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1 Public Limited Companies
PLC’s and Ltd’s

2 Public Limited Company
Uses PLC after their name Shares are open for sale to the public Shares are traded on the stock exchange PLC must have at least £50,000 of share capital to start up Managers control how the company is run

3 Example of PLC

4 Advantages of Limited Companies
Limited Liability Encourage investment from shareholders Finance can be raised quickly from selling shares Usually bigger than partnerships and sole traders, better reputation for borrowing money Continuity

5 Disadvantages of Limited Companies
Main director is overruled by shareholders Share prices might go down Investors might stop giving you money Information is open to the general public Costly (£100,000 to produce an annual report and accounts) Lots of paperwork to be drawn up… Shareholders have majority votes….owners could be voted out!

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