Guernsey - Topograph

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Data Sources
Company Identifiers
Search Capabilities
Quirks & Gotchas
Mappings
Data Availability
Example API Responses

Data Sources

Guernsey uses a single official registry for all entity types. Data comes from the Guernsey Registry — there is no cross-registry merging.

Commercial companies, partnerships & foundations

Guernsey Registry — Operated by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) under the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008. The Registry Portal at portal.guernseyregistry.com provides a public API covering companies (Non-Cellular, Protected Cell, Incorporated Cell), Limited Partnerships, Limited Liability Partnerships, and Foundations. This is the sole source for all structured entity data: company name, legal form, status, incorporation date, registered address, economic activity, directors, and other officials.

Charities & non-profits

Guernsey Registry — Charities and Non-Profit Organisations are registered through the same Registry Portal under the Charities and Non Profit Organisations (Registration) (Guernsey) Law, 2008. The API exposes the same endpoints for these entity types, including officer data (Chairperson, Treasurer, Secretary) and available documents.

All Guernsey Registry data is publicly available without authentication. The API has a rate limit of 60 requests per minute.

How does the data flow work?

All data comes live from the Guernsey Registry. A company profile combines the entity’s basic details (name, status, entity type, registration number), its registered address and registration date, its economic activity, its filing history (used to find the incorporation date) and its previous names. Key persons come from the entity’s registered officials (Directors, Resident Agents, General Partners, Councillors, etc.).Legal form is mapped deterministically from the Registry’s entity type; status and activity codes are enriched using AI.

Company Identifiers

Query Identifiers

Guernsey entities are identified using a registration number prefixed by the entity type:

Prefix	Entity Type	Format	Example	Notes
`CMP`	Company (Non-Cellular, PCC, ICC)	`CMP` + digits	`CMP10001`	Most common entity type
`FND`	Foundation	`FND` + digits	`FND167`	Guernsey Foundations Law, 2012
`LLP`	Limited Liability Partnership	`LLP` + digits	`LLP149`	Guernsey LLP Law, 2013
`LP`	Limited Partnership	`LP` + digits	`LP2515`	Includes variants with/without legal personality
`CH`	Charity	`CH` + digits	`CH12`	International and domestic charities
`NP`	Non-Profit Organisation	`NP` + digits	`NP2`	Domestic NPOs

The prefix is uppercase and followed directly by the digits, with no space and no leading zeros. In the records we have seen, the number has 1 to 5 digits (LP3, CMP27104).

Always use the full prefixed registration number, exactly as search returns it. Each register numbers its entities separately, so the same digits can belong to different entities: CMP321 is a company and LP321 a limited partnership. The numeric part alone (e.g. 10001 instead of CMP10001) does not identify one entity.

Search can also return Guernsey trade mark records, numbered GGGT followed by digits (e.g. GGGT8562). These are not companies.

Identifiers in API Response

Identifier Type	Format	Example	Found In
`registryNumber`	Uppercase prefix + digits, no space	`CMP10001`	All entity types

The Guernsey register does not publish VAT numbers or SIREN equivalents. An optional LEI may be returned from GLEIF as described below.

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)

GLEIF is the supplementary data source for this identifier. company.identifiers.lei is optional. It is returned when the Guernsey register number matches a registration or validation reference in GLEIF and identifies a single LEI. The LEI has 20 uppercase letters and digits, ending in two digits. Coverage varies by entity; a missing LEI does not establish that the company has none. Lapsed or retired LEIs can still be returned. Annulled LEIs are excluded, so the presence of this identifier does not establish current LEI registration status. The legal name must also agree with the LEI record because the same bare number can identify a company and a limited partnership.

Search Capabilities

Search Type	Pattern	Example	Match Type	Expected Results
By Registration Number	Prefix + digits	`CMP10001`	Exact	Exact match returned first (matchType: id); other results may follow
By Name	Text string	`"Barron International"`	Fuzzy	Multiple results across all entity types
By Partial Name	Text string	`"Clay Target"`	Fuzzy	Multiple results

Search uses live Registry API lookups. Both name and identifier searches query the Guernsey Registry’s public-search endpoint in real time. Name searches accept free text with a minimum of 2 characters and a maximum of 100 characters.

Use registration number searches for exact matching and best performance. Name searches may return multiple results across different entity types (companies, charities, NPOs, foundations, partnerships).

Active companies only

Search can return companies that are no longer active. Each result carries the register’s status, so activeOnly=true removes the inactive ones.

Quirks & Gotchas

Quirk	Details
Prefixed registration numbers	Registration numbers always include a prefix (`CMP`, `FND`, `LLP`, `LP`, `CH`, `NP`). Using just the numeric part will fail.
No shareholders or UBO data	Shareholder and Ultimate Beneficial Owner data is private in Guernsey and is not available through the public register.
Corporate directors are common	Many Guernsey companies use corporate directors (trust companies acting as directors). The system uses name pattern heuristics (suffixes like “Limited”, “Ltd”, “LLP”) to distinguish corporate from individual directors.
Compound surname handling	Guernsey has significant French/Norman influence, so compound surnames (Le Gallez, De Carteret, Du Feu) are common and parsed with special prefix detection for `Le`, `De`, `Du`, `Van`, etc.
Resident Agent on all entity types	Almost all Guernsey entities have a Resident Agent (typically a licensed trust company), mapped as an Other Key Person.
GFSC activity codes are non-standard	Guernsey uses its own dotted-numeric classification (e.g., `10.5.7`), not SIC or NACE. NACE and ISIC are always AI-inferred from the description text.
”NA” activity means no classification	Some entities have `NA` as their economic activity, meaning no specific activity has been assigned. No activity codes are returned for these entities.
Charity/NPO statements are priced separately	Trade Register Extracts for charities (`CH`) and non-profits (`NP`) are a separate catalog item, priced lower than the extracts for commercial entity types (`CMP`, `LP`, `LLP`, `FND`). See pricing.
Uncertain relationship types need AI	The “Other Managing Official” role is ambiguous and requires AI analysis to classify as legal representative or other key person. For charities/NPOs, these are typically trustees with collective signing authority.
~20 distinct entity statuses	Guernsey has numerous status values including multiple dissolved variants (voluntary liquidation, registrar strike off, compulsory liquidation, voluntary strike off, wound up, etc.). All are AI-enriched to standardized statuses.
Dissolved companies lack officials	Dissolved companies often return empty arrays for the relationships/officials endpoint.
Document delivery takes time	Documents are ordered from the Guernsey Registry on request, so delivery can take up to 20 minutes.
Rate limit: 60 requests/minute	The Guernsey Registry API enforces a rate limit of 60 requests per minute.
No financial statements	Guernsey companies do not file financial statements publicly. “Annual Validation” and “Annual Return” documents are compliance filings, not financial statements.

Statutory Filings

Guernsey companies file an annual validation, the local equivalent of a confirmation statement, confirming the entity’s particulars are current. The Registry publishes the date it next falls due, returned on the cross-country statutoryFilings field.

{
  "statutoryFilings": {
    "annualFiling": {
      "cadence": "annual",
      "next": { "dueDate": "2026-06-30" },
      "source": "guernsey_registry"
    }
  }
}

The Registry exposes no “last filed” date, so only next.dueDate is populated. Guernsey companies file no public financial statements, so there is no accounts obligation to report. See Compliance Signals & Statutory Filings for the full field reference.

Mappings

Company Status

Company status is extracted from the Guernsey Registry’s entityStatusDesc field. The active flag is determined deterministically from a known list of active statuses. The standardized status (statusDetails) is AI-enriched.

Active Statuses

Local Status	Standardized Status	Notes
Normal	Active	Standard operating status for companies, partnerships, foundations
Registered	Active	Standard status for charities and NPOs
Current	Active	Used for trademarks and patents

At-Risk Statuses

Local Status	Standardized Status	Notes
In Default	Under Insolvency Proceeding	Entity has failed to meet filing obligations or is in financial distress
Strike Off Listed	Under Insolvency Proceeding	Entity has been listed for strike-off by the Registrar
Voluntary strike off application	Under Insolvency Proceeding	Entity has applied for voluntary strike-off

Winding Up Statuses

Local Status	Standardized Status	Notes
Voluntary winding up Part 1 (liquidator appointed)	Under Insolvency Proceeding	Voluntary dissolution in progress, liquidator appointed
Voluntary winding up Part 2 (liquidator final meeting)	Under Insolvency Proceeding	Final stage of voluntary winding up
Compulsory winding up Part 1 (liquidator appointed)	Under Insolvency Proceeding	Court-ordered winding up, liquidator appointed
Compulsorily Wound Up	Closed	Company wound up by court order
Wound Up	Closed	Company has completed winding up process

Inactive / Closed Statuses

Local Status	Standardized Status	Notes
Ceased	Closed	Entity has ceased operations
Converted	Closed	Entity converted to another form
Amalgamated	Closed	Entity merged with another entity
Migrated	Closed	Entity migrated to another jurisdiction
Struck Off	Closed	Entity removed from the register
Expired	Closed	Used for trademarks/patents that have expired
Historic	Closed	Used for trademarks/patents no longer current

Dissolved Statuses

Local Status	Standardized Status	Notes
Dissolved	Closed	Generic dissolved status
Dissolved (voluntary liquidation)	Closed	Dissolved after voluntary liquidation
Dissolved (voluntary strike off)	Closed	Dissolved after voluntary strike off
Dissolved (registrar compulsory strike off)	Closed	Dissolved by Registrar compulsory action
Dissolved (compulsory liquidation)	Closed	Dissolved after compulsory (court-ordered) liquidation
Dissolved (wound up)	Closed	Dissolved after winding up process

Legal Forms

Guernsey uses entity type IDs from the Registry API. The entity type set is closed and statutory, so the local name, English name, standardized category and ISO 20275 (ELF) code are all mapped deterministically. No AI is involved in the legal form.

Guernsey’s ISO 20275 vocabulary splits companies by liability (limited by shares, limited by guarantee, mixed liability, unlimited), and each carries a different ELF code. The Registry does not publish which of those a given company is, so no ISO 20275 code is returned for the generic company types rather than an inferred one.

Companies

Local Name	English Translation	Standardized	ISO 20275
Non Cellular Company	Non Cellular Company	Limited Liability Company	not published
Protected Cell Company (PCC)	Protected Cell Company (PCC)	Limited Liability Company	4C0J
Incorporated Cell Company (ICC)	Incorporated Cell Company (ICC)	Limited Liability Company	QJBA
Incorporated Cell	Incorporated Cell	Limited Liability Company	2AUN

Partnerships

Local Name	English Translation	Standardized	ISO 20275
Limited Partnership	Limited Partnership	Partnership	UO3D
Limited Partnership (no separate legal personality)	Limited Partnership (no separate legal personality)	Partnership	75XK
Incorporated Limited Partnership (with separate legal personality)	Incorporated Limited Partnership (with separate legal personality)	Partnership	MCQP
Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)	Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)	Partnership	Q49K

Foundations & Non-Profits

Local Name	English Translation	Standardized	ISO 20275
Foundation	Foundation	Nonprofit Organization	9XFK
Non-Profit Organisation (Domestic - compulsorily registered)	Non-Profit Organisation (Domestic - compulsorily registered)	Nonprofit Organization	not published
Non-Profit Organisation (Domestic - voluntarily registered)	Non-Profit Organisation (Domestic - voluntarily registered)	Nonprofit Organization	not published

Charities

Local Name	English Translation	Standardized	ISO 20275
Charity (Domestic - compulsorily registered)	Charity (Domestic - compulsorily registered)	Nonprofit Organization	not published
Charity (Domestic - voluntarily registered)	Charity (Domestic - voluntarily registered)	Nonprofit Organization	not published
Charity (International - compulsorily registered)	Charity (International - compulsorily registered)	Nonprofit Organization	not published
Charity (Branch of British registered organisation)	Charity (Branch of British registered organisation)	Nonprofit Organization	not published

Other Entity Types (not company profiles)

Local Name	English Translation	Standardized	ISO 20275
Trademark (Word only)	Trademark (Word only)	—	—
Trademark (Stylised word)	Trademark (Stylised word)	—	—
Trademark (Device and word)	Trademark (Device and word)	—	—
Patent	Patent	—	—

The local legal form name from the Registry is always preserved verbatim.

Legal Representatives

Legal representatives are extracted from the Guernsey Registry’s relationships endpoint. Classification is deterministic for known relationship types (no AI needed). Both individuals and corporate entities can hold legal representative roles.

Local Role Name	English Translation	Standardized	Entity Types	Notes
Director	Director	Director	Companies, Charities	Can be individual or corporate (mixed)
General Partner	General Partner	General Partner	Limited Partnerships	Can be individual or corporate (mixed)
Chairperson	Chairperson	Chairman	NPOs, Charities	Always individual
Councillor	Councillor	Director	Foundations	Can be individual or corporate; equivalent to director
Member	Member	Managing Partner	LLPs	Can be individual or corporate (mixed)

Other Key Persons

A foundation guardian enforces its constitution and purpose for founders and beneficiaries. This supervisory office is returned under otherKeyPersons; it does not establish general authority to bind the foundation. See the Foundations (Guernsey) Law.

Local Role Name	English Translation	Standardized	Entity Types	Notes
Resident Agent	Resident Agent	Registered Agent	All entity types	Typically a licensed trust/fiduciary company; can be individual or corporate
Secretary	Secretary	Secretary	Companies	Always individual
Treasurer	Treasurer	Other	NPOs, Charities	Always individual
Guardian	Guardian	Supervisor	Foundations	Can be individual or corporate; enforces the constitution and purpose

Uncertain Roles (AI-parsed): The “Other Managing Official” role (always individual) is ambiguous. For charities/NPOs, these are typically trustees with collective signing authority and are classified as Legal Representatives by AI. For companies, they are usually classified as Other Key Persons unless they have explicit signing authority.

Structural Relationships (excluded from key persons)

The following relationship types appear in the API but are not mapped to key persons:

Local Role Name	English Translation	Notes
Incorporated Cell	Incorporated Cell	Cells within ICCs — structural relationship
Related Guernsey Entity	Related Guernsey Entity	Cross-entity relationships — structural

Shareholders

No shareholder data available. Shareholder and ownership information is private in Guernsey and is not disclosed through the public Registry. Neither ownership percentages nor beneficial ownership data is available.

Activity Code Mapping

Guernsey uses its own GFSC economic activity classification with dotted numeric codes (e.g., 10.5.7, 02.9.1). These codes do not directly map to European or international standards. NACE and ISIC codes are always AI-inferred from the activity description text.

GFSC Activity Code (local) --> AI-inferred NACE (European) --> AI-inferred ISIC (International)

Classification	Source	Example	AI Inferred?
GFSC	Guernsey Registry extended details	`10.5.7`	No (official)
NACE	AI-inferred from GFSC description	`64.21`	Yes (always)
ISIC	AI-inferred from GFSC description	`6420`	Yes (always)

Some entities have NA as their economic activity classification, indicating no specific activity has been assigned. In these cases, no activity codes are returned. Both NACE and ISIC codes are always AI-inferred for Guernsey entities — check the isAIInferred flag.

Data Availability

Data Availability Matrix

Data Type	Availability	Notes
Company Profile	✅ Async	Name, status, legal form, incorporation date, registered address, previous names
Legal Representatives	✅ Async	Directors, Councillors, Members, General Partners, Chairpersons
Other Key Persons	✅ Async	Resident Agents, Secretaries, Treasurers, Guardians
Shareholders	❌	Private information — not available through public register
Ultimate Beneficial Owners	❌	Private information — not available through public register
Activity Codes	✅	GFSC codes (official); NACE/ISIC (AI-inferred)
Establishments	❌	Not applicable — Guernsey entities register a single registered office
Documents	✅ Async	Statements of Register, certificates, articles, filings

Legend: ✅ Available | ❌ Not Available | Async = Asynchronous processing

Documents by Company Type

Entity Type	Trade Register Extract	Certificate of Good Standing	Certificate of Incorporation	Articles of Association	Other Filed Documents	Statement of Register
Company (`CMP`)	Company Statement of Register	✅	✅	✅	Annual Validations, Resolutions	Paid (see pricing)
Limited Partnership (`LP`)	LP Statement of Register	✅	❌	❌	Annual Validations	Paid (see pricing)
LLP (`LLP`)	LLP Statement of Register	✅	✅	❌	Governance, Resolutions	Paid (see pricing)
Foundation (`FND`)	Foundation Statement of Register	✅	✅	❌	Governance	Paid (see pricing)
Charity (`CH`)	Charity Statements	❌	❌	❌	Varies	Paid (see pricing)
Non-Profit (`NP`)	NPO Statements	❌	❌	❌	Varies	Paid (see pricing)

Certificate of Good Standing is only available for entities with an active status (Normal, Registered). Dissolved, wound up, or struck off entities cannot obtain this certificate.

Example API Responses

All examples use placeholder data. Query: POST /v2/company with { "id": "<id>", "countryCode": "GG", "dataPoints": ["company", "legalRepresentatives"] }

Active Non-Cellular Company with Corporate Directors (CMP)

{
  "company": {
    "id": "CMP10001",
    "countryCode": "GG",
    "identifiers": { "registryNumber": "CMP10001" },
    "legalName": "EXAMPLE HOLDINGS LIMITED",
    "incorporationDate": "2010-05-20",
    "activityDescription": "Other holding company not directly engaged in trading or other active income generating activities",
    "status": {
      "localName": "Normal",
      "active": true,
      "statusDetails": { "status": "ACTIVE", "additionalInfo": "" }
    },
    "legalForm": {
      "localName": "Non Cellular Company",
      "englishTranslation": "Non Cellular Company",
      "standardized": "Limited Liability Company"
    },
    "activities": {
      "items": [{ "code": "10.5.7", "description": "Other holding company not directly engaged in trading or other active income generating activities" }],
      "NACE": [{ "code": "64.21", "description": "Activities of holding companies", "isAIInferred": true }],
      "ISIC": [{ "code": "6420", "description": "Activities of holding companies", "isAIInferred": true }]
    },
    "legalAddress": { "addressLine1": "PO Box 296, Regency Court", "addressLine2": "Glategny Esplanade", "city": "St Peter Port", "postalCode": "GY1 4NA", "countryCode": "GG" }
  },
  "legalRepresentatives": [
    {
      "entityId": "gg-rel-51767",
      "type": "company",
      "startDate": "2008-07-09",
      "role": { "localName": "Director", "englishTranslation": "Director", "standardized": "Director" },
      "company": { "id": "CMP20002", "countryCode": "GG", "legalName": "CORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED", "identifiers": { "registryNumber": "CMP20002" }, "legalForm": { "localName": "Non Cellular Company" }, "status": { "localName": "Normal", "active": true } }
    },
    {
      "entityId": "gg-rel-51768",
      "type": "company",
      "startDate": "2008-07-09",
      "role": { "localName": "Director", "englishTranslation": "Director", "standardized": "Director" },
      "company": { "id": "CMP30003", "countryCode": "GG", "legalName": "TRUST SERVICES LIMITED", "identifiers": { "registryNumber": "CMP30003" } }
    }
  ],
  "otherKeyPersons": [
    {
      "entityId": "company_001",
      "type": "company",
      "startDate": "2008-07-09",
      "role": { "localName": "Resident Agent", "englishTranslation": "Resident Agent", "standardized": "Registered Agent" },
      "company": { "id": "CMP40004", "countryCode": "GG", "legalName": "FIDUCIARY TRUST COMPANY LIMITED", "identifiers": { "registryNumber": "CMP40004" } }
    }
  ]
}

Note: Corporate directors are enriched with additional company data (registration number, legal form, status, address) via a secondary entity lookup. This is a common pattern in Guernsey where trust companies act as directors.

Dissolved Company with Previous Names (CMP)

{
  "company": {
    "id": "CMP5119",
    "countryCode": "GG",
    "identifiers": { "registryNumber": "CMP5119" },
    "legalName": "EXAMPLE INSURANCE LIMITED",
    "activityDescription": "Trusts, companies and other structures administered by fiduciaries",
    "legacyLegalNames": ["FORMER INSURANCE LTD.", "OLD TRADING NAME LTD."],
    "status": {
      "localName": "Wound Up",
      "active": false,
      "statusDetails": { "status": "CLOSED", "closureReason": "VOLUNTARY_DISSOLUTION", "additionalInfo": "The term 'Wound Up' typically indicates that the company has been dissolved or liquidated voluntarily." }
    },
    "legalForm": {
      "localName": "Non Cellular Company",
      "englishTranslation": "Non Cellular Company",
      "standardized": "Limited Liability Company"
    },
    "activities": {
      "items": [{ "code": "10.2.1", "description": "Trusts, companies and other structures administered by fiduciaries" }],
      "NACE": [{ "code": "64.21", "description": "Activities of holding companies", "isAIInferred": true }],
      "ISIC": [{ "code": "6420", "description": "Activities of holding companies", "isAIInferred": true }]
    },
    "legalAddress": { "addressLine1": "Le Bordage Rd", "city": "St Sampson", "postalCode": "GY2", "countryCode": "GG" }
  }
}

Note: Dissolved companies include legacyLegalNames when previous names exist. Officials data is typically empty for dissolved entities.

Foundation with Councillors and Guardian (FND)

{
  "company": {
    "id": "FND167",
    "countryCode": "GG",
    "identifiers": { "registryNumber": "FND167" },
    "legalName": "THE EXAMPLE FAMILY FOUNDATION",
    "activityDescription": "Trusts and other similar structures (that are not companies)",
    "status": {
      "localName": "Voluntary winding up Part 1 (liquidator appointed)",
      "active": false,
      "statusDetails": { "status": "UNDER_INSOLVENCY_PROCEEDING", "closureReason": "VOLUNTARY_DISSOLUTION", "additionalInfo": "Voluntary winding up with liquidator appointed indicates insolvency proceeding under voluntary dissolution." }
    },
    "legalForm": {
      "localName": "Foundation",
      "englishTranslation": "Foundation",
      "standardized": "Nonprofit Organization",
      "iso20275Code": "9XFK"
    },
    "activities": {
      "items": [{ "code": "10.7.1", "description": "Trusts and other similar structures (that are not companies)" }],
      "NACE": [{ "code": "64.3", "description": "Trusts, funds and similar financial entities", "isAIInferred": true }],
      "ISIC": [{ "code": "6430", "description": "Trusts, funds and similar financial entities", "isAIInferred": true }]
    },
    "legalAddress": { "city": "St Pierre Du Bois", "countryCode": "GG" }
  },
  "legalRepresentatives": [
    {
      "entityId": "gg-rel-340353",
      "type": "company",
      "startDate": "2024-04-23",
      "role": { "localName": "Councillor", "englishTranslation": "Councillor", "standardized": "Director" },
      "company": { "id": "CMP50005", "countryCode": "GG", "legalName": "FAMILY OFFICE LIMITED", "identifiers": { "registryNumber": "CMP50005" } }
    },
    {
      "entityId": "gg-rel-340354",
      "type": "individual",
      "startDate": "2024-04-23",
      "role": { "localName": "Councillor", "englishTranslation": "Councillor", "standardized": "Director" },
      "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "John Andrew Smith", "firstName": "John", "lastName": "Smith" } }
    },
    {
      "entityId": "gg-rel-340355",
      "type": "individual",
      "startDate": "2024-04-23",
      "role": { "localName": "Councillor", "englishTranslation": "Councillor", "standardized": "Director" },
      "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "James Peter Brown", "firstName": "James", "lastName": "Brown" } }
    }
  ],
  "otherKeyPersons": [
    {
      "entityId": "person_001",
      "type": "individual",
      "startDate": "2024-04-23",
      "role": { "localName": "Guardian", "englishTranslation": "Guardian", "standardized": "Supervisor" },
      "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "Robert David Wilson", "firstName": "Robert", "lastName": "Wilson" } }
    },
    {
      "entityId": "company_001",
      "type": "company",
      "startDate": "2024-04-23",
      "role": { "localName": "Resident Agent", "englishTranslation": "Resident Agent", "standardized": "Registered Agent" },
      "company": { "id": "CMP50005", "countryCode": "GG", "legalName": "FAMILY OFFICE LIMITED", "identifiers": { "registryNumber": "CMP50005" } }
    }
  ]
}

Note: Foundations use “Councillor” as the legal representative role (equivalent to directors for governance). The “Guardian” role is returned as an Other Key Person with supervisory duties. Resident Agent is always classified as Other Key Person.

Non-Profit Organisation with Chairperson, Treasurer, Secretary (NP)

{
  "company": {
    "id": "NP2",
    "countryCode": "GG",
    "identifiers": { "registryNumber": "NP2" },
    "legalName": "THE EXAMPLE SPORTS CLUB LBG",
    "status": {
      "localName": "Normal",
      "active": true,
      "statusDetails": { "status": "ACTIVE", "additionalInfo": "" }
    },
    "legalForm": {
      "localName": "Non-Profit Organisation (Domestic - compulsorily registered)",
      "englishTranslation": "Non-Profit Organisation (Domestic - compulsorily registered)",
      "standardized": "Nonprofit Organization"
    },
    "legalAddress": { "addressLine1": "63 Example Street", "city": "St Peter Port", "postalCode": "GY1", "countryCode": "GG" }
  },
  "legalRepresentatives": [
    {
      "entityId": "gg-rel-344311",
      "type": "individual",
      "startDate": "2024-07-25",
      "role": { "localName": "Chairperson", "englishTranslation": "Chairperson", "standardized": "Chairman" },
      "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "Michael James Green", "firstName": "Michael", "lastName": "Green" } }
    }
  ],
  "otherKeyPersons": [
    {
      "entityId": "person_001",
      "type": "individual",
      "startDate": "2024-07-25",
      "role": { "localName": "Treasurer", "englishTranslation": "Treasurer", "standardized": "Other" },
      "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "Pierre Le Gallez", "firstName": "Pierre", "lastName": "Le Gallez" } }
    },
    {
      "entityId": "person_002",
      "type": "individual",
      "startDate": "2024-07-25",
      "role": { "localName": "Secretary", "englishTranslation": "Secretary", "standardized": "Secretary" },
      "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "Thomas Robert Taylor", "firstName": "Thomas", "lastName": "Taylor" } }
    }
  ]
}

Note: Non-profits have a Chairperson as the primary legal representative, with Treasurer and Secretary as other key persons. Note the compound surname “Le Gallez” — common in Guernsey due to French/Norman heritage.

Charity with Corporate Director (CH)

{
  "company": {
    "id": "CH12",
    "countryCode": "GG",
    "identifiers": { "registryNumber": "CH12" },
    "legalName": "EXAMPLE CHARITY (CHANNEL ISLANDS) LBG",
    "incorporationDate": "2023-01-05",
    "activityDescription": "Other unregulated finance activities not elsewhere classified",
    "status": {
      "localName": "In Default",
      "active": false,
      "statusDetails": { "status": "UNDER_INSOLVENCY_PROCEEDING", "closureReason": "UNKNOWN", "additionalInfo": "Local status 'In Default' indicates financial distress, likely insolvency proceeding." }
    },
    "legalForm": {
      "localName": "Charity (International - compulsorily registered)",
      "englishTranslation": "Charity (International - compulsorily registered)",
      "standardized": "Nonprofit Organization"
    },
    "activities": {
      "items": [{ "code": "10.9.3", "description": "Other unregulated finance activities not elsewhere classified" }],
      "NACE": [{ "code": "64.9", "description": "Other financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding activities, n.e.c.", "isAIInferred": true }],
      "ISIC": [{ "code": "6499", "description": "Other financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding activities, n.e.c.", "isAIInferred": true }]
    },
    "legalAddress": { "addressLine1": "Havilland Street", "city": "St Peter Port", "postalCode": "GY1 2QE", "countryCode": "GG" }
  },
  "legalRepresentatives": [
    {
      "entityId": "gg-rel-316943",
      "type": "company",
      "startDate": "2023-01-05",
      "role": { "localName": "Director", "englishTranslation": "Director", "standardized": "Director" },
      "company": { "id": "CMP60006", "countryCode": "GG", "legalName": "CORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED", "identifiers": { "registryNumber": "CMP60006" } }
    }
  ],
  "otherKeyPersons": [
    {
      "entityId": "company_001",
      "type": "company",
      "startDate": "2023-01-05",
      "role": { "localName": "Resident Agent", "englishTranslation": "Resident Agent", "standardized": "Registered Agent" },
      "company": { "id": "CMP70007", "countryCode": "GG", "legalName": "TRUST COMPANY LIMITED", "identifiers": { "registryNumber": "CMP70007" } }
    }
  ]
}

Note: Charities can have corporate directors (Director role) even though they are non-profit entities. The “In Default” status indicates the entity has failed to meet filing obligations.

Available Documents (Company example)

Documents are returned when "dataPoints": ["availableDocuments"] is requested.Commercial entities (CMP, LP, LLP, FND):

API Category	Document	Cost	Notes
`tradeRegisterExtract`	Statement of Register	Paid (see pricing)	Current company details, officers, address
`otherDocuments[]`	Certificate of Good Standing	Paid (see pricing)	Active entities only
`otherDocuments[]`	Incorporation Certificate	Paid (see pricing)	Historical document
`articlesOfAssociation[]`	Articles/Memorandum of Association	Paid (see pricing)	Constitutional documents
`otherDocuments[]`	Annual Validations, Resolutions, etc.	Paid (see pricing)	Historical filed documents

Charities and Non-Profits (CH, NP):

API Category	Document	Cost	Notes
`tradeRegisterExtract`	Charity/NPO Statement	Paid (see pricing)	Registration statement
`otherDocuments[]`	Filed documents	Paid (see pricing)	Varies by entity

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​Data Sources

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​Company Identifiers

​Query Identifiers

​Identifiers in API Response

​Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)

​Search Capabilities

​Active companies only

​Quirks & Gotchas

​Statutory Filings

​Mappings

​Company Status

​Active Statuses

​At-Risk Statuses

​Winding Up Statuses

​Inactive / Closed Statuses

​Dissolved Statuses

​Legal Forms

​Companies

​Partnerships

​Foundations & Non-Profits

​Charities

​Other Entity Types (not company profiles)

​Legal Representatives

​Other Key Persons

​Structural Relationships (excluded from key persons)

​Shareholders

​Activity Code Mapping

​Data Availability

​Data Availability Matrix

​Documents by Company Type

​Example API Responses

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Table of Contents

Data Sources

Commercial companies, partnerships & foundations

Charities & non-profits

Company Identifiers

Query Identifiers

Identifiers in API Response

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)

Search Capabilities

Active companies only

Quirks & Gotchas

Statutory Filings

Mappings

Company Status

Active Statuses

At-Risk Statuses

Winding Up Statuses

Inactive / Closed Statuses

Dissolved Statuses

Legal Forms

Companies

Partnerships

Foundations & Non-Profits

Charities

Other Entity Types (not company profiles)

Legal Representatives

Other Key Persons

Structural Relationships (excluded from key persons)

Shareholders

Activity Code Mapping

Data Availability

Data Availability Matrix

Documents by Company Type

Example API Responses