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Products & Services

The main functions of the Guernsey Registry are to examine and store information on various registers as required under Guernsey legislation. The Registry is required to make some of this information available for public inspection.

Guidance/Forms

Guidance notes for all Registry products and services are available in this section. They have been arranged by subject matter. Guidance notes are also available for download on the relevant pages throughout the site.

Notices

This section includes notices from the Registrar in accordance with the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008, organised by year and month. Any person who is directly affected by a decision of the Registrar may apply to the Royal Court under Section 511 of the law for an order that the decision be set aside or modified.

Annual Validation - companies

All Guernsey companies must file an Annual Validation with the Registry between 1 January and the last day of February each year (except companies incorporated in December the previous year).

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This site provides information on the various registers maintained by the Registry as required under Guernsey legislation.

In addition, this site publishes notices in accordance with the Companies (Guernsey) Law 2008 and provides guidance notes on the administration of limited companies and limited partnerships, foundations, limited liability partnerships, Guernsey Finance funding submissions, recognised auditor registrations and using the online services portal.

Guernsey Registry Industry Update

The Registry has issued an Industry Update for Corporate Services Providers which contains an overview of Registry activity so far this year, an update on our plans for the future and reminders of key dates ahead.

The update is available to view here: pdf icon Industry Update - September 2018 [1Mb]

Companies struck off for failure to submit annual validation

On 16 March and 23 March 2018, the Registry published details of companies that had failed to file an annual validation this year.

Those companies listed for strike off on 16 March and 23 March that have not shown cause to the contrary (submitted an annual validation) have now been struck off.

Details of those companies that have been struck off can be found here.

Annual validation strike off notices

All Guernsey companies incorporated before 1 December 2017 were required to file an annual validation submission during January/February this year.

The Registry has published a strike off list which contains details of companies who failed to submit an annual validation. Click here to see the list.

Unless cause is shown to the contrary (the company submits its annual validation), companies listed for strike off will be struck off on the notice expiry date shown.

The initial list of companies was published on 16 March 2018 and a further list was published on 23 March 2018.

Corporate Service Provider directory

The Registry has launched a directory of Guernsey Corporate Service Providers which is available here.

If you would like to list your firm in the directory free of charge please see here for further information.

Fraud Warning to Bailiwick Charities

The Guernsey Border Agency has issued a fraud warning to Bailiwick Charities. Further information can be found here.

Damon Hackley, Registrar, 28 September 2018

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