Jens Müller wrote: > OpenStreetMap Foundation was incorporated by the registrar of companies > for England and Wales on August 22nd, 2006 as a company limited by > guarantee. The company registration number is 5912761." > > And where is the info on the non-profit status?
In the articles and/or memorandum of association which are on the site somewhere, though the fact that it is a company limited by guarantee makes it non-profit anyway as there are no shareholders to pay dividends to. What may be confusing some people is that the UK doesn't really have the concept of a non-profit that some jurisdictions have, so there is no special tax status for companies limited by guarantee. Only registered charities get special tax status and registering as a charity is much more onerous than just forming a non-profit company. Tom -- Tom Hughes ([email protected]) http://www.compton.nu/ _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
