> Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:53:06 +0100
> From: thomas.dalton@gmail.com
> To: wikimediaie@lists.wikimedia.org
> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia IE] Ready To Go?
>
> On 26 July 2010 22:50, Andrew Turvey <andrewrturvey@googlemail.com> wrote:
> > ----- "Thomas Dalton" <thomas.dalton@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> On 26 July 2010 22:10, Colm King <cargoking@live.com> wrote:
> >> > Quote from http://www.cro.ie/ena/business-registration-company.aspx:
> >> > "A company limited by guarantee not having a share capital: As this is a
> >> > public company, there must be a minimum of seven members....
> >> >
> >> > Looks like another option.
> >>
> >> That was the type of company I was referring to. I don't know what
> >> kind of company other people were talking about.
> >
> > In England there are two types of companies - limited by guarantee or
> > limited by shares. Wikimedia UK is incorporated as limited by guarantee and
> > this is the normal route for "non-profits".
>
> There are two types of private company. There are also public
> companies, but you don't want to be one of those. Ireland has a very
> similar system, except companies limited by guarantee are split into
> two - one with share capital and one without. A chapter would
> obviously want to be one without.
>
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