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Unincorporated Bodies

It is therefore a good idea to draw up a written constitution outlining the aims, activities and rules for running your group...

Unincorporated Association

An unincorporated association is a group that does not have a separate legal personality of its own. Usually the group’s activities are limited to, for example, holding social or community events. Any possible liability can be dealt with by having adequate insurance cover. For example, a bridge club might meet on a weekly basis in a local hotel. The hotel’s public liability insurance will cover accidents happening on its premises. The bridge club organisers will incur any other liability, but the club’s insurance policy should cover that sufficiently.

Incorporated Bodies

It is a legal requirement for a company limited by guarantee to use ‘Limited’ (or ‘Ltd’), or in Irish ‘Teoranta’ (or ‘Teo’), after its name in all its business letters, notices, other official publications, cheques, invoices and receipts.

Company limited by guarantee

For community and voluntary groups wishing to incorporate, the most commonly used structure is as a company limited by guarantee without share capital under the

Choosing the Right Structure

Legal Status

The process of ‘incorporation’ confers a separate legal status on a group, which means the liability of the individuals is limited and the group can commit legal undertakings, such as entering into contracts.

Irish law gives adults ‘legal status’; it recognises individuals in the legal system and offers them a certain amount of legal protection.

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