Part 5A company’s name

Chapter 2Indications of company type or legal form

Required indications for limited companies

58Public limited companies

1

The name of a limited company that is a public company must end with “public limited company” or “p.l.c.”.

2

In the case of a Welsh company, its name may instead end with “cwmni cyfyngedig cyhoeddus” or “c.c.c.”.

3

This section does not apply to community interest companies (but see section 33(3) and (4) of the Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004 (c. 27)).