# Guernsey

Company data from the Guernsey business register, through the Topograph API.

## Overview

Topograph reads Guernsey Registry (Companies Register) and returns the company profile, legal representatives and other key persons of Guernsey companies through one API.

## Coverage

What comes back for each datapoint and document, as on the coverage matrix.

Every request is a full register read, in verification mode.

| Datapoint | Returned |
| --- | --- |
| Company profile | Yes |
| Legal representatives | Yes |
| Other key persons | Yes |

| Document | Returned |
| --- | --- |
| Register extract | Yes |
| Articles of association | Yes |
| Financials | No |
| UBO extract | No |

### Documents, as the register names them

- Company Registry Extract
- Charity/Non-profit Extract
- Articles of Incorporation
- Certificate of Incorporation

## Sources

The registers this country’s data comes from. Secondary sources only enrich or check what the registers return.

- **[Guernsey Registry (Companies Register)](https://portal.guernseyregistry.com)**: Official Guernsey Registry for companies, partnerships and foundations
- **[GLEIF (Legal Entity Identifiers)](https://www.gleif.org/en/lei-data/gleif-golden-copy/download-the-golden-copy)** (secondary): Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation – Legal Entity Identifier reference data

## Identifiers

Request a company by its Registry Number as the `id`, with `countryCode` set to `GG`. Its format, validation rules and an example value are in the full reference.

## The full Guernsey reference

The full reference covers how each datapoint is sourced and mapped, the vocabularies the API returns, the documents you can order and exact example responses. It is free with a Topograph account.

| In the full reference | Entries |
| --- | --- |
| Identifiers and formats | 2 |
| Search patterns | 3 |
| Quirks | 14 |
| Legal forms | 19 |
| Officer roles | 12 |
| Company statuses | 24 |
| Documents | 6 |
| Example responses | 10 |

- Create a free account: https://www.topograph.co/sign-up?redirect_url=%2Fcountries%2Fgg
- Sign in: https://www.topograph.co/sign-in?redirect_url=%2Fcountries%2Fgg

With a session, https://www.topograph.co/countries/gg.md returns the full reference as Markdown. Assistants signed in to the [Topograph Wizard MCP](https://docs.topograph.co/guides/topograph-mcp) can read it there too.

## Guernsey business register guide

[Guernsey business register guide](https://www.topograph.co/guides/business-registers-in-guernsey): how the register works, what it publishes and which documents it issues.

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Source: https://www.topograph.co/countries/gg