Register of Members (basic) including Economic Crime & Corporate Transparency Act changes

The Economic Crime & Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) has changed key aspects of the register of members. This template register of members has been updated to reflect those changes.

Key ECCTA 2023 changes reflected in this template

• The option to keep the register on the central register at Companies House has been removed, so the register of members must be maintained as an internal local register.
• A member’s name must be recorded as a forename and surname (no initials or abbreviations).
• Companies have greater powers to obtain information from members.

Using this template alongside the inspection regime

Given the inspection regime, the statutory register should include only the information required by statute and not any additional information.

Recording additional member information

Any additional information you want to keep for internal purposes should be recorded in a separate internal company register, rather than in the statutory register. If you need a version that includes more detail, see our long form register of members.

Related guidance

Further information on the register of members, including where it must be kept, the inspection regime, company obligations when responding to inspection requests, and the changes implemented under the ECCTA, is set out in our guidance note.

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