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Where must a UK company keep its register of members?
Under section 114 of the Companies Act 2006, a company's register of members must be kept available for inspection at its registered office, or at a place specified in regulations made under section 1136. The company must tell the registrar where the register is kept and notify any change, unless it has always been kept at the registered office.
Sources
- Companies Act 2006, section 114 (Register of members: where kept)legislation.gov.uk · checked 17 August 2026 · Revised version reflecting amendments through 4 March 2024, including changes made by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023.
Related questions
- Does the registrar have to be told where the register is?
- Section 114 requires notice to the registrar of where the register is kept and of any change, but no notice is required where the register has been kept at the registered office at all times since it came into existence.
- What happens if the notice requirement is missed?
- Section 114 makes failure to give notice within 14 days an offence by the company and by every officer in default, punishable by a fine up to level 3 on the standard scale, with a daily default fine for continued contravention.
What this answer does not cover
- This page covers where the register of members is kept and the notice duty. Inspection rights and what the register must contain sit in other sections and are not covered here.
- Section 114 is subject to restrictions on protected material under section 120A, which this page does not set out.
