Jersey

Data Sources

All Jersey company data is sourced from the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC), the sole official registrar of companies in Jersey. Data is retrieved through two complementary channels from the same source:

JFSC Registry Search API — A public JSON API (jerseyfsc.org/umbraco/api/RegistryEntitiesSearch/GetResults) that provides basic entity information: legal name, registration number, status, legal form (company type), and registration date. Used for search and onboarding profile (basic company data). No authentication required.
JFSC Entity Profile Report — The official trade register extract PDF document, purchased on-demand from the JFSC Registry. Primary source for comprehensive company data including registered address, share capital, legal representatives (directors), secretary, and shareholders (when disclosed). Delivered via email after purchase through the JFSC online checkout.

The JFSC Registry Search API provides only basic company data. Detailed attributes (directors, shareholders, capital, address) require purchasing and AI-parsing the Entity Profile Report PDF. The report is automatically retrieved when a full company profile is requested.

How is the Entity Profile Report retrieved?

The Entity Profile Report is obtained through a multi-step automated process:

Automated Purchase: The system navigates the JFSC checkout flow to purchase the document
Cloudflare Protection: The checkout page uses Cloudflare Turnstile; the system handles this automatically
Email Delivery: The document is delivered via email (typically within 1 minute)
Download: The PDF is downloaded from the time-limited email link (valid 14 days)
Storage: The document is cached for 24 hours
AI Parsing: Text is extracted and parsed by AI for structured data

Company Identifiers

Query Identifiers

Company Type	Source	Format	Example	Notes
All entities	JFSC Registry	4-7 digit numeric	`116051`	Official registration number

Registration Number Format: Jersey registration numbers are purely numeric identifiers of 4 to 7 digits (e.g., 495, 116051). Unlike Guernsey, which uses prefixed identifiers, Jersey numbers have no letter prefix.

Identifiers in API Response

Once you retrieve company data, the identifiers object contains:

Identifier Type	Format	Example	Found In
`registrationNumber`	4-7 digits	`116051`	All entities

Search Capabilities

Search Type	Pattern	Example	Match Type	Expected Results
By Registration Number	4-7 digits	`116051`	Exact	Single company (1 result)
By Name	Text string (2-100 chars)	`"EXAMPLE HOLDINGS"`	Fuzzy	Multiple results (up to 100 per page)

Search Performance: Use registration number searches for best performance and exact matching. Name searches include previous names by default and may return many results across all entity types.

Search uses the JFSC API directly. Both name and ID searches query the JFSC Registry Search API in real time. Name searches include previous/historical names to help find renamed entities.

Company Status

Company status is derived deterministically from the JFSC Registry status field, then AI-enriched with standardized status and closure reason.

Local Status	Standardized Status	Closure Reason	Notes
Active	Active	—	Entity is currently operating
Dissolved	Closed	—	Entity has been dissolved
Struck Off	Closed	Administrative Dissolution	Entity removed from register by JFSC
In Liquidation	Under Insolvency Proceeding	—	Entity is being liquidated
Cancelled	Closed	Voluntary Dissolution	Registration has been cancelled
Wound Up	Closed	—	Entity has been wound up
Removed	Closed	—	Entity has been removed from the registry

For inactive entities (Dissolved, Struck Off, Cancelled, Wound Up, Removed), the Entity Profile Report is not available from the JFSC. This means legal representatives, shareholders, capital, and registered address cannot be extracted for inactive companies — only basic data (name, status, legal form, registration date) is returned from the search API.

Legal Forms

Jersey entities are classified by type from the JFSC Registry. The local name is preserved verbatim and AI-enriched with an English translation, standardized company type, and ISO 20275 (ELF) code.

Private & Public Companies

Local Name	Standardized	ISO 20275	Notes
Registered Company Private	Limited Liability Company	SQXV	Most common company type (private limited)
Registered Company Public	Corporation	—	Public limited company

Partnerships

Local Name	Standardized	ISO 20275	Notes
Limited Partnership	Partnership	UBWU	LP structure
Limited Liability Partnership	Partnership	—	LLP structure
Separate Limited Partnership	Partnership	—	SLP with separate legal personality
Incorporated Limited Partnership	Partnership	—	ILP with separate legal personality

Special Entities

Local Name	Standardized	ISO 20275	Notes
Incorporated Cell Company	Corporation	—	Company with segregated cells
Protected Cell Company	Corporation	—	Company with protected cells
Foundation	Nonprofit Organization	—	Jersey foundation

Because legal form standardization and ISO 20275 assignment are AI-enriched, exact mappings may evolve. The local JFSC entity type is always preserved verbatim in the localName field.

Legal Representatives

Legal representatives are extracted from the Entity Profile Report PDF using AI parsing. The report lists directors and secretary in a “Directors and Secretary” or equivalent section.

Role	Classification	Standardized	Notes
Director	Legal Representative	Director	Individual or corporate directors

Corporate directors are supported — when a company serves as a director, it is marked as type company (legal entity). Individual directors include first name, last name, birth date (month/year), nationality, and residence address when available in the document.

Other Key Persons

Role	Classification	Standardized	Notes
Secretary	Other Key Person	Secretary	Individual or corporate secretary (optional)

Legal representatives and other key persons are only available for active entities. Inactive entities (Dissolved, Struck Off, Cancelled) do not have an Entity Profile Report available, so no directors or secretaries can be extracted.

Shareholders

Shareholders are extracted from the Entity Profile Report PDF using AI parsing when shareholder information is disclosed in the document.

Extraction Logic

Source	When Used	Data Extracted
Entity Profile Report (Members/Shareholders section)	Active entities only	Shareholder name, number of shares, share class, ownership percentage

Ownership Fields

Field	Description	Source
`type`	Individual or Company	AI-inferred from name format (e.g., “Ltd” suffix = company)
`sharePercentage`	Ownership percentage	AI-calculated from shares held vs. total issued shares
`numberOfShares`	Number of shares held	AI-extracted from document

Share Class	Description
Ordinary shares	Standard voting shares
Preference shares	Preferential dividend rights
Management shares	Often held by directors

Private Jersey companies are not required to publicly disclose shareholders. When shareholder data is not in the Entity Profile Report, an empty array is returned. Shareholder data is never available for inactive entities.

Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Pattern: Many Jersey companies have only 1 share issued despite higher authorized capital. A single shareholder holding 1 share is correctly interpreted as 100% ownership.

Activity Code Mapping

Jersey does not provide activity codes or industry classification through the JFSC Registry. There are no SIC, NACE, or ISIC codes available for Jersey companies.

The JFSC Registry does not include industry classification data in its company records. As a result, no activity codes (NACE, ISIC, SIC, or local classification) are returned for Jersey entities.

Data Availability Matrix

Data Type	Active Entities	Inactive Entities	Notes
Company Profile (basic)	✅ Sync	✅ Sync	Name, status, legal form, registration date from search API
Company Profile (full)	✅ Async (~1 min)	❌	Requires Entity Profile Report (not available for inactive)
Registered Address	✅	❌	From Entity Profile Report or entity page HTML
Share Capital	✅	❌	From Entity Profile Report (AI-parsed)
Legal Representatives	✅	❌	AI-extracted from Entity Profile Report
Other Key Persons	✅	❌	Secretary, AI-extracted from Entity Profile Report
Shareholders	⚠️ When disclosed	❌	Private companies not required to disclose
Ultimate Beneficial Owners	❌	❌	Not available through JFSC
Establishments	❌	❌	Not provided by JFSC
Activity Codes	❌	❌	JFSC does not provide industry classification
Documents (Entity Profile Report)	✅	❌	Trade register extract; active entities only

Legend: ✅ Available | ❌ Not Available | ⚠️ Conditionally Available | Sync = Synchronous | Async = Asynchronous

Documents by Company Type

All Entity Types

Document Type	API Category	Format	SKU	Availability	Notes
Entity Profile Report (Uncertified)	`tradeRegisterExtract`	PDF	`jey-trade-register-extract`	✅ Active entities only	Official JFSC company registration report

Entity Profile Report Availability: The Entity Profile Report is only available for active entities. Dissolved, Struck Off, Cancelled, Wound Up, and Removed entities cannot have their Entity Profile Report purchased from the JFSC. For inactive entities, only basic data from the search API is returned.

Document Caching: Entity Profile Reports are cached for 24 hours after retrieval to avoid redundant purchases. Subsequent requests within 24 hours return the cached version.

Example API Responses

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

Active Private Company (with directors and shareholders)

{
  "company": {
    "id": "123456",
    "countryCode": "JE",
    "identifiers": {
      "registrationNumber": "123456"
    },
    "legalName": "EXAMPLE HOLDINGS (JERSEY) LIMITED",
    "legalNameInEnglish": "EXAMPLE HOLDINGS (JERSEY) LIMITED",
    "registrationDate": "2018-03-15",
    "status": {
      "localName": "Active",
      "active": true,
      "statusDetails": {
        "status": "ACTIVE"
      }
    },
    "legalForm": {
      "localName": "Registered Company Private",
      "englishTranslation": "Private Limited Company",
      "standardized": "Limited Liability Company",
      "iso20275Code": "SQXV"
    },
    "capital": {
      "amount": 10000,
      "currency": "GBP",
      "formatted": "\u00a310,000"
    },
    "legalAddress": {
      "addressLine1": "47 Esplanade",
      "city": "St. Helier",
      "postalCode": "JE1 0BD",
      "countryCode": "JE"
    }
  },
  "legalRepresentatives": [
    {
      "type": "individual",
      "role": {
        "localName": "Director",
        "englishTranslation": "Director",
        "standardized": "Director"
      },
      "individual": {
        "name": {
          "fullName": "Jane Elizabeth Smith",
          "firstName": "Jane Elizabeth",
          "lastName": "Smith"
        },
        "birthDate": {
          "month": 6,
          "year": 1980
        },
        "nationality": "GB",
        "residenceAddress": {
          "addressLine1": "47 Esplanade",
          "city": "St. Helier",
          "region": "Jersey",
          "postalCode": "JE1 0BD",
          "countryCode": "JE"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "individual",
      "role": {
        "localName": "Director",
        "englishTranslation": "Director",
        "standardized": "Director"
      },
      "individual": {
        "name": {
          "fullName": "John Robert Doe",
          "firstName": "John Robert",
          "lastName": "Doe"
        },
        "birthDate": {
          "month": 10,
          "year": 1975
        },
        "nationality": "GB",
        "residenceAddress": {
          "addressLine1": "47 Esplanade",
          "city": "St. Helier",
          "region": "Jersey",
          "postalCode": "JE1 0BD",
          "countryCode": "JE"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "shareholders": [
    {
      "type": "company",
      "sharePercentage": 100,
      "numberOfShares": 1,
      "source": "Members section",
      "company": {
        "legalName": "PARENT GROUP LIMITED",
        "countryCode": "JE",
        "legalAddress": {
          "addressLine1": "47 Esplanade",
          "city": "St. Helier",
          "postalCode": "JE1 0BD",
          "countryCode": "JE"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Inactive Company (Cancelled LP -- basic data only)

{
  "company": {
    "id": "495",
    "countryCode": "JE",
    "identifiers": {
      "registrationNumber": "495"
    },
    "legalName": "EXAMPLE PARTNERS L.P.",
    "registrationDate": "2004-03-31",
    "status": {
      "localName": "Cancelled",
      "active": false,
      "statusDetails": {
        "status": "CLOSED",
        "closureReason": "VOLUNTARY_DISSOLUTION"
      }
    },
    "legalForm": {
      "localName": "Limited Partnership",
      "englishTranslation": "Limited Partnership",
      "standardized": "Partnership",
      "iso20275Code": "UBWU"
    }
  }
}

Note: Inactive companies return only basic data (name, status, legal form, registration date). No legal representatives, shareholders, address, or capital — the Entity Profile Report is not available for inactive entities.

Available Documents (active company)

Documents are returned when "dataPoints": ["availableDocuments"] is requested.

API Category	Document	Notes
`tradeRegisterExtract`	Entity Profile Report (Uncertified)	Active entities only; ~60 second delivery

{
  "availableDocuments": [
    {
      "id": "b903c3b8-e0a6-5880-923f-306c10722b15",
      "sku": "jey-trade-register-extract",
      "name": "Entity Profile Report - Uncertified Online",
      "type": "trade_register_extract",
      "format": "pdf",
      "description": "Jersey FSC Entity Profile Report (uncertified)",
      "estimatedDeliverySeconds": 60
    }
  ]
}

All documents are PDF format in English.

Quirks & Gotchas

Quirk	Details
No data for inactive entities	The Entity Profile Report is only available for active companies. Dissolved, Struck Off, Cancelled, Wound Up, and Removed entities return only basic data (name, status, legal form, registration date) with no directors, shareholders, address, or capital.
Shareholders often undisclosed	Private Jersey companies are not required to publicly disclose shareholders. When shareholder data is not in the Entity Profile Report, an empty array is returned.
Wholly-owned subsidiary pattern	Many Jersey companies have only 1 share issued despite higher authorized capital. A single shareholder with 1 share is correctly interpreted as 100% ownership.
Document delivery via email	The Entity Profile Report is purchased from JFSC and delivered via email. Processing takes approximately 1 minute but can take up to 30 minutes in edge cases.
No activity codes	The JFSC does not provide industry classification (SIC, NACE, ISIC) for Jersey companies. Activity codes are not returned.
AI-parsed legal representatives	Directors and secretaries are extracted from the Entity Profile Report PDF using AI parsing, not from a structured API endpoint.
Registration number is numeric	Jersey registration numbers are 4-7 digit numeric identifiers (e.g., `116051`), unlike Guernsey which uses prefixed identifiers.
Documents cached 24 hours	Entity Profile Reports are cached for 24 hours after retrieval to avoid redundant purchases.
Capital in GBP	Jersey companies report share capital in British Pounds Sterling (GBP), not Euros.
Cloudflare-protected checkout	The JFSC document purchase uses Cloudflare Turnstile protection. The system handles this automatically.
No UBOs	Ultimate Beneficial Owner data is not available through the JFSC Registry.
No establishments	The JFSC does not provide establishment/branch data.

Western Europe

Northern Europe

Southern Europe

Central & Eastern Europe

Crown Dependencies & Offshore

Asia & Indian Ocean

Data Sources

Company Identifiers

Query Identifiers

Identifiers in API Response

Search Capabilities

Company Status

Legal Forms

Private & Public Companies

Partnerships

Special Entities

Legal Representatives

Other Key Persons

Shareholders

Extraction Logic

Ownership Fields

Activity Code Mapping

Data Availability Matrix

Documents by Company Type

All Entity Types

Example API Responses

Quirks & Gotchas

Western Europe

Northern Europe

Southern Europe

Central & Eastern Europe

Crown Dependencies & Offshore

Asia & Indian Ocean

​Data Sources

​Company Identifiers

​Query Identifiers

​Identifiers in API Response

​Search Capabilities

​Company Status

​Legal Forms

​Private & Public Companies

​Partnerships

​Special Entities

​Legal Representatives

​Other Key Persons

​Shareholders

​Extraction Logic

​Ownership Fields

​Share Types

​Activity Code Mapping

​Data Availability Matrix

​Documents by Company Type

​All Entity Types

​Example API Responses

​Quirks & Gotchas

Data Sources

Company Identifiers

Query Identifiers

Identifiers in API Response

Search Capabilities

Company Status

Legal Forms

Private & Public Companies

Partnerships

Special Entities

Legal Representatives

Other Key Persons

Shareholders

Extraction Logic

Ownership Fields

Share Types

Activity Code Mapping

Data Availability Matrix

Documents by Company Type

All Entity Types

Example API Responses

Quirks & Gotchas