的订户身份而可能规定的此类信息。

对于备忘录的每个订阅者，它必须说明：

(a)数量、面值（每股股份）和在成立时将被采用的股份类别

(b)要支付的金额和金额（如果任何)未支付的每股股份（无论是由于股份的面值还是以溢价的方式）。

如果备忘录的订户要获得一个以上类别的股份，则每个类别都需要第(4)(a)款规定的信息。

第11节

本节规定了公司在设立时受到担保限制的情况下，必须与注册申请一起提交的担保声明的内容。担保声明必须包含识别备忘录订阅者的信息。

第12节

本节涉及公司拟任高级职员的声明，要求提交与以下相关的详细信息：

是或将是公司第一任董事或董事的人。详情载于第163至166节。主要变化是，除了通常住址的要求外，还必须为每位自然人董事提供服务地址。

担任或将担任第一秘书的人。

由于私人公司不再需要任命公司秘书（见s270(1)），只有在公司实际任命某人担任该职务时才需要此信息。

第13节

本节涉及合规声明的要求。这样的声明不需要见证，可以以纸质或电子形式作出。根据第1068条，注册服务商有权指定与此类声明相关的规则以及谁可以做出此类声明。第1112条将作出虚假合规声明定为刑事犯罪，对于交付给注册服务商的所有文件或向注册服务商做出的声明都是如此。

如果注册官认为符合CA 2006的注册要求，则交付的文件应进行注册，注册时，注册官应颁发公司正式成立的证书。

注册证书必须说明：

公司名称和注册号

成立日期

是有限责任公司还是无限公司，如果是有限责任公司是股份有限还是担保有限

无论是私人公司还是上市公司

公司的注册办事处是否位于英格兰和威尔士（或威尔士）、苏格兰或北爱尔兰。

和以前一样，证书一经颁发，即是该法关于注册的要求已得到遵守且公司已根据该法正式注册的最终证据。

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