Unformed

A company in the works? I have no clue.

Fledgling?

A fledgling is a young bird that has just learned to fly. The word does not mean "unformed".

The future company

Not just a bird; can also mean a newly-started business.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fledgling

But agreed that it does not mean "unformed."

surely prospective is more droll

The noun "fledgling" is literally a bird that has just acquired its flight feathers. It can also be applied metaphorically to denote that something has recently been formed or begun. A company, an idea, an orchestra, a team, a person starting a new activity.

if only i needed self correction

i reckon prospective is more to the pun contrex

The yet-to-be-formed company, or the soon-to-be-formed company or the prospective company, or the proposed company, or the imagined company or the hoped-for company, or the future company.

i wonder if there are companies other than those of strangers

Tell you what, contrex. You continue to dwell in your literal world and I'll wallow in my metaphorical one. Sheesh!

What's with the abuse, lmur?

yeah lmer , i'll disabuse everyone in a sec

someone has to

saw some good footie friday

why should it not be "the future" company ?

sample :
in the near future i'm planning to form a company to produce widgets . the future company will be registered under the name "widget company" .
the company is not existing yet , but i'm planning to form it .

if one wants to be more long winded , one could say "the company i am planning to build" - which is the future company , isn't it ?
hbg

ps. the "future" is not existing yet , but that does not mean it is always completely unknown .

the future is hamburger

and today is yesterday's tomorrow.