An asset report maps what official registers, filed documents and public records show about a corporate object. Control — who holds it, who can bind it, who can encumber it — is the first question the report addresses. The second question is where the record stops and why.
The ceiling of what the sources allow is stated before payment. No report is commissioned without that ceiling being visible.
What the report establishesRegistered ownership, directorship, filed encumbrances and available financial disclosures — drawn from official registers across the relevant jurisdictions. Verified against sources on or before 2026-03-25. Jurisdictions coveredUp to 35 jurisdictions per engagement, depending on the corporate structure of the object. Fixed priceThree tiers: Signal €890 · Standard €1,900 · Extended €4,200. Scope per tier is defined before the report is commissioned. What the report does not doIt does not qualify the legal significance of the facts established. That function is outside the scope of this product and is noted explicitly in the disclaimer.A corporate object in a cross-border transaction typically sits inside a chain: an operating entity, one or more holding layers, and a beneficial owner at the top. Each layer may be registered in a different jurisdiction. Each jurisdiction has its own register, its own disclosure rules, and its own access conditions.
The report works through that chain layer by layer. At each layer it records what the register shows, what the register does not show, and what condition of access — language, national identifier, electronic signature, declared legitimate interest — prevented retrieval of a specific document.
The object of the report is not a legal opinion. It is a structured factual record: what is registered, in which source, as of which date.
The first layer of the report addresses registered ownership. For a limited liability company this means the shareholder list as filed. For a joint-stock company it means the share register or the central securities depository record, depending on jurisdiction. For a partnership it means the partnership agreement as filed, where filing is required.
Control is not always identical to ownership. A shareholder holding a minority stake may hold veto rights under a shareholders' agreement. That agreement may or may not be filed. The report records what is filed. Where a shareholders' agreement is known to exist but is not publicly filed, the report notes the gap.
The report records the directors and authorised signatories as they appear in the commercial register at the time of retrieval. It records the scope of authority where the register discloses it — single signature, joint signature, limits on transaction value — and notes where the register is silent on scope.
Changes in directorship that have been resolved but not yet registered create a gap between the legal position and the register. The report flags that gap where evidence of a pending change is available from filed documents.
Registered pledges, charges, mortgages and other security interests over the assets of the entity are recorded where a public register exists for that class of asset in the relevant jurisdiction. Not every jurisdiction maintains a unified encumbrance register. Where the register is fragmented — separate registers for real property, movable assets, intellectual property, aircraft, vessels — the report covers each register that is accessible under the engagement tier.
Where the jurisdiction requires annual accounts or financial statements to be filed with a public authority, the report records the most recent filed period, the filing date, and the key figures as they appear in the filed document. The report does not restate, audit or qualify those figures.
Thirty-five jurisdictions means thirty-five sets of access conditions. Some registers are fully digital and accessible without registration. Others require a national electronic identity, a declared legitimate interest, or a local representative to submit the request.
The report records, for each jurisdiction in scope:
Where a document could not be retrieved — because the access condition was not met, because the register was offline, or because the record does not exist — the report states that explicitly. A blank is not an omission. It is a finding.
Official registers record what has been filed. They do not record what has not been filed, what has been filed incorrectly, or what has been deliberately structured to remain outside the filing obligation.
Several specific limits apply across the 35-jurisdiction scope of this report.
Beneficial ownership. Following the Court of Justice of the European Union ruling in joined cases C-37/20 and C-601/20, public access to UBO registers across EU member states is no longer available as a default. Access conditions vary by member state and are subject to ongoing legislative change. The report establishes the chain of registered ownership to the point at which the register stops. It names that point and states why the chain does not continue.
Nominee arrangements. A nominee director or nominee shareholder appears in the register in their own name. The register does not disclose the existence of a nominee agreement. The report records the registered name. It does not infer the existence of a nominee arrangement from the registered name alone.
Unregistered shareholders' agreements. Shareholders' agreements that govern control — drag-along rights, veto rights, pre-emption rights — are frequently not filed. The report records what is filed. The existence of an unregistered agreement is outside the scope of what the sources allow.
Pending registrations. A corporate resolution — change of director, transfer of shares, amendment of articles — takes effect at the moment of the resolution in most jurisdictions, not at the moment of registration. The register may lag by days or weeks. The report records the register as of the retrieval date and notes any filed document that indicates a pending change.
Insolvency. A negative result in an insolvency register does not confirm the absence of a filed application. Filing and registration are separate steps. The report records the register result and notes this limitation explicitly.
Delaware and similar jurisdictions. Certain jurisdictions do not require disclosure of LLC members or equivalent participants in the commercial register. The report records what the register shows — which may be only the registered agent — and states that member-level disclosure is not available from this source.