What is “SPK”?
SPK stands for spółka komandytowa (Polish), a limited partnership used primarily in Albania, KV, Poland. The suffix signals that the business has mixed liability and is privately held.
Full meaning & translation
The full form is spółka komandytowa, a Polish-language term. It translates literally as “limited partnership company.” You may also encounter it abbreviated or written as sh pk, shoqëri me përgjegjësi të kufizuar, shpk, sk.
Where it's used
SPK appears in company names registered in the following 3 jurisdictions:
What it tells you about the company
Equivalent forms around the world
These are the closest structural equivalents to SPK in other jurisdictions — same entity category, different national law.
Normalizing “SPK” in your data
When matching or deduplicating company records, the legal suffix is noise — “Acme SPK” 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 SPK", "country": "al"}'{
"data": {
"canonical": "acme spk",
"legal_type": null,
"tokens": [
"acme",
"spk"
]
},
"meta": {
"pipeline": [
"lowercase",
"legal_suffix"
],
"confidence": 0.99
}
}Frequently asked questions
What does SPK stand for?
SPK stands for spółka komandytowa (Polish), which translates as "limited partnership company".
Is a SPK public or private?
A SPK is a private entity — its shares are not publicly listed or traded on a stock exchange.
What is the liability in a SPK?
Liability in a SPK is mixed. General partners bear unlimited liability while limited partners are protected up to their capital contribution.
Which countries use SPK?
SPK is used in Albania, KV, Poland.
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