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# Jersey

> Country-specific identifiers, data sources, and implementation details

<Warning>
  This guide is outdated and will be removed on 1 November 2026. The up-to-date Jersey reference is on the [Jersey country page](https://www.topograph.co/countries/je).
</Warning>

## Start here

This guide contains public integration notes for Jersey. Use it for identifier formats, search behavior, and country-specific caveats. The live source of truth for coverage, pricing, data sources, documents, legal forms, roles, and status values is the pricing page.

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<Note>
  Country details below are preserved as integration notes. If a table or example conflicts with the live pricing page, use the pricing page as the source of truth and contact support.
</Note>

## Data Sources

All Jersey company data and documents come from the **Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC)**.

* **JFSC public register**: Basic identity information, including legal name, registration number, status, legal form, and registration date.
* **Entity Profile Report**: The official trade register extract. Where offered, it supplies detailed company information and any directors, capital, or shareholders disclosed in the report.
* **Certificate of Business Name Registration**: Confirms the registration of a trading name. It is available as a separate document and does not replace the Entity Profile Report for detailed company data.

<Note>
  Document availability depends on what JFSC offers for the individual entity. An active or registered status does not guarantee that an Entity Profile Report exists. Request `availableDocuments` to see the supported documents available for that entity.
</Note>

## Company Identifiers

### Query Identifiers

The JFSC assigns registration numbers **per entity type**, each starting its own series from 1. That means a bare registration number is not unique: it can identify several entities at once. For example, registration number `3499` is both LORDSWOOD LIMITED (a Registered Company, dissolved in 1968) and QUADRIGA CAPITAL PRIVATE EQUITY VI B L.P. (an active Limited Partnership). Both pages on the JFSC register print `Registration Number: 3499`, with nothing to tell them apart.

To address a single entity, Topograph identifiers combine the registration number with the JFSC entity id, joined by a hyphen: `3499-3005057`. A bare registration number remains a valid **search** query, and `/v2/search` returns every entity that carries it, but `/v2/company` requires the full identifier.

| Company Type | Source | Format | Example | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| **Companies and other entities** | JFSC Registry | `<registrationNumber>-<entityId>`, digits on both sides | `3499-3005057`, `41-319968`, `159454-3289543` | Registration number and JFSC entity id, hyphen-joined. In the records we have seen, the registration number has 2 to 6 digits and the entity id 6 or 7 |
| **Registered business names** | JFSC Registry | `<registrationNumber>-<entityId>`, the registration number prefixed with `RBN` or `BNT` | `RBN14929-158455`, `BNT12894-168806` | Preserve the identifier exactly as returned by search |

<Note>
  Reserved names (`RN`-prefixed registrations) are name reservations rather than entities: they carry no company data and are not returned by search, so they cannot be queried.
</Note>

<Tip>
  **Preserve prefixes:** registration numbers `RBN14929` and `14929` belong to different registrations. Use the complete identifier returned by search.
</Tip>

### Identifiers in API Response

Once you retrieve company data, the `identifiers` object contains:

| Identifier Type | Format | Example | Found In |
| - | - | - | - |
| `companyNumber` | Registration number and JFSC entity id, hyphen-joined | `3499-3005057` | All entities |

### Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)

GLEIF is the supplementary data source for this identifier.

`company.identifiers.lei` is optional. It is returned when the JFSC entity identifier matches a registration or validation reference in GLEIF and identifies a single LEI.

The [LEI](https://www.gleif.org/en/about-lei/introducing-the-legal-entity-identifier-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.

A bare JFSC registration number is insufficient because numbers overlap across entity types. The match must identify the same entity as the composite identifier.

## Search Capabilities

| Search Type | Pattern | Example | Match Type | Expected Results |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| By Registration Number | Digits, optionally prefixed | `3499` | Exact | One result per entity carrying that number, often more than one |
| By Name | Text string (2-100 chars) | `"EXAMPLE HOLDINGS"` | Fuzzy | Multiple results (up to 100 per page) |

<Tip>
  **Search Performance:** Use registration number searches for best performance and the most precise results; keep the full identifier, including any `RBN` prefix. Name searches include previous names by default and may return many results across all entity types.
</Tip>

<Note>
  **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.
</Note>

### Active companies only

Search can return companies that are no longer active. Each result carries the register's status, so [`activeOnly=true`](/essentials/search#active-companies-only) removes the inactive ones.

## Company Status

The JFSC status is a closed list of values. Topograph maps each one **deterministically** to a standardized status and, where the register's wording names the cause, a closure reason. For active entities whose data comes from the Entity Profile Report, status is AI-parsed from the report.

| Local Status | Standardized Status | Closure Reason | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| Active | Active | -- | Entity is currently operating |
| Registered | Active | -- | Live status of a registered business name |
| Active (Continued In) | Active | -- | Continued into Jersey from another jurisdiction |
| Active (Merged) | Active | -- | Surviving entity of a merger |
| In Liquidation | Under Insolvency Proceeding | Liquidation | Entity is being liquidated |
| Cancelled | Closed | Other | Registration cancelled (partnerships, funds) |
| Inactive (Cancelled) | Closed | Other | |
| Ceased | Closed | Other | Business name that has stopped trading |
| Dissolved | Closed | Other | |
| Inactive (Dissolved) | Closed | Other | |
| Inactive (Dissolved/Ceased) | Closed | Other | |
| Inactive (Struck Off) | Closed | Administrative Dissolution | Removed from the register |
| Inactive (Merged/Demerged) | Closed | Merger | |
| Inactive (Merged Out) | Closed | Merger | Absorbed by a merger |
| Inactive (Continued Overseas) | Closed | Other | Migrated out of Jersey |
| Inactive (Continued Out) | Closed | Other | Migrated out of Jersey |
| Used | Unknown | -- | Name reservation consumed by an incorporation, not a company |
| Rejected | Unknown | -- | Name reservation refused by the JFSC, not a company |

<Note>
  For **inactive** entities (for example Dissolved, Inactive (Struck Off), Cancelled, Ceased), 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 public register.
</Note>

## Legal Forms

Jersey entities are classified by type from the JFSC Registry. The JFSC type is a closed list of values, mapped **deterministically** to an English translation, standardized company type, and ISO 20275 (ELF) code. The local JFSC entity type is always preserved verbatim in the `localName` field. For active entities whose data comes from the Entity Profile Report, the legal form is AI-parsed from the report.

### Companies

| Local Name | Standardized | ISO 20275 | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| Registered Company Private | Limited Liability Company | SQXV | Most common company type (private limited) |
| Registered Company Public | Corporation | JOX1 | Public limited company |
| Limited Liability Company - Body Corporate | Limited Liability Company | -- | Jersey LLC |
| Limited Liability Company - Unincorporated Body | Limited Liability Company | -- | Jersey LLC |

### Cell Companies

| Local Name | Standardized | ISO 20275 | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| Incorporated Cell Company Private | Limited Liability Company | -- | Company with segregated cells |
| Incorporated Cell Company Public | Corporation | -- | Company with segregated cells |
| Incorporated Cell Private | Limited Liability Company | -- | Cell of an incorporated cell company |
| Incorporated Cell Public | Corporation | -- | Cell of an incorporated cell company |
| Protected Cell Company Private | Limited Liability Company | -- | Company with protected cells |
| Protected Cell Company Public | Corporation | -- | Company with protected cells |
| Protected Cell Private | Limited Liability Company | -- | Cell of a protected cell company |
| Protected Cell Public | Corporation | -- | Cell of a protected cell company |

### Partnerships

| Local Name | Standardized | ISO 20275 | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| Limited Partnership | Partnership | UBWU | LP structure |
| Limited Liability Partnership | Partnership | 7RZH | LLP structure |
| Separate Limited Partnership | Partnership | 21F4 | SLP with separate legal personality |
| Incorporated Limited Partnership | Partnership | 33IP | ILP with separate legal personality |

### Other Entities

| Local Name | Standardized | ISO 20275 | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| Foundation | Nonprofit Organization | 40A7 | Jersey foundation |
| Business Name | Sole Proprietorship | -- | Trading name registration |
| Registered Business Name | Sole Proprietorship | -- | Trading name registration |
| Unregulated Fund | Other | -- | |

## Legal Representatives

Disclosed current appointments come from the **Entity Profile Report**. The role catalogue distinguishes company directors, foundation council members, general partners, LLP partners and LLC management appointments. A title identifies a capacity; it does not establish sole or joint signing or unrestricted transaction powers.

| Role | Classification | Standardized | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| Director, Nominee Director, Alternate Director | Legal Representative | Director | Current director appointment |
| Council Member, Member of the council | Legal Representative | Board Member | Foundation council appointment |
| Qualified Person | Depends on appointment | Board Member or Other | Board Member only when a current qualified council appointment is confirmed |
| General Partner | Legal Representative | General Partner | General-partner appointment |
| Partner | Depends on appointment | Partner or Other | LLP agency or a separately disclosed representative mandate |
| Manager, Member | Depends on appointment | Manager or Other | LLC management and authority depend on the management arrangement and LLC agreement; ownership alone is insufficient |

<Note>
  **Corporate role holders** retain type `company` and their disclosed registered identity. Individual details are included only when disclosed. An unfamiliar appointment title is preserved with standardized role `Other`.
</Note>

## Other Key Persons

Disclosed administrative or other appointments are returned separately from representative capacities.

| Role | Classification | Standardized | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| Secretary | Other Key Person | Secretary | Unless a separate representative mandate is explicitly disclosed |
| Unqualified member, partner or qualified-person capacity | Other Key Person | Other | Ownership, formation or service-provider status alone does not establish authority |

<Note>
  Person records require an available Entity Profile Report and are limited to its disclosures. JFSC generally keeps secretary information private unless the person is also a director or member. Directors of share-transfer companies may appear publicly only as members; a member entry alone is not treated as a director appointment. People are not supplied by the fast search-only mode.
</Note>

## 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 Types

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

<Note>
  **Private Jersey companies are not required to publicly disclose shareholders.** When a company's shareholder data is not in the Entity Profile Report, an empty array is returned. Shareholder data is **never** available for inactive entities.

  Business name registrations and Jersey foundations have no share capital. For these, the `shareholders` datapoint is not applicable and returns an explicit not-applicable response at no charge.
</Note>

<Warning>
  **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.
</Warning>

## 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.

<Note>
  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.
</Note>

## 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 (\~2 min) | ❌ | Requires Entity Profile Report (not available for inactive) |
| Registered Address | ✅ | ❌ | From the JFSC register |
| 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. Not applicable to business names and foundations (explicit not-applicable response, no charge) |
| Ultimate Beneficial Owners | ❌ | ❌ | Not available through JFSC |
| Establishments | ❌ | ❌ | Not provided by JFSC |
| Activity Codes | ❌ | ❌ | JFSC does not provide industry classification |
| Documents (Entity Profile Report) | ⚠️ Where offered | ❌ | Check `availableDocuments`; active status alone is insufficient |
| Documents (Business Name Registration Certificate) | ⚠️ Where offered | ⚠️ Where offered | Confirms registration of a trading name |

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

## Documents by Company Type

| Document | API Category | Format | Availability |
| - | - | - | - |
| **Entity Profile Report (Uncertified)** | `tradeRegisterExtract` | PDF | Entities for which JFSC offers the report |
| **Certificate of Business Name Registration** | `otherDocuments[]` | PDF | Business names for which JFSC offers the certificate |

The certificate carries `subType: "business_name_registration_certificate"`. A business name is a trading name registered by an individual or a company; its registration does not establish which legal form the holder has.

<Note>
  Some active business names have a registration certificate but no Entity Profile Report. The document list reflects the supported products currently offered by JFSC for the requested entity. Inactive entities generally have no Entity Profile Report; basic company information remains available from the public register.
</Note>

Retrieved documents are reused for 24 hours.

## Example API Responses

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

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Active Private Company (with directors and shareholders)">
    ```json theme={null}
    {
      "company": {
        "id": "3499-3005057",
        "countryCode": "JE",
        "identifiers": {
          "companyNumber": "3499-3005057"
        },
        "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": [
        {
          "entityId": "person_001",
          "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"
            }
          }
        },
        {
          "entityId": "person_002",
          "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": [
        {
          "entityId": "company_001",
          "type": "company",
          "sharePercentage": 100,
          "numberOfShares": 1,
          "company": {
            "legalName": "PARENT GROUP LIMITED",
            "countryCode": "JE",
            "legalAddress": {
              "addressLine1": "47 Esplanade",
              "city": "St. Helier",
              "postalCode": "JE1 0BD",
              "countryCode": "JE"
            }
          }
        }
      ]
    }
    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Inactive Company (Cancelled LP -- basic data only)">
    ```json theme={null}
    {
      "company": {
        "id": "495-318592",
        "countryCode": "JE",
        "identifiers": {
          "companyNumber": "495-318592"
        },
        "legalName": "EXAMPLE PARTNERS L.P.",
        "registrationDate": "2004-03-31",
        "status": {
          "localName": "Cancelled",
          "active": false,
          "statusDetails": {
            "status": "CLOSED",
            "closureReason": "OTHER"
          }
        },
        "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.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Available Documents">
    Documents are returned when `"dataPoints": ["availableDocuments"]` is requested.

    | API Category | Document | Notes |
    | - | - | - |
    | `tradeRegisterExtract` | Entity Profile Report (Uncertified) | Where offered by JFSC |
    | `otherDocuments[]` | Certificate of Business Name Registration | Where offered; `subType: "business_name_registration_certificate"` |

    ```json theme={null}
    {
      "documents": {
        "tradeRegisterExtract": {
          "id": "b903c3b8-e0a6-5880-923f-306c10722b15",
          "name": "Entity Profile Report - Uncertified Online",
          "format": "pdf",
          "description": "Jersey FSC Entity Profile Report (uncertified)",
          "estimatedDeliverySeconds": 60
        }
      }
    }
    ```

    All documents are **PDF** format in **English**.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Quirks & Gotchas

| Quirk | Details |
| - | - |
| **No data for inactive entities** | The Entity Profile Report is only available for active companies. Dissolved, Inactive (Struck Off), Cancelled, Ceased, and other inactive 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 a company's shareholder data is not in the Entity Profile Report, an empty array is returned. For business names and foundations, `shareholders` returns a not-applicable response at no charge. |
| **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 time** | Entity Profile Reports usually arrive in about a minute, and can take longer in edge cases. A full company profile built from the report takes about 2 minutes. |
| **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 numbers are not unique on their own** | The JFSC numbers each entity type in its own series, so a bare registration number can belong to several entities. Topograph identifiers combine the registration number with the JFSC entity id (e.g., `3499-3005057`); some also carry a prefix (`RBN`, `BNT`). |
| **Documents deduplicated 24 hours** | Entity Profile Reports are deduplicated for 24 hours after retrieval to avoid redundant retrieves. |
| **Capital in GBP** | Jersey companies report share capital in British Pounds Sterling (GBP), not Euros. |
| **No UBOs** | Ultimate Beneficial Owner data is not available through the JFSC Registry. |
| **No establishments** | The JFSC does not provide establishment/branch data. |


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