s 58 Public 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)).