A chartered company is an association with investors or
shareholder
A shareholder (in the United States often referred to as stockholder) of corporate stock refers to an individual or legal entity (such as another corporation, a body politic, a trust or partnership) that is registered by the corporation as the ...
s that is
incorporated and granted rights (often
exclusive rights) by
royal charter
A royal charter is a formal grant issued by a monarch under royal prerogative as letters patent. Historically, they have been used to promulgate public laws, the most famous example being the English Magna Carta (great charter) of 1215, but ...
(or similar instrument of government) for the purpose of trade, exploration, or
colonization
475px, Map of the year each country achieved List of sovereign states by date of formation, independence.
Colonization (British English: colonisation) is a process of establishing occupation of or control over foreign territories or peoples f ...
, or a combination of these.
Notable chartered companies (with years of formation)
Austrian
British
The article ''Chartered Companies'' in the
''Encyclopædia Britannica'' Eleventh Edition, by William Bartleet Duffield, contains a detailed narrative description of the development of some of the companies in England and, later, Britain.
Dutch
English
French
German
Polish-Lithuanian
Portuguese
Russian
*1799–1867
Russian-American Company
Scandinavian
Scottish
Spanish
Italian
From 3 August 1889 to 15 May 1893 Filonardi was the first Governor of Italian Somaliland and was in charge of an Italian company responsible for the administration of the Benadir territory, called Societa' Filonardi.
*1889 – 1893
Filonardi Company
Gallery
File:Stora Kopparberg 1288.jpg, Share certificate of the Stora Kopparberg mine, dated 16 June 1288
File:East India House THS 1817 edited.jpg, The British East India Company's headquarters in London
File:Coat of arms of the British South Africa Company.svg, The arms of the British South Africa Company
See also
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American Colonization Society
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Articles of association
In corporate governance, a company's articles of association (AoA, called articles of incorporation in some jurisdictions) is a document that, along with the memorandum of association (where applicable), forms the company's constitution. The ...
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Articles of incorporation
Article often refers to:
* Article (grammar), a grammatical element used to indicate definiteness or indefiniteness
* Article (publishing), a piece of nonfictional prose that is an independent part of a publication
Article(s) may also refer to:
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Articles of organization
The articles of organization are a document similar to the articles of incorporation, outlining the initial statements required to form a limited liability company (LLC) in many U.S. states. Some states refer to articles of organization as a cer ...
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British colonisation of the Americas
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Certificate of incorporation
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Charter
A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified. It is implicit that the granter retains superiority (or sovereignty), and that the ...
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Collegium''
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Congressional charter
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Government-sponsored enterprise
A government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) is a type of financial services corporation created by the United States Congress. Their intended function is to enhance the flow of Credit (finance), credit to targeted sectors of the economy, to make tho ...
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Hong (business)
A hong () was a type of Chinese merchant establishment and its associated type of building. Hongs arose in Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton) as intermediaries between Western and Chinese merchants during the 18th and 19th centuries under t ...
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South Manchuria Railway and
Chinese Eastern Railway
Notes
References
Bibliography
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External links
Chartered companiesHudson's Bay Company
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History of European colonialism
British Empire
Former Dutch colonies
Former Danish colonies
Former French colonies
Former German colonies
Former Swedish colonies
Types of business entity
History of corporate law
Age of Sail