What is “LLP”?
LLP stands for Limited Liability Partnership, a limited liability partnership used primarily in Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland. The suffix signals that the business has limited liability and is privately held.
Full meaning & translation
The full form is Limited Liability Partnership. It translates literally as “Partnership with limited liability for all members.” You may also encounter it abbreviated or written as limited liability p ship, limited liability partnership.
Where it's used
LLP appears in company names registered in the following 7 jurisdictions:
What it tells you about the company
Equivalent forms around the world
These are the closest structural equivalents to LLP in other jurisdictions — same entity category, different national law.
Normalizing “LLP” in your data
When matching or deduplicating company records, the legal suffix is noise — “Acme LLP” and “Acme” should resolve to the same entity. One API call strips it and returns a stable canonical form:
curl -X POST https://api.ambect.com/v1/normalize/company \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AMBECT_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"name": "Acme LLP", "country": "ca"}'{
"data": {
"canonical": "acme",
"legal_type": "llp",
"tokens": [
"acme"
]
},
"meta": {
"pipeline": [
"lowercase",
"legal_suffix"
],
"confidence": 0.99
}
}Frequently asked questions
What does LLP stand for?
LLP stands for Limited Liability Partnership, which translates as "Partnership with limited liability for all members".
Is a LLP public or private?
A LLP is a private entity — its shares are not publicly listed or traded on a stock exchange.
What is the liability in a LLP?
Owners of a LLP have limited liability. Their personal assets are protected, and their exposure is capped at the amount they invested.
Which countries use LLP?
LLP is used in Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, India and 3 other countries.
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