questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many overseas entities which did not comply with beneficial ownership were identified in 2026 to date; how many penalties for non compliance were issued; and how many of those penalties were a) financial sanctions, b) disqualification and c) criminal sanctions.
answerText: The legislation requires overseas entities to provide details of their managing officers to Companies House when they are unable to identify their beneficial owners. An entity is unable to register or file an update without disclosing this information.Com...
heading: Foreign Companies: Ownership