What You Must Record
The minimum information for your register
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Section 10(2) of the Beneficial Ownership Act 2025 prescribes the minimum information your beneficial ownership register must contain.
For an individual beneficial owner
- full name, and any secondary or alternate names
- residential address and service address
- all nationalities
- date of birth
- government-issued identification: document number, issuing country, date of issue and date of expiry
- the nature and extent of the interest/control held
- nominee/nominator status
- the date of entry as a registrable person, and the date of cessation
For a relevant legal entity
- corporate name, and any secondary names
- registered or principal office address
- legal form and governing law
- jurisdiction and date of incorporation, and registration number
- stock exchange listing details, where applicable
- nominee/nominator status
- the nature and extent of the interest, and the dates of entry and cessation
What is new
The identification-document fields and the nominee-status flag are new relative to the regime that preceded the 2025 Act.
OTHER GUIDES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
The beneficial ownership regime: an overview
Identifying and verifying your beneficial owners
Filing with the Registrar and keeping it current
Exemptions from the regime and from filing
Who can access beneficial ownership information