Articles of association set out the rules for how the directors of the company may run the company. There are a series of standard articles of association recognised under UK companies law and Table A is commonly used for limited companies.

Table A sets out rules on a broad range of internal activities, including relating to the conduct of general meetings, powers of directors, shares, minutes of meetings, procedures for paying dividends and generally how the company should properly conduct its administrative tasks.

Companies may alter these documents to suit their own particular methods and procedures which they intend to adopt. In general however the documents are often left untouched as they contain broad provisions and offer appropriate guidance for companies in how to conduct their affairs.

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