Retrieve Your BVI Register of Beneficial Owners Online
Access your company's official register of beneficial owners — the statutory record identifying every individual who ultimately owns or controls your BVI entity. Critical for compliance verification, banking requirements, and regulatory filings.
- Expanship Customers — Available for directors, shareholders, and authorized signatories of companies incorporated or managed through Expanship
- Third Parties — This is a private document and can only be retrieved for companies managed through Expanship
Understanding Your BVI Register of Beneficial Owners
Key details about obtaining your company's beneficial ownership records
What Is It
The Register of Beneficial Owners is a legally mandated document maintained by your Registered Agent that identifies all individuals with ultimate ownership or control of your BVI company. Required under the BVI Business Companies Act (as amended 2024), this register lists every beneficial owner holding 25% or more ownership interest or exercising significant control, along with their personal details and the nature of their beneficial interest.
What Your Register of Beneficial Owners Contains
Comprehensive breakdown of beneficial ownership information included in your BVI register
Company Information
Beneficial Owner's Full Legal Name
Date of Birth
Nationality and Citizenship
Residential Address
Nature of Beneficial Interest
Extent of Interest
Date of Becoming a Beneficial Owner
Date of Ceasing to Be a Beneficial Owner
Certification and Authentication
Why Choose Our Service
When You'll Need This Register
Common scenarios where your BVI Register of Beneficial Owners is required
Banking & KYC Requirements
Financial institutions request the Register of Beneficial Owners to verify ultimate ownership, satisfy know-your-customer obligations, and meet anti-money laundering compliance standards.
Due Diligence & Transactions
Investors, acquirers, and business partners rely on beneficial ownership records to confirm who ultimately controls a company before entering commercial agreements or transactions.
Regulatory & Tax Compliance
Required for regulatory filings, substance declarations, tax reporting, and satisfying international transparency frameworks such as CRS and FATCA.
Corporate Governance
Internal oversight of beneficial ownership structures, ensuring accurate records for board reporting, compliance audits, and corporate restructuring decisions.
Complimentary for Expanship-Managed Companies
Your BVI Register of Beneficial Owners is provided directly from our records at no charge, included with your Expanship administration package.
Expanship-Managed Companies
Provided from our records at no cost for Expanship-administered companies
What's Included
How It Works
Our straightforward 5-step process to retrieve your BVI Register of Beneficial Owners
Submit Your Request
Provide your company details and specify your requirements. We confirm receipt and begin processing within 24 hours.
Verification & Review
Our team verifies your request and reviews your company records to ensure accuracy and completeness.
Document Preparation
Your Register of Beneficial Owners is compiled and formatted from your maintained company records.
Optional Certification
If required, your register can be authenticated via apostille or notary public for international recognition.
Secure Delivery
Receive your register through express courier worldwide or secure digital delivery, with full tracking provided.
Ready to Request Your BVI Register of Beneficial Owners?
Submit your request online and receive your Register of Beneficial Owners prepared from your company records. Express courier delivery worldwide with optional document certification.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about obtaining your BVI Register of Beneficial Owners
An individual qualifies as a beneficial owner if they hold 25% or more of the company's shares or voting rights, directly or indirectly, or if they exercise significant control over the company through other means such as the right to appoint or remove directors. Corporate entities cannot be beneficial owners—the register must identify the ultimate individual persons behind any ownership structure.
Only authorized persons can obtain the Register of Beneficial Owners. This includes company directors, officers, and individuals holding written authorization from the company. The register is not a public document and is maintained confidentially by the Registered Agent. However, BVI authorities may access this information for regulatory and enforcement purposes.
No, beneficial ownership information is strictly confidential in BVI and not available to the public. The register is held by the Registered Agent and filed with the Registry of Corporate Affairs through the VIRRGIN system, but it remains private. Only authorized company representatives and BVI regulatory authorities can access this information.
The register includes each beneficial owner's full legal name, date of birth, nationality, residential address, the nature and extent of their beneficial interest (percentage ownership or type of control), and the dates they became or ceased being a beneficial owner. It provides a complete picture of who ultimately owns and controls the company.
You typically need the Register of Beneficial Owners for bank account opening procedures, due diligence in corporate transactions, compliance audits, legal proceedings, or when responding to information requests from financial institutions or regulatory authorities. Banks and compliance professionals often require certified copies to verify ultimate ownership.
Standard turnaround time is 3-5 business days from request to delivery. We coordinate with your Registered Agent to obtain the current register, arrange for proper certification if required, and deliver it to you securely via encrypted digital channels or courier service.
Your company's Registered Agent in BVI is legally responsible for maintaining this register. The Registered Agent must keep it current, update it whenever there are changes to beneficial ownership, and file it with the BVI Registry of Corporate Affairs through the VIRRGIN electronic filing system.
Registered shareholders appear on the Register of Members and are the legal owners recorded in the company's share register. Beneficial owners are the ultimate individuals who own or control those shares, whether directly or through nominee arrangements, trusts, corporate structures, or other mechanisms. For compliance purposes, identifying beneficial owners reveals who truly owns and controls the business.
Our fee covers coordination with your Registered Agent, retrieval of the register, professional certification if needed, secure digital delivery, and complete documentation support. We provide transparent pricing with no hidden charges—contact us for a detailed quote based on your specific requirements.
Request Your BVI Register of Beneficial Owners
Need a copy of your British Virgin Islands Register of Beneficial Owners? Reach out to our team and we'll prepare the document from your company records.
