Meaning and definition of a company

Meaning and definition of a company

Company is a voluntary association of persons which has separate legal entity. It has perpetual succession and the liability of the members is limited.

According to Lord Justice Lindley, “A company is an association of many persons who contribute money or money’s worth to a common stock and employ it in some trade or business and who share the profit and loss arising there from. The common stock so contributed is denoted in money and is the capital of the company. The persons who contributed in it or form it, or to whom it belongs, are members. The proportion of capital to which each member is entitled is his share”.