.ltd.uk is part of the .uk Domain Name System. The Domain Name System or DNS is a system that stores information about hostnames and domain names in a kind of distributed database on networks, such as the Internet. ...

It is one of the three second level domains that Nominet UK operates that has a strict Charter. In this case, registrants must be, and remain, private limited companies incorporated under the UK Companies Act 1985. Nominet UK is the . ...

Public Limited Companies must use .plc.uk. Limited liability partnerships do not qualify for either second level domain.

The number of .ltd.uk registrations is low.

In addition, names can only be registered if they correspond (in accordance with the algorithm in the rules of registration) with the exact company name, as recorded at the companies registry Companies House. Registry has several meanings, all of which relate to its general meaning. ... Companies House is an Executive Agency of the United Kingdom Governments Department of Trade and Industry. ...

External Link

• Nominet UK Second Level Domains Page (http://www.nic.uk/SecondLevelDomains/AboutSecondLevelDomains/)