'''Syarikat berhad''' di [[United Kingdom]] atau [[Republik Ireland|Ireland]] ialah [[perbadanan]] yang [[pemegangLiabiliti sahamterhad|liabiliti]]nya memiliki [[Liabilitipemegang terhad|liabilitisaham]] yangnya [[Syarikat sendirian yang dihadkan oleh saham|dihadkan oleh saham]]. Ia merupakan bentuk [[syarikat sendirian]] yang paling umum. MembentukBagi banyak orang, membentuk syarikat berhad merupakan satu pilihapilihan yang menarik kepada banyak orang kerana, berbeza dengan pedagang tunggilperseorangan, [[aset]] peribadi diasingkan sama sekali daripada kewangan syarikat.<ref name="Constructaquote.com">"Setting up a limited company - the basics," Constructaquote.com, http://www.constructaquote.com/home/business-guides/setting-up-a-limited-company--the-basics.aspx</ref>
Padanan syarikat sendirian di [[Australia]] ialah [[ProprietarySyarikat companytuan punya|syarikat Proprietary Limited company]] (Pty Ltd). Sebuah syarikat Australia dengan perkataan ''Limited'' (Berhad) atau ''Ltd'' pada akhir namanya ialah sebuah [[syarikat awam]], misalnya sebuah syarikat yang didaftarkan dengan [[ASX]] (walaupun syarikat awam boleh dan seringnya tidak tersenarai). Australia tidak mempunyai padanan plc yang tepat untuk ''plc''.
; [[Syarikat berhad dengan jaminan|Syarikat sendirian berhad dengan jaminan]] :
; [[Company limited by guarantee|private company limited by guarantee]] : This type of Company does not have share capital but is guaranteed by its "members", who agree to pay a fixed amount in the event of the company's liquidation. Frequently [[charities]] incorporate using this form of limited liability. Another example is the [[Financial Services Authority]]. In [[Australia]] only an unlisted public company can be limited by guarantee<ref>http://www.limitedcompany.com.au Types of limited and unlimited companies in Australia</ref>.
; [[Syarikat sendirian berhad dengan saham]] :
; [[private company limited by shares]] : It has shareholders with limited liability and its shares may not be offered to the general public.
; [[Syarikat awam berhad]] (plc) :
;[[public limited company]] (plc) : Public limited companies can be [[publicly traded]] on a [[stock exchange]] — similar to the [[United States|U.S.]] [[Corporation]] (Corp) and the [[Germany|German]] [[Aktiengesellschaft]] (AG).
A shareholder in a limited company, in the event of its becoming [[insolvent]] (equivalent to [[bankruptcy]] in the US) would be liable to contribute the amount remaining unpaid on the shares (usually zero, as most shares are issued fully paid). 'Paid' here relates to the amount paid to the company for the shares on first issue, and not to be confused with amounts paid by one shareholder to another to transfer ownership of shares between them. A shareholder is thus afforded limited liability.
