1. Different organizational forms: Limited company is an independent legal person, with the qualification of enterprise legal person, composed of legal shareholders, and limited liability to the company to the extent of its subscribed capital contribution. Group company is an enterprise consortium composed of parent company with capital as the main link and parent company, subsidiary company, shareholding company and other member enterprises or institutions with * * * as the standard.
2. Different characteristics: The characteristics of a limited liability company include limited liability, the combination of human resources and capital, closeness, simple establishment procedures, shareholders' active participation in company activities, and flexible organizational forms. The characteristics of group companies include vertical organization system based on parent-subsidiary relationship, independent legal personality, limited company or joint stock limited company in the form of legal person property right system, and group companies are the core enterprises of enterprise groups.
3. Different types of subsidiaries: A group company can have three or more subsidiaries, and the group company controls how many shares each subsidiary has. A subsidiary can be a limited company or a group, not necessarily an enterprise, but also a public institution.