What is “SKA”?
SKA stands for spółka komandytowo-akcyjna (Polish), a limited partnership used primarily in Poland. The suffix signals that the business has mixed liability and is privately held.
Full meaning & translation
The full form is spółka komandytowo-akcyjna, a Polish-language term. It translates literally as “commandite partnership with shares.” You may also encounter it abbreviated or written as spolki komandytowo akcyjne, spółka komandytowo akcyjna.
Where it's used
SKA appears in company names registered in the following jurisdiction:
What it tells you about the company
Equivalent forms around the world
These are the closest structural equivalents to SKA in other jurisdictions — same entity category, different national law.
Normalizing “SKA” in your data
When matching or deduplicating company records, the legal suffix is noise — “Acme SKA” 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 SKA", "country": "pl"}'{
"data": {
"canonical": "acme ska",
"legal_type": null,
"tokens": [
"acme",
"ska"
]
},
"meta": {
"pipeline": [
"lowercase",
"legal_suffix"
],
"confidence": 0.99
}
}Frequently asked questions
What does SKA stand for?
SKA stands for spółka komandytowo-akcyjna (Polish), which translates as "commandite partnership with shares".
Is a SKA public or private?
A SKA is a private entity — its shares are not publicly listed or traded on a stock exchange.
What is the liability in a SKA?
Liability in a SKA is mixed. General partners bear unlimited liability while limited partners are protected up to their capital contribution.
Which countries use SKA?
SKA is used in Poland.
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