Updated 6 November 2026
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Entity identifiers, company and beneficial ownership registers, registers of interests and how to verify an official role, from the issuing records.
Identifiers
Entity name changes and successors: how the records workHow company registers and the LEI system record a change of name, why the number stays the same and how to trace a renamed or successor entity.The Legal Entity Identifier explainedWhat the 20-character LEI is, who issues it, what its Level 1 and Level 2 data show, who oversees the system and how to check an LEI for free.
Registers
Beneficial ownership registers: where they stand in 2026The status of beneficial ownership registers in the UK, the EU after the November 2022 CJEU ruling and the US after FinCEN's 2026 final rule.Company numbers and registers: how they compareHow company numbers are assigned and what official company registers in the UK, EU, US, Australia, Kenya and Brazil show for free or for a fee.How to build a sourced entity profile from official recordsA step-by-step method for profiling an organisation or public office from official registers: identifiers, company records, ownership and interests.
Public offices
How to verify an official role from public recordsHow to confirm a public office or company officer role using gazettes, parliamentary registers, ethics registries and company registers.Public body classifications explainedHow official directories and laws sort public bodies and public offices, from the GOV.UK organisation list to Canada's office holder categories.Registers of members' interests: how parliaments compareHow the UK, US, Canadian, Australian, European and South African parliaments record members' interests, with deadlines and update rules.