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Limited Companies

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of legal identity would a stakeholder for a Limited Company have?

a)

A seperate legal identity

b)

The business is apart of your legal identity

c)

A Partnership

d)

Joined legal identity

2.

What document outlines the details of the company?

a)

The Articles of Association

b)

The Memorandum of Association

c)

The Legal Documents of Association

d)

The Benefits of Association

3.

What legal document outlines the internal running of the company?

a)

The Articles of Association

b)

The Memorandum of Association

c)

The Documents of Association

d)

The Structure of Association

4.

What is the biggest difference between private and public limited companies?

a)

Ltd is unlimited liability, but the Plc is a limited liability

b)

You cannot sell your shares to the public if you are an Ltd, but you can if you are a Plc

c)

Plc is an unincorporated business, but Ltd is an incorporated business

d)

The share price of a Plc company is way much more valuable than an Ltd company

5.

How are shares transferred in a LTD?

a)

Transferred through the Stock Markets

b)

Transferred privately

6.

A portion of a company’s earnings distributed to its shareholders.

a)

Income

b)

Profit

c)

Dividend

d)

Earning

7.

In order to transfer shares in a LTD, all shareholders must agree on the transfer, true or false?

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The Business raises capital by selling shares. This gives them the right to:

a)

vote on important matters

b)

receive dividends

c)

sell their shares for a profit

d)

receive subsidies

9.

What is a limited company?

a)

A Business that has no separation between the shareholders legal identity, and the businesses.

b)

A Business that makes 1 person liable for the businesses debt.

c)

A Business that stops shareholders being personally liable to a business debt.

d)

A Business that's shareholders have a seperate legal identity to the business.

10.

Very often, Limited companies are owned by:

a)

Family

b)

Lots of people

c)

2 or more people

d)

Only 1 person

11.

A person or organisation who owns shares in a limited company is called...

a)

limited liability

b)

dividend

c)

shareholder

d)

limited company

12.

What would shareholders get in return for investing their money in a business?

a)

capital

b)

debt

c)

dividend

d)

obligation

13.

What is the disadvantage of being a Plc?

a)

If the business fails and has debts, the shareholders need to pay all of the debts as well

b)

Difficult to generate more capital from selling the shares

c)

The legal formalities of setting up a Plc are very costly

d)

The shares cannot be sold or transferred to anyone else without the agreement of the other shareholders

14.

What is a difference between private and public limited companies?

a)

Ltd is unlimited liability, but the Plc is a limited liability

b)

You cannot sell your shares to the public if you are an Ltd, but you can if you are a Plc

c)

Plc is an unincorporated business, but Ltd is an incorporated business

d)

The share price of a Plc company is way much more valuable than an Ltd company

15.

Private Limited Companies have

a)

Limited Liability

b)

Unlimited Liability

16.

Which of the following is the least complicated to set up?

a)

Sole Trader

b)

Partnership

c)

Private Limited Company

17.

Private Limited Companies have to make Financial Information Public

a)

True

b)

False

18.
A customer is an internal stakeholder?
a)
True
b)
False
19.
A manager is an external stakeholder
a)
True
b)
False
20.
The Government is interested in a business because:
a)
They will want to buy the products
b)
They want the business to comply with the law and pay taxes
c)
They want good quality products
d)
They want to be paid the money they are owed
21.
Jacobs decide to employ a new manager who would be interested in this decision?
a)
Employees, managers and owner
b)
Customers, government and banks
c)
Suppliers, banks and local community
d)
Banks, government and suppliers
22.
Define what is meant by a stakeholder
a)
A stakeholder is anyone with an interest in a business. Stakeholders are individualsgroups or organisations that are affected by the activity of the business. 
b)
A person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit.