Registered Legal Entities in United Kingdom
227,907 legal entities are registered in United Kingdom in the GLEIF Golden Copy, of which 92,863 have an ISSUED LEI and 207,648 are ACTIVE — per the GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0).
Last updated: June 20, 2026 · Source: GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0)
LEI registration status in United Kingdom
Registration status reflects the LEI lifecycle. ISSUED means the LEI is current and valid; LAPSED means the LEI has not been renewed; RETIRED, DUPLICATE, and ANNULLED indicate the LEI is closed or superseded; PENDING_TRANSFER and PENDING_ARCHIVAL indicate a transition state.
| Registration status | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| LAPSED | 114,752 | 50% |
| ISSUED | 92,863 | 41% |
| RETIRED | 19,643 | 9% |
| DUPLICATE | 575 | 0% |
| PENDING_TRANSFER | 32 | 0% |
| ANNULLED | 32 | 0% |
| PENDING_ARCHIVAL | 10 | 0% |
Source: GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0).
Entity status in United Kingdom
Entity status reflects whether the legal entity itself is operating. ACTIVE means the entity is operating; INACTIVE means it has been dissolved, merged, or otherwise ceased operations. Note that entity status and registration status are separate dimensions — an INACTIVE entity may still have an ISSUED LEI.
| Entity status | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ACTIVE | 207,648 | 91% |
| INACTIVE | 19,642 | 9% |
| NULL | 617 | 0% |
Source: GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0).
Sources & provenance
Every figure on this page comes from the GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0)
(source id src:gleif:golden-copy:cc0),
published by the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) under a CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) license:
https://www.gleif.org/en/lei-data/gleif-golden-copy.
This page reports aggregate counts only. Individual entity names (legal_name)
are never included. To search for a specific entity or LEI, use
search.gleif.org.
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