statistical business registerA statistical business register (SBR) plays a central part in a system of official economic statistics at a national statistics office.
A company register has a different purpose: protection, accountability and control of legal entities.
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has a different purpose than a company register. While a commercial/trade register serves a purpose of protection, accountability and control, a statistical register plays a central part in a system of official economic statistics at a national statistics office
The following is a list of national and international statistical services.
Central national statistical services
Nearly every country in the world has set a central public sector unit entirely devoted to the production, harmonisation and dissemin ...
.
Company registers by country
Each country's company register has different registrar types, contents, purpose, and public availability.Botswana
Companies and Intellectual Property Authority is responsible for registering companies in Botswana.Canada
The Director General ofCorporations CanadaCorporations Canada is the government agency of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada responsible for Canadian corporation, incorporation of Canadian businesses and "corporate laws governing federal companies, except for financial inter ...
is responsible for federally-incorporated corporations.
Each province has a registrar who is responsible for provincially-incorporated corporations.
United Kingdom
The Registrar of Companies forEngland
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, Wales
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& Scotland
Scotland ( sco, Scotland, gd, Alba
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is the official responsible for Companies House
Companies House is the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed. The Guardian' and Telegraph' use Britain as a synonym for the United Ki ...
, which deals with all filings relating to the Companies Act 1985
The Companies Act 1985 (c.6) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, enacted in 1985, which enabled companies to be formed by registration, and set out the responsibilities of companies, their di ...
to 2006
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Events
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. Companies House ensures that the document filings are kept up to date and deals with any breaches of the Companies Act.
The Registrar of Companies for England
England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest of England and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. E ...
& Wales
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is Louise Smyth, who is based at Companies House, Cardiff
Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital city of Wales and a Local government in Wales, county. Officially known as the City and County of Cardiff, it is the United Kingdom's eleventh-largest city and the main commercial centre of Wales. Cardi ...
.
The Registrar of Companies for Scotland is Lisa Davis, who is based at Companies House, Edinburgh
Edinburgh (; sco, Edinburgh; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is ...
.
The Registrar of Companies for Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label=Ulster-ScotsUlster Scots, also known as Scotch-Irish, may refer to:
* Ulster Scots people
The Ulster Scots (Ulster-Scots
The Ulster Scots (Ulster Scots dialects, Ulster- ...
is Helen Shilliday, whose office is based in Belfast
Belfast ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdom and the second-largest on the island of Ireland. It had a popul ...
.
Jersey
The Registrar of Companies forJersey
Jersey ( , ; nrf, label=Jèrriais, Jèrri ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ''Bailliage dé Jèrri''), is an island and self-governing Crown dependencies, Crown Dependency near the coa ...
is the Jersey Financial Services Commission.
India
India has one registrar of companies for each of the below regions. Each state typically has one registrar office or shares an office with neighbouring states and/or union territories. Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu are the only states to have two offices and two registrar of companies.PuducherryPuducherry or Pondicherry may refer to:
* Puducherry (union territory)
Puducherry (), also known as Pondicherry (), is a States and union territories of India, union territory of India. It was formed out of four territories of former French India, ...
is the only union territory to have its own office.
* Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (English: Telugu: ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the south-eastern Coastal India, coastal region of India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, seventh-largest state by area c ...
* Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh (, literally "land of dawn-lit mountains") is a state
State may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
* ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State
* The State (newspaper), ...
, Assam
Assam (, ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to ...
, Manipur
Manipur () is a state
State may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
* ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State
* The State (newspaper), ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in ...
, Meghalaya
Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a states and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. Meghalaya was formed by carving out two districts from the state of Assam: the United Kha ...
, Mizoram
Mizoram () is a state in northeastern India
Northeast India (officially North Eastern Region, NER) is the easternmost region of India
India (Hindi: ), officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the ...
, Nagaland
Nagaland is a state
State may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
* ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State
* The State (newspaper), ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Col ...
, Sikkim
Sikkim (; ) is a state
State may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
* ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State
* The State (newspaper), ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in ...
and Tripura
Tripura () is a States and territories of India, state in northeastern India. The third-smallest state in the country, it covers and is bordered by Bangladesh to the north, south, and west, and the Indian states of Assam and Mizoram to the e ...
* Bihar
Bihar (; ) is a states and union territories of India, state in eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, third-largest state by population and list of states and union territories of India by area ...
and Jharkhand
Jharkhand (; ; meaning 'the land of forests') is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Chhattisgarh to the ...
* Delhi
Delhi (; ''Dillī''; ''Dillī''; ''Dêhlī''), officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a of containing , the capital of India.
*
*
* Straddling the river, but primarily its western or right bank, Delhi ...
and Haryana
Haryana (; ) is a in India located in the northern-part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of on 1 November 1966 on a basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land area. The state capital ...
* Goa
Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India
India (Hindi: ), officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous country, the ...
and Daman and Diu
Daman and Diu (; Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Damão e Diu''; ) is a district of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Harveli and Daman and Diu union territory in western India. It was a separate union territory u ...
* Gujarat
Gujarat (, ) is a state
State may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
* ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State
* The State (newspaper), ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper i ...
* Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi River ...
* Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO
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* Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state
State may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
* ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State
* The State (newspaper), ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper ...
* Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning ''Central Province'') is a state in central India. Its capital city, capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Satna being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the List o ...
and Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh (lit. thirty-six forts) is a landlocked and heavily forested States and union territories of India, state located in the region of Central India. Formerly part of Madhya Pradesh it was granted statehood on Chhattisgarh Rajyotsava, 1 ...
* Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha, is a state
State may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
* ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State
* The State (newspaper), ''The State'' (newspaper) ...
* Odisha
Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa (), is an States and union territories of India, Indian state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, 8th largest state by area, and the Li ...
* PuducherryPuducherry or Pondicherry may refer to:
* Puducherry (union territory)
Puducherry (), also known as Pondicherry (), is a States and union territories of India, union territory of India. It was formed out of four territories of former French India, ...
* Punjab
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, Chandigarh
Chandigarh (; ) is a city, district
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...
and Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Province of the Snow-laden Mountains") is a state
State may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
* ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State
* The State (newspaper ...
* Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; ; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state
State may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
* ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State
* The State (newspaper), ''The State'' (newspa ...
* Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; ) is a state
State may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
* ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State
* The State (newspaper), ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspape ...
(offices in Chennai
Chennai (, ), also known as Madras (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Tamil Nadu, the official name until 1996), is the capital city of the states and territories of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The state's largest city in area ...
and Coimbatore
Coimbatore ( ta, கோயம்புத்தூர், translit=kōyampuththūr, ), also known as Kovai or Covai (), is one of the major metropolitan cities in the Indian state
India
India (Hindi: ), officially the Republic o ...
)
* Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state
State may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
* ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State
* The State (newspaper), ''The State'' (new ...
and Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand ( , or ; , lit. 'Northern Land'), formerly known as Uttaranchal ( ), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally "Land of the Gods") due to its religious significance and numerous ...
* West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali
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* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they sp ...
*
Openness
According to ratings published by the websiteOpenCorporates
OpenCorporates is a website
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, Denmark
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and United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed. The Guardian' and Telegraph' use Britain as a synonym for the United Kingdom. Some prefer to use Britain as shorth ...
are the leaders with regard to openness of information available in a company's register. Registries/registrars in these countries are named, correspondingly, Central Business Register and Companies House
Companies House is the United Kingdom
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.
See also
*Companies Registration Office (Ireland)
The Companies Registration Office (CRO; ga, An Oifig um Chlárú Cuideachtaí) registers and incorporates companies in Ireland
Ireland (; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, North Atla ...
* List of company registers
This is a list of official business registers around the world.
There are many types of official business registers, usually maintained for various purposes by a state authority, such as a government agency, or a court of law
A court is ...
* Corporate Registers Forum
References
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