Insights from the United Kingdom’s People with Significant Control register
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Publication type
Research report
Publication
Country focus
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Sections
Research
Summary
Ensuring the accuracy and reliability of beneficial ownership (BO) information is essential for it to serve its intended purposes, whether in tackling corruption, preventing money laundering, or supporting fair taxation. International standards and national regulations provide a range of verification mechanisms, yet while these measures are effective in identifying inconsistencies within individual company records, they are primarily limited to detecting internal or self-contained errors. Identifying systemic anomalies requires a broader analytical approach.
With this in mind, Maria Jofre, Data Analyst at Open Ownership, and Andres Knobel, Beneficial Ownership Lead Researcher at the Tax Justice Network, collaborated to explore and analyse the ownership structures of United Kingdom legal entities. This report presents the findings of that effort. It outlines methodological challenges and best practices, and includes a reproducible Python notebook to support future analysis using BO data.
