Polishlimited partnershipmixed liability

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:

PL · Poland

What it tells you about the company

LiabilityMixed: general partners bear unlimited liability; limited partners are protected up to their invested capital.
OwnershipPrivately held. Shares are not listed or traded on a public exchange.
ComparableBroadly equivalent to GmbH & Co. KG in Germany, AGKGAA in Germany, AKGK in Germany.

Equivalent forms around the world

These are the closest structural equivalents to SKA in other jurisdictions — same entity category, different national law.

CountryEquivalent suffix
GermanyGmbH & Co. KG
GermanyAGKGAA
GermanyAKGK
GermanyGBHKGA
GermanyGBHKGAA
United KingdomGPLP
United KingdomILP
GermanyKEG
GermanyKG
GermanyKGAA
United KingdomLP
GermanyNFKGKG
United StatesP
GermanyPR
FranceSCA
FranceSCS
FranceSELACA
United KingdomSLP
PolandSPK
PolandSPZSK
PolandSPZSK2

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:

Request
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"}'
Response
{
  "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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