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Foreign entities face 'severe sanctions' for missing January deadline

News Team, 07/02/2023

The UK government has announced that foreign companies who have not registered their beneficial owners with Companies House by the 31 January deadline could now face severe sanctions, such as restrictions and financial penalties.

The register was introduced in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with the aim of targeting the illicit wealth of supporters of the Putin regime and exposing criminals who use overseas companies to la...


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