It is essential for every limited company to register Articles of association. This is a lengthy document represent the rules and regulations to govern the internal affairs of the limited liability company after incorporation. The articles of association deals with the allotment of shares and capitals, power of directors, appointment of directors, Dividend payment procedure, Allotment of shares and capital and meeting procedures etc.

“Table A” is referred as the Articles for companies limited by shares. In the United Kingdom “Table A” is recognized as the articles of association. Adopting “Table A” without modification is required to appoint at least two directors. If your limited liability company has only one director, you need to adopt a bespoke version of “Table A“. By a special resolution the unmodified Table A can be changed at a later date after the formation of a limited liability company.

A special resolution is required to pass to change the articles of association and then the copy of that resolution must be registered with the company registrar. In addition to this all future articles of association copies should include the modification. Every UK Company limited by shares must have articles of association in forms of Table A

Table C, D and E are also regarded as articles of association appropriate for a company limited by Guarantee with shares as well as without share and an unlimited company. Every new limited company is essential to have at least one director and one company secretary. A sole director of a company may not be regarded as the company secretary, but if there is more than one director then one of the directors can be chosen as the company secretary

One of the key advantages of the articles of association is that it is content focused rather than focusing on the form. Articles of association is a fundamental document, which includes procedure such as to handle the hiring process for upper level executives in the organization, process charts containing proper method of providing goods and services, organization charts, and a systematic flow chart to maintain the basic accounting procedures.

If you are looking for company registration to do your business in different countries, there must be formal articles of association in place, and they must be able to address at least the minimum issues which are very essential according to the governing laws of the country.

Before preparing the articles of association you have to think some basic things such as:

What will be the day to day operation of the company? What has to happen next in near future? What positions are responsible to run the organization in long run?