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 2025; 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: Companies House did not identify any cases of beneficial ownership non-compliance during 2025. The legislation requires overseas entities to either provide details of their beneficial owners, or details of their managing officers when they are unable to i...
heading: Foreign Companies: Ownership