Small Company Requirements
Guidance on Clause 54.4 of Companies Regulations 2016
Type
Regulatory
Agency
Abu Dhabi Media Zone
Issued on
1 Apr 2016 (corresponding to 23 Jumada Al Akhar 1437 H)
Jurisdiction
Abu Dhabi Media Zone Freezone
Taxonomy
Companies & Corporate Bodies, Regulation & Offences
A Company shall qualify as small during a financial year if, for that financial year if it meets all of the following requirements:
the Company's annual turnover has been no more than AED twenty (20) million net;
the Company's balance sheet total is no more than AED ten (10) million net;
the average number of employees is no more than fifteen (15) (calculated by adding together the average number of employees in each month of the financial year and dividing by the number of months in the financial year); and
it is not part of a group of companies that includes a public listed company.