what is the difference between a public and private limited company 
a plc is a publicly traded company while a private limited company is also a u k company except it is private there are other notable differences between the two such as the fact that a private limited company only has to have one director while a plc must have two the bottom linea plc is the equivalent of an inc or corp company that trades in the u s stock market plcs are publicly traded companies in the u k many famous u k based companies are publicly traded and have the plc designation after their name such as consumer goods company unilever plc and drugmaker astrazeneca plc 