Table A in UK company law is the old name for the Model Articles or default form of articles of association for companies limited by shares incorporated either in England and Wales or in Scotland before 1 October 2009 where the incorporators do not explicitly choose to use a modified form.
The existing form of Table A was introduced in 1985 by the subsidiary legislation[1] passed under the Companies Act 1985, although it has been updated on several occasions since its introduction.
Although Table A is the most frequently referred to, relating to generic companies limited by shares (the most common form), there are also pro forma constitutional documents for companies limited by guarantee without a share capital (Table C) and unlimited liability companies with a share capital (Table E).
For example, Article 50 regarding the Chairman's casting vote was removed from Table A in 2007.
[2] However, if this right existed in a Company's articles due to incorporation before this date it remains valid.