Jersey Annual Confirmation Statement: Rules & Deadlines

Understanding the Annual Confirmation Statement in JerseyCopy link to section

Every entity on the Jersey register must file an Annual Confirmation Statement, an online declaration confirming that the information held about it remains accurate. This obligation replaced the former annual return when the Financial Services (Disclosure and Provision of Information) (Jersey) Law 2020 took effect, and it is administered by the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) through its myRegistry portal.

The requirement reaches companies, foundations, limited liability companies, partnerships of several kinds, and LLPs, whether newly formed or long established. This article explains who must file, what the statement covers, how and when to submit it, the fees and penalties involved, and the steps a non-resident owner should take to stay in good standing. It is written for foreign business owners and their advisers who hold or control a Jersey entity from outside the island and need to keep it compliant.

Legal Basis: The Financial Services (Disclosure and Provision of Information) (Jersey) Law 2020Copy link to section

The governing statute, known as the DPI Law or Disclosure Law, was adopted on 14 July 2020 and came into force on 6 January 2021 alongside its supporting Order and Regulations. It places the beneficial ownership of legal persons on a statutory footing, giving effect to Recommendation 24 of the Financial Action Task Force standards.

The reform answered findings in the 2016 MONEYVAL report, which flagged the need for stronger measures around beneficial ownership disclosure. In doing so, the Disclosure Law retired the old annual return and substituted the Annual Confirmation Statement.

Two provisions carry the weight of the regime. Article 5 requires each entity to confirm, within the relevant period, that its beneficial owner information, significant person information, and other specified details remain correct. Article 7 imposes a separate, year-round duty: any change, error, or inaccuracy in significant person or beneficial owner information must be reported within 21 days of the entity becoming aware of it.

A 12 August 2022 amendment to the Limited Partnerships (Jersey) Law 1994 extended the confirmation duty to limited partnerships that fall outside the DPI Law's direct reach. The consolidated text of the Disclosure Law is published officially on jerseylaw.je.

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Which Entities Must File an Annual Confirmation StatementCopy link to section

If your business sits on the Jersey register, it owes an Annual Confirmation Statement. The duty covers companies, foundations, incorporated limited partnerships, limited liability companies, separate limited partnerships, and limited liability partnerships, with the 2022 amendment pulling other limited partnerships in as well.

Age makes no difference. Entities formed long before the Disclosure Law commenced are bound by it exactly as new ones are.

Timing of the first filing follows a simple rule:

• An entity registered in or before the year preceding the confirmation cycle must file.
• An entity newly registered during the current calendar year is not required to file until the following year's cycle.

A fee accompanies every filing, with one exception. A Jersey registered charity files without charge.

What the Annual Confirmation Statement ContainsCopy link to section

The statement is an online confirmation in myRegistry that the register's records are accurate as at the date of submission. Rather than re-keying data, the filer reviews pre-populated information and confirms or corrects it.

For a company, the confirmation covers its directors, secretary, beneficial owners, and members, together with the registered office and share capital structure. Share capital details should be brought up to date before the statement is made, since errors must be fixed before confirmation can proceed.

The information divides between what the public can see and what stays private. Publicly available particulars of significant persons include name, date of birth, correspondence address, nationality, and occupation. Beneficial owner data is held privately and is more extensive, covering name and former names, residential and correspondence addresses, nationality, occupation, gender, date of birth, and place and country of birth.

Requirements shift by entity type:

• Limited partnerships confirm the registered office, the full name and address of each general partner (or, for a corporate general partner, its place of incorporation and principal office), and whether the partnership is continuing or winding up.
• LLPs confirm whether accounting records or returns have been provided under Article 11 of the LLP Law.
• Foundations must attach abridged regulations, drawn from Articles 12 and 14 of the Foundations (Jersey) Law 2009, with any individually identifying detail removed.

Where nominee shareholders are involved, the identity of nominee and nominator must be disclosed, unless the nominee is JFSC-registered under the Financial Services (Jersey) Law 1998. A special purpose vehicle holding an Article 4 COBO consent confirms that its directors have taken reasonable steps to verify no breaches occurred; from 2023 this wording sits within the standard company statement. Any solvency statement required is sent through general correspondence in myRegistry at the same time.

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Filing Deadline and FrequencyCopy link to section

One statement is due per registered entity each calendar year. The filing window opens on 1 January and closes on the last day of February.

For the 2026 cycle, the deadline fell at 11:59 pm on 28 February 2026. Because the confirmation speaks as at the date of submission rather than 1 January, the records you confirm must be current on the day you file.

The 21-day update duty runs in parallel and never sleeps. Any change to significant person or beneficial owner information must reach the JFSC within 21 days of the entity learning of it, independent of the annual cycle.

How and Where to File via the myRegistry PortalCopy link to section

All filings pass through myRegistry, the JFSC's secure online portal for registry obligations. The same hub handles new registrations and routine updates to company details.

Access begins with registration. A first-time user selects "sign up now" on the log-in page and supplies an email address to receive a verification code. Multi-factor authentication is mandatory, using either an authenticator app or a phone-based method, and cannot be bypassed.

Only an entity's nominated person can view its private data and submit on its behalf. A nominated person must be one of the following:

1. A significant person of the entity who is resident in Jersey.
2. A person registered under the Financial Services (Jersey) Law 1998 to carry on certain trust company or fund services business.
3. A Jersey-resident lawyer or accountant regulated by the Commission for the purposes of the Proceeds of Crime (Jersey) Law 1999.

In practice the role usually falls to a trust and company service provider (TCSP) that administers the entity, or to its directors or secretary. A TCSP acting for client entities holds a dedicated TCSP account, where a lead administrator manages user access and designated users complete filings.

Submission itself is straightforward: log in, select the entity, and confirm or correct the displayed information. Fees are paid online by credit or debit card at the moment of submission, and a TCSP may operate a "pay as you go" account that must hold funds before a filing completes. Supporting documents, such as solvency statements or SPV COBO confirmations, go in separately through the form uploader using the "other registry correspondence" option.

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Government Filing FeesCopy link to section

A fee applies to every Annual Confirmation Statement except those filed by a Jersey registered charity, which pay nothing. This charge replaced the fee once levied on the annual return, and payment must be completed when the statement is submitted.

Fee levels are set through an annual JFSC consultation and take effect from 1 January of the applicable year. Because the schedule changes each cycle, the exact amount for your entity type should be read directly from the source before filing.

Penalties for Late or Non-FilingCopy link to section

Missing the end-of-February deadline carries immediate consequences. A late-filing fee is triggered, charged in addition to the standard annual fee, and the entity becomes guilty of an offence.

The Disclosure Law creates a spread of civil and criminal offences. These reach providing false or misleading information, failing to update within the 21-day window, failing to file the statement, failing to appoint a nominated person, and failing to comply with a disclosure request.

Liability can extend beyond the entity. Where an offence is committed with the consent of a significant person, that individual is guilty of the same offence.

The sanctions available include fines, imprisonment, daily default fines for continuing offences, late-filing fees, and striking off. Late-filing fees are published separately for each entity type, including companies, foundations, limited partnerships, LLCs, LLPs, and SLPs, on the JFSC registry fees pages.

Strike-Off and Dissolution as the Ultimate Consequence of DefaultCopy link to section

Continued default does not sit quietly. About seven months after the deadline, by roughly the end of September, the Registrar reviews every entity that has filed neither its Annual Confirmation Statement nor dissolution or cancellation documents.

At that review, the Registrar weighs whether to refer non-filers to the Attorney General for prosecution, where a fine of up to £10,000 may follow. Persistent failure to file may also lead to the entity being struck off the register.

The escalation runs along a clear timeline:

If an entity is no longer wanted, the cleaner course is to wind it up properly and file dissolution or cancellation documents by the deadline, rather than letting it lapse. Statements of Solvency on commencement (Form C60) and completion (Form C61) of a summary winding up are submitted by the nominated person through myRegistry. The Disclosure Law also lets struck-off entities be reinstated and a dissolution declared void in appropriate cases.

Practical Tips for Staying Compliant with Your Annual Confirmation StatementCopy link to section

A foreign owner manages this obligation best by acting before the window opens, not as it closes. The following measures keep an entity in order from outside the island.

• Appoint a Jersey TCSP as nominated person; the firm can inspect registry records, verify beneficial ownership data, and file on the entity's behalf.
• Treat the 21-day update duty as continuous, reporting changes to beneficial owners and significant persons as they arise rather than saving them for the annual filing.
• Bring share capital records fully up to date before starting the submission, since errors block confirmation.
• Set up multi-factor authentication on the myRegistry account well ahead of February, as it cannot be skipped.
• File early in the 1 January to end-of-February window; the 2026 deadline closed at 11:59 pm on 28 February.
• Read the JFSC fees schedule before filing, because rates change yearly and payment is taken at submission.

Two further points reward attention. If an entity is dormant or no longer needed, file dissolution or cancellation documents by the deadline rather than allowing a silent lapse that invites the Registrar's review. Under the DPI Regulations, advisers to high-profile clients can apply to the Registrar to keep certain otherwise-public information about a significant person private, and should assess whether such a dispensation is warranted.

ConclusionCopy link to section

For a non-resident owner, the Annual Confirmation Statement is a low-effort filing with high-stakes consequences: a single online confirmation, but one that, if neglected, leads to fines, prosecution, and eventual strike-off. The work that matters happens before the window opens, in keeping beneficial ownership and share capital records accurate throughout the year.

The practical decision is who holds the pen. Appointing a qualified Jersey nominated person, almost always a TCSP, settles both the access requirement and the year-round accuracy duty in one arrangement.

How Expanship Can Help Your Business in JerseyCopy link to section

Expanship acts as, or works alongside, your nominated person to prepare and submit the Annual Confirmation Statement through myRegistry, keep your register entries accurate, and manage the 21-day update obligation between cycles. Beyond this single filing, we support the full life of a foreign-owned Jersey entity.

• Company, foundation, and partnership incorporation in Jersey
• Registered office and nominated person services
• Ongoing compliance and filing management, including the Annual Confirmation Statement
• Accounting and bookkeeping
• Economic substance and beneficial ownership support
• Banking introductions

To arrange support for your Jersey entity, contact Expanship Jersey.

Frequently Asked QuestionsCopy link to section