Specimen short form articles of association for a private company limited by shares based on the model articles for private companies limited by shares contained in Schedule 1 to the Companies (Model Articles) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/3229).

These articles should be considered in conjunction with the shareholders' agreement to ensure that there are no conflicts between the two documents. For a shareholders' agreement that can be used with these articles, see Standard document, Shareholders' agreement between several shareholders.