DD: Company Law IV - Classification
Companies can be classified by the manner in which they are limited into: Shares: A registered company, whether public or private, having the liability of its members limited by memorandum to the amount, if any, unpaid on the shares respectively held by them. Guarantee: A registered company having the liability of its members limited by its memorandum to such an amount as the members may respectively undertake by the memorandum to contribute to the assets of the company in the event of its being wound up. Liability here arises only upon winding up, and not while the company is a going concern. Unlimited: A company not having any limit on the liability of its members. Maximum liability in such cases can be to the full extent of their properties, to meet the obligations of the company by contributing to its assets. The members are not directly liable to creditors of the firm, unlike in a partnership, but to the company itself. A com...