Private company

Private companies are not allowed to offer their shares for sale to the public.

For this reason, private companies are subject to lighter regulation and reporting requirements, compared with listed companies.

However, even privately owned companies must make regular filings of financial and other information at the companies registry, in prescribed formats.

See also

• Companies House
• Companies registry
• Company
• Control premium
• Initial public offering
• Limited company
• Listed company
• Primary market
• Private
• Public company
• Reverse takeover
• Secondary market
• Unlimited company