Ltd.
Business name suffix
Ltd. is an abbreviation for Limited, used after a company name to indicate it is a limited liability company, primarily in British English and Commonwealth countries.
The designation signals that shareholders' financial liability is restricted to their investment in the company.
Barclays Bank Ltd.
The contract was signed by Thames Publishing Ltd.
The American equivalent is typically Inc. or LLC.
Commercial enterprise or guests
- firmSolid or resolute
- corporationLegally separate business entity
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
- ventureRisky new undertaking
startup · SME · subsidiary · holding · conglomerate · multinational · franchise · partnership
Restricted to certain parties
- publicAvailable to all
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- shareholdersOwners of company stock
- directorsThose who lead organizations
articles · memorandum · bylaws · charter · registration · certificate · incorporation · formation
company
Commercial enterprise or guests
- firmSolid or resolute
- corporationLegally separate business entity
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
venture · startup · SME · subsidiary · holding · conglomerate · multinational · franchise · partnership · proprietorship
private
Restricted to certain parties
- publicAvailable to all
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- shareholdersOwners of company stock
directors · articles · memorandum · bylaws · charter · registration · certificate · incorporation · formation · entity
Ltd
Abbreviation for capped liability
AG · LLC · Co · suffix · shorthand · designation · title · notation
Personal obligation for all debts
sole proprietorship · sole trader · general partnership · personal liability · unincorporated
Unincorporated individual-owned business