Workflow checklist
- Identify the registry. www.guernseyregistry.com
- Check access requirements. Account required: No. Local ID required: No.
- Plan budget. Price range: USD 0.00. Payment methods: Not published on the live companyfees HTML.
- Anticipate friction. Captcha / 2FA: Unknown. English UI: Yes.
- Plan turnaround. Expected: Unknown.
- Verify recency. Last verified: 4 Sept 2026. Confirm current pricing at the official registry before submitting.
TL;DR. Guernsey’s companies register is the Guernsey Registry at https://www.guernseyregistry.com (HTTP 200, title Guernsey Registry Home Page - Guernsey Registry). The live Company Searches page states searches run on the Online Services Portal, “You do not need to be logged in to the system to perform a search”, and “Basic company information (such as registered office address, registration date, company status and economic activity code) is available free of charge.” The portal itself, https://portal.guernseyregistry.com/, is HTTP 200 with title Guernsey Registry and body Welcome to the loading (1461 bytes): a JavaScript shell, so the search form was not observed. Live https://www.guernseyregistry.com/companyfees lists Statement of the Register and Certificate of Good Standing at £15 (electronic), £50 (certified electronic) and £100 (certified paper). Instant is not live-cited. GBP 25-30 is replaced by those live rows. priceMin 0 is the live “free of charge” basic-info cite, not a guessed free extract.
What is the official Guernsey business registry?
The Guernsey Registry is the States of Guernsey register for companies, limited partnerships, LLPs, foundations and related entities in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. The live home lists Limited Companies, Limited Liability Partnerships, Foundations and Limited Partnerships, each with a Search the … Register link.
Guernsey is a Crown Dependency: not part of the UK and not part of the EU. Company law is the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 (as amended), linked from the Company Searches page.
The GFSC supervises licensed financial services. gfsc.gg was not live-checked as a search UI in this batch.
What can you search?
Cited on the Company Searches HTML (not observed as a filled-in portal form):
- Online search via https://portal.guernseyregistry.com/ without being logged in (guidance text)
- Basic information free of charge: registered office address, registration date, company status, economic activity code
- Directors via a paid Statement of the Register
- Shareholder information is not kept by the Registry (live sentence)
The portal fetch was a JS shell (Welcome to the loading). Do not treat that shell as a working search UI. Instant is not live-cited.
The home also links Search the Limited Liability Partnerships Register, Search the Foundations Register and Search the limited partnerships Register. Those target pages were not fully re-read as working forms in this check.
How much does it cost?
Live from https://www.guernseyregistry.com/companyfees (HTTP 200, title Limited Companies - Fee schedule - Guernsey Registry):
| Item | Cost (GBP) | Cost (USD, approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Basic company information (guidance: free of charge) | 0 | Unknown |
| Statement of the Register (electronic) | 15 | Unknown |
| Statement of the Register (certified electronic) | 50 | Unknown |
| Statement of the Register (certified paper) | 100 | Unknown |
| Certificate of Good Standing (electronic / certified electronic / certified paper) | 15 / 50 / 100 | Unknown |
| Copy of memorandum or articles (electronic / certified electronic / certified paper) | 15 / 50 / 100 | Unknown |
| Copy of an entire company file | 100 | Unknown |
GBP 25-30 Certificate of Good Standing is dropped. USD 32-38 is not on the fee HTML. Card brands are not on that HTML. Instant is not live-cited. Incorporation fees (for example £100 standard) are on the same schedule and are formation fees, not search priceMax.
Do you need a local account or ID?
Guidance says you do not need to be logged in to perform a search. The portal UI was not observed past the JS shell. No Guernsey ID field was seen on the guidance HTML. accountRequired is No on that live sentence.
Is the website in English?
Yes. Home, Company Searches and companyfees HTML are in English.
What’s the turnaround time?
Unknown. Instant is not live-cited. Incorporation rows on companyfees quote 24 hours / 2 hours / 15 minutes for incorporation products, not for search.
Is there an API?
No public developer API was live-cited. apiAvailable remains No.
What you legally cannot do
The Company Searches page links the Guernsey Registry Data Processing Notices. Bulk scraping of the portal is not granted. The beneficial ownership register is not described as public on the fetched search pages. Do not invent public UBO access. Shareholder information is explicitly not kept by the Registry.
Practical tips for foreign compliance buyers
- Portal is a JS shell in this check. Use the guidance and fee pages as the live-cited source; do not claim an observed results grid.
- Directors are not in the free basic set. Order a Statement of the Register (£15-100 live).
- Shareholders are not at the Registry. Do not expect a shareholder download.
- GFSC licence check is a parallel task for claimed financial firms; not fetched here.
- FATF status was not live-cited: fatf-gafi.org returned HTTP 403 (Cloudflare JS challenge).
Alternatives if you cannot access the registry directly
- Guernsey Registry guidance and fee pages (fetched HTTP 200) for what the Registry says is free vs paid.
- OpenCorporates: indicative name checks only.
- GFSC-licensed fiduciaries for agent-held records, under AML rules, not as a public UBO website.
Local data suppliers
Guernsey has no dedicated domestic credit bureau on this check. International platforms and St Peter Port fiduciaries are the usual enhanced-DD path.
FAQ
Is Guernsey part of the UK?
No. It is a Crown Dependency with its own company law. That is background, not a live search control.
What is Guernsey’s beneficial ownership regime?
Not re-read from a live UBO-register HTML in this check. The Company Searches page does not offer a public UBO search. Do not invent one.
Is Guernsey on the FATF grey list?
Not live-cited this check. fatf-gafi.org returned HTTP 403.
Does the Registry keep shareholder information?
No. Live sentence: “Shareholder information is not kept by the Registry.”
What is Guernsey’s corporate tax rate?
Not printed on the fetched Registry search or fee HTML. Do not cite a rate from this check.
Last verified: 2026-09-04. Live GET: guernseyregistry.com HTTP 200; Company Searches free-of-charge cite; portal.guernseyregistry.com JS shell; companyfees £15/50/100. Instant not live-cited.