<Ul> <Li> publicly traded company or a </Li> <Li> privately held company . </Li> </Ul> <Li> publicly traded company or a </Li> <Li> privately held company . </Li> <Li> A company limited by guarantee with a share capital . A hybrid entity, usually used where the company is formed for noncommercial purposes, but the activities of the company are partly funded by investors who expect a return . This type of company may no longer be formed in the UK, although provisions still exist in law for them to exist . </Li>

A business enterprise that makes profit primarily through trade