{"id":2881,"date":"2023-06-29T08:59:17","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T08:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mysourcefunding.com\/funding\/issuing-shares-as-a-limited-company\/"},"modified":"2023-06-29T08:59:19","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T08:59:19","slug":"issuing-shares-as-a-limited-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mysourcefunding.com\/?p=2881","title":{"rendered":"Issuing shares as a limited company"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><b>Share capital (also known as \u2018statement of capital\u2019)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is the total value of shares, issued or non-issued. For example, if you decide to issue one hundred ordinary shares with a value of \u00a31 each, then the share capital would be \u00a3100. You would likely want to price your shares relative to the current net worth of your business \u2013 factoring in your profits and growth rate with how much return your investors are likely to see (and by when).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Share allotment<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is the creation and issuing of new shares, by a company or its directors. You could think of it as an event where instead of a product, a company will announce and distribute a new amount of available shares for sale.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Memorandum and articles of association <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to Inform Direct, The memorandum of association is\u00a0the document that sets up the company and the articles of association set out how the company is run, governed and owned. These documents are a crucial collection for any company, as they provide guidance on how the company should be run and how disputes should be resolved. 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