Legal Status

Children of Artemis legal entity is:
Children of Artemis Limited
(No. SC379179) is a company limited by guarantee and incorporated under Scottish law.

Children of Artemis also organises the Witchfest festivals in the UK.

The important difference between a company limited by Guarantee and an ordinary company is that one limited by guarentee can not pay a dividend or profits to shareholders. All of the Directors of Children of Artemis are volunteers and none receive a salary. CoA is a true non-profit organisation with all income being used to provide more facilities for it’s members.

Many other smaller non-profit organisations that do not want the expense and restrictions of becoming a charity have a similar legal status.