Simply Legal
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14th September 2017Share
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Simply Legal is a guide with all you need to know about legal forms and organisational types for co‑operatives and community owned enterprises.
This guide covers why legal structures are important, the advantages and disadvantages of incorporation, a summary of unincorporated and incorporated legal forms, organisational types, ownership and charitable status.
There are different guides for Scottish and Northern Irish co-ops that are incorporated as charities.
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Simply Legal - legal forms and organisational types of co-operatives and community owned enterprises.
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