# Legal structure checklist for women-led companies
Compare UK legal forms, liability, tax treatment, governance, ownership and investor readiness before registering a women-led venture.
Context: women founders across the United Kingdom
Source: Women Startups
Official reference: https://www.gov.uk/business-legal-structures
## Action checklist
- [ ] Shortlist the legal structures available in the United Kingdom.
- [ ] Compare liability, tax, ownership, governance and investor expectations.
- [ ] Confirm the final choice against the official registration source.
## Task flow
- [ ] Open the local Women Startups guide and read the women-founder action checklist.
- [ ] Verify the current requirement using Official GOV.UK legal structures.
- [ ] Assign an owner, deadline, evidence folder and next mentor, adviser or funder conversation.