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Introduction
A business is always owned by someone. This can just be
one person, or thousands. So a business can have a number of different types of ownership depending on the aims and objectives of the owners.
Most businesses aim to make profit for their owners. Profits may not be the major objective, but in order to survive a business will need make a profit in the long term.
Some organisations however will be ‘not-for-profit’, such as charities or government-run corporations.
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![Key Learning Points What are the different types of business](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/251218/slide-2.jpg)
Key Learning Points
What are the different types of business organisation?
What are
the advantages and disadvantages of each type?
What are the implications of the choice of business organisation on key issues such as:
Ability to raise finance
Control of the business
Business aims and objectives
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![Main types of business organisation Sole trader Partnership Private Limited Company (“Ltd”) Public Limited Company (“plc”)](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/251218/slide-3.jpg)
Main types of business organisation
Sole trader
Partnership
Private Limited Company (“Ltd”)
Public Limited Company
(“plc”)
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Sole Trader
A sole trader is a business owned by one person
The
owner makes all the decisions about how the business is run
The owner keeps all the profit, but also suffers all the losses of the business
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![Examples of sole traders Small shops Small hairdressers Accountants Can you think of any others?](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/251218/slide-5.jpg)
Examples of sole traders
Small shops
Small hairdressers
Accountants
Can you think of any others?
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Advantages of a Sole Trader
Cheap and easy to set up
Keep
all the profits
Make all the decisions
Personal contact with customers
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Disadvantages of a
Sole Trader
Unlimited liability (this means that the owner
is responsible for all of the debts of the business)
Lack of capital can prevent expansion
Suffer all losses yourself
Business ends when the owner dies
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Partnership
Business where there are two or more owners of the enterprise
Most
partnerships have between two and twenty members though there are examples like the major accountancy firms where there are hundreds of partners
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Advantages of a Partnership
Spreads the risk across more people, so if
the business gets into difficulty then the are more people to share the burden of debt
Partner may bring money and resources to the business
Partner may bring other skills and ideas to the business, complementing the work already done by the original partner
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![Disadvantages of a Partnership Have to share profits Less control](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/251218/slide-10.jpg)
Disadvantages of a Partnership
Have to share profits
Less control of business for
individual
Disputes over workload
Problems if partners disagree over of direction of business
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Limited Company
Business owned by shareholders
Run by directors (who may also be
shareholders)
Liability is limited (important)
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Private Limited Company (Ltd.)
A private limited company is where between one
and ninety nine people come together and form a business
The owners are called shareholders and they invest money in the company
The profit is divided up among the shareholders and distributed in the form of dividends
“Ltd.” is written after the name of the company
The annual accounts are sent to the Registrar of Companies - they are not published
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Advantages of a Private Limited Company
Shareholders have limited liability: If the
business fails you can only lose the money that you invested in the company. Your own personal wealth cannot be touched.
Easier to raise finance
Business continues to exist even when an owner dies
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![Disadvantages of a Private Limited Company Costly to set up](/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&fit_contain&s_1440x1080/imagesDir/jpg/251218/slide-14.jpg)
Disadvantages of a Private Limited Company
Costly to set up
A lot
of legal requirements when forming a company
Shares cannot be transferred to the general public
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Public Limited Company (Plc)
Business owned by shareholders
Run by directors (who may
also be shareholders)
Liability is limited
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Advantages of a Public Limited Company
The ability to raise larger capital
Widening
the shareholder base and spreading risk
More growth and expansion opportunities
Shares are more easily transferable
Going public can enhance the options for the founders to exit the business at some point in the future, if they wish to do so