GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
DataModel:CDQ/Business Partner/Address/Country/GB
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| A standardized code according to an ISO standard, e.g. ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 for regions. ISO code | GB
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| Language-specific name. Monolingual name | 英国 (zh), United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (en), Vereinigtes Königreich (de), Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord (fr) |
| Language-specific short name. Monolingual short name | Großbritannien (de), 英国 (zh), Royaume-Uni (fr), United Kingdom (en) |
| Language-specific term used to denote a connection to a particular country, often describing the language, culture, or people associated with it. Monolingual nationality | Britisch (de), britannique (fr), British (en), 英国 (zh) |
| Language-specific term used to denote a connection to a particular country, often describing the language, culture, or people associated with it, max. 15 characters. Monolingual nationality (short) | British (en), britannique (fr), Britisch (de), 英国 (zh) |
| The offical langauge of a country. Official language | en
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| Language used in a country, beside the administrative languages. other language | fr
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| Status of the name assignment according to ISO standard. ISO status | officially-assigned |
| Language-specific exonym, i.e., a name that differs from its official or standard form. Monolingual exonym | United Kingdom (en) |
| Continent a country belongs to. Part of | Europe |
Regions
| Region | A standardized code according to an ISO standard, e.g. ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 for regions. ISO code | Language-specific name. Monolingual name | Language-specific alternative, i.e. non-official, name. Alternative name |
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| GB-ENG (England) | GB-ENG
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England (de), Angleterre (fr), England (en), 英格兰 (zh) | |
| GB-NIR (Northern Ireland) | GB-NIR
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Irlande du Nord (fr), Nordirland (de), 北爱尔兰 (zh), Northern Ireland (en) | |
| GB-SCT (Scotland) | GB-SCT
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Scotland (en), Schottland (de), 蘇格蘭 (zh), Écosse (fr) | Scotland (en), Alba (gd) |
| GB-WLS (Wales) | GB-WLS
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pays de Galles (fr), 威爾斯 (zh), Wales (de), Wales (en) | Cymru (cy) |
Legal forms
| Legal form | Name | Main abbreviation | description | Category |
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| GB_0088 (CDQ) | Societas Europaea (la) Societas Europaea (en) | SE (en) | A Societas Europaea registered in the United Kingdom was a European public limited company able to operate across the European Union under one legal form. Following the country's withdrawal from the Union, existing European companies were converted automatically into a domestic equivalent known as a UK Societas, and no new ones can be formed. The designation therefore reflects the position before that change. Shareholders were liable only up to their subscribed capital. | Societas Europaea |
| GB_0971 (CDQ) | Private Limited Company (en) Cyfyngedig (cy) | Pvt. Ltd. (en) | A Private Limited Company is the standard corporate form of the United Kingdom, with shareholders liable only for amounts unpaid on their shares. It may not offer shares to the public, and its articles commonly restrict transfers to keep ownership closed. Formation is quick and inexpensive through Companies House, with no minimum capital requirement. It is used by everything from one person businesses to substantial groups. | Private Limited Company |
| GB_1043 (CDQ) | Building Society (en) | A Building Society is a United Kingdom mutual institution owned by its members, who are its savers and borrowers, and specialising in mortgage lending funded largely by retail deposits. Members have voting rights regardless of the size of their balances, and surpluses benefit members through rates rather than shareholders through dividends. Societies are regulated by the financial authorities and constrained in how much funding they may raise from wholesale markets. Several large lenders remain in this form. | ||
| GB_1534 (CDQ) | Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (en) | This entry records the Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation, a corporate form for charities registered with and regulated by the Scottish charity regulator. It gives members and trustees limited liability without the need to register a company, and its assets must be applied to charitable purposes. Filing and reporting are made to the charity regulator. It is widely used by Scottish charities and community bodies. | Society | |
| GB_1986 (CDQ) | United Kingdom Societas (en) | UKS (en) | This entry records the United Kingdom Societas, the domestic form into which European companies registered in the country were converted after its withdrawal from the European Union. It retains the share capital and governance features of the former European company without cross-border mobility rights. No new companies of this type may be formed. Existing ones may convert into a public limited company. | Economic Interest Group |
| GB_2229 (CDQ) | Government Entity (en) | Government Entity in United Kingdom reference data denotes a public body, department or agency of central, devolved or local government. Such bodies exercise public functions and are financed from public budgets, contracting under public procurement rules. Their legal personality varies, with some acting as part of the Crown and others created by statute. Businesses deal with them as customers, funders and regulators. | ||
| GB_2330 (CDQ) | Charitable Incorporated Organisation (en) | This entry records the Charitable Incorporated Organisation, the corporate form for charities in England and Wales registered with and regulated by the Charity Commission. It provides limited liability for members and trustees without dual registration as a company. Its assets must be used for charitable purposes and cannot be distributed. Reporting is made to the charity regulator rather than Companies House. | Society | |
| GB_2546 (CDQ) | Partneriaeth Atebolrwydd Cyfyngedig (cy) Limited Liability Partnership (en) | LLP (en) | A Limited Liability Partnership is a United Kingdom body corporate that combines the internal flexibility of a partnership with limited liability for its members. Members agree their profit shares and governance in a private members' agreement, and the entity is transparent for tax so profits are taxed in the members' hands. It must file accounts and a confirmation statement at Companies House. Professional firms such as law and accountancy practices are its main users. | Partnership |
| GB_2625 (CDQ) | Northern Ireland Company (en) | Northern Ireland Company denotes a company registered in Northern Ireland, which since the harmonisation of company law forms part of the same United Kingdom register while retaining separate historic legislation for some purposes. Such companies are subject to the same company law framework as those in Great Britain. Certain society and charity forms remain governed by distinct Northern Ireland legislation. The label identifies the place of registration rather than a distinct legal form. | ||
| GB_3012 (CDQ) | Private Unlimited Company (en) | A Private Unlimited Company is a United Kingdom company whose members have no cap on their liability for its debts if it is wound up with a shortfall. In exchange it is generally exempt from filing accounts at Companies House, which appeals to owners who value confidentiality. It is used within group structures where a solvent parent stands behind the entity. Creditors ultimately have recourse to the members. | Private Unlimited Company | |
| GB_3016 (CDQ) | Royal Charter Company (en) | A Royal Charter Company is a United Kingdom body incorporated by royal charter rather than by registration under the Companies Acts. Universities, professional institutes, learned societies and some historic corporations hold this status, which confers legal personality and a defined constitutional framework. Changes to a charter require approval through the Privy Council. Such bodies are typically non-commercial and long established. | Unknown | |
| GB_3025 (CDQ) | Industrial and Provident Society (en) | IPS (en) | An Industrial and Provident Society was the historic United Kingdom form for cooperatives and community benefit organisations, covering member owned trading societies and bodies conducting business for the benefit of the community. The category was renamed and reorganised into registered societies, comprising cooperative societies and community benefit societies. Registration lies with the financial services regulator rather than Companies House. Existing societies continue under the modern framework. | Society |
| GB_3033 (CDQ) | Other company type (en) | Other company type is a residual heading in United Kingdom company data for entities that do not correspond to one of the standard registered forms. It signals that the register has not classified the entity rather than describing a structure. Users should consult the register entry to establish the actual form and liability regime. No conclusion about liability can be drawn from the label alone. | Unknown | |
| GB_3043 (CDQ) | Registered Society (en) | A Registered Society is the modern United Kingdom form for cooperatives and community benefit societies, registered with the financial services regulator. A cooperative society is run for the benefit of its members, while a community benefit society conducts business for the wider community and may have an asset lock. Members typically have one vote each regardless of shareholding. The form is used by cooperatives, housing associations, community energy schemes and social clubs. | Society | |
| GB_3046 (CDQ) | Old Public Company (en) | An Old Public Company is a United Kingdom company that was a public company under earlier legislation but did not re-register under the modern rules for public limited companies. Such companies cannot offer shares to the public and are subject to restrictions until they re-register or convert. The category is a legacy of company law reform. Very few such companies remain. | Public Company | |
| GB_3551 (CDQ) | Public Limited Company (en) | PLC (en) | A Public Limited Company is the United Kingdom form entitled to offer its shares to the public and to seek a listing. It requires a minimum share capital of which a quarter must be paid up, at least two directors and a company secretary, and it faces stricter disclosure and audit obligations. Shareholders are liable only for amounts unpaid on their shares. It is the form used by listed companies and large enterprises. | Public Limited Company |
| GB_3564 (CDQ) | Friendly Society (en) | A Friendly Society is a United Kingdom mutual organisation owned by its members and providing savings, insurance and welfare benefits. Such societies grew out of the tradition of mutual self-help before the welfare state and continue to offer life assurance, savings plans and health cover. Members control the society democratically and surpluses benefit them rather than outside shareholders. They are registered and supervised by the financial authorities. | ||
| GB_3573 (CDQ) | Co-operative Society (Northern Ireland) (en) | Co-op (en) | A Co-operative Society in Northern Ireland is a member owned trading society registered under Northern Ireland societies legislation. Members control it democratically, typically with one vote each, and share in surpluses according to their trade with the society rather than their capital. Retail, agricultural and credit cooperatives use the form. Registration lies with the Northern Ireland registrar or the financial services regulator depending on the type. | |
| GB_3999 (CDQ) | Converted/Closed (en) | Converted or closed is a status heading in United Kingdom company data indicating that an entity has been converted into another form or has ceased to exist. It reflects the state of the register entry rather than a legal form. Users should look to the successor entity or the dissolution record for the current position. No trading conclusions should be drawn from such a record without further checks. | Unknown | |
| GB_4404 (CDQ) | Private Unlimited (en) | Private Unlimited denotes a United Kingdom private company whose members have no cap on liability for its debts on a winding up. In exchange the company is generally exempt from filing accounts publicly, which is its main attraction. It appears in group structures where a solvent parent stands behind the entity and values confidentiality. Creditors ultimately have recourse to the members. | ||
| GB_4457 (CDQ) | Other Type of Company (in Northern Ireland) (en) | This category covers other types of company registered in Northern Ireland that do not correspond to the standard forms. It reflects the legacy of separate Northern Ireland company and society legislation. Users should consult the register entry to establish the actual structure and liability regime. The heading carries no substantive meaning on its own. | ||
| GB_4611 (CDQ) | Private Fund Limited Partnership (en) | PFLP (en) | A Private Fund Limited Partnership is a United Kingdom limited partnership designated for use as a private investment fund. The designation removes several formalities that suited trading partnerships, including certain capital contribution and registration requirements, and it gives limited partners a statutory list of activities they may undertake without losing limited liability. It is the standard structure for private equity and venture capital funds established in the country. A general partner manages the fund and bears unlimited liability. | |
| GB_4792 (CDQ) | Protected Cell Company (en) | This entry records the Protected Cell Company, a United Kingdom entity divided into legally segregated cells whose assets and liabilities are ring fenced from one another. A creditor of one cell cannot reach the assets of another, which allows several risk pools or strategies to share one legal shell. It is used mainly in insurance and investment structures. Contracts must identify the specific cell that is engaging. | Unknown | |
| GB_4824 (CDQ) | Co-operative Society (en) | Co-op (en) | A Co-operative Society in the United Kingdom is a registered society run for the benefit of its members, who are typically its customers, workers or producers. Members control it democratically with one vote each regardless of shareholding, and surpluses are distributed according to trade with the society. Retail, agricultural, worker and housing cooperatives use the form. Registration and supervision lie with the financial services regulator. | |
| GB_4929 (CDQ) | Assurance Company (en) | Assurance Company in United Kingdom reference data denotes an insurer, particularly one writing life assurance and long term savings business. Such companies are authorised and supervised by the prudential and conduct regulators and must meet solvency and conduct requirements. They may be organised as companies limited by shares or as mutual bodies owned by policyholders. The designation reflects the regulated activity rather than a distinct company form. | ||
| GB_5311 (CDQ) | Societas Cooperativa Europaea (en) | SCE (en) | A Societas Cooperativa Europaea registered in the United Kingdom was a European cooperative society, allowing cooperative members from several member states to operate under one European framework. Following the country's withdrawal from the European Union, existing societies were converted into a domestic equivalent and no new ones can be formed. The designation reflects the position before that change. Members' liability was limited to their subscribed capital unless the statutes provided otherwise. | Limited Co-operative Society |
| GB_5335 (CDQ) | Private Unlimited/No Share Capital (en) | Private Unlimited with no share capital denotes a United Kingdom private company that has neither share capital nor any limit on the liability of its members. Membership rather than shareholding determines participation, and members must meet the company's debts on a winding up. Reduced filing obligations are the main practical advantage. It is a rare form found in professional and group structures. | ||
| GB_5396 (CDQ) | United Kingdom Economic Interest Grouping (en) | UKEIG (en) | This entry records the United Kingdom Economic Interest Grouping, the domestic successor to the European Economic Interest Grouping after the country left the European Union. It enables businesses to cooperate on activities supporting their own operations, with results accruing directly to the members. Members remain jointly and severally liable for its debts. Existing European groupings in the country were converted into this form. | Economic Interest Group |
| GB_5632 (CDQ) | Investment Company with Variable Capital (en) | This entry records the Investment Company with Variable Capital, the United Kingdom open-ended corporate fund whose capital varies with subscriptions and redemptions. It is authorised by the financial regulator, managed by an authorised corporate director and has its assets held by a depositary. Investors hold redeemable shares in the company itself. It is one of the principal structures for United Kingdom retail funds. | Investment Company | |
| GB_5720 (CDQ) | Community Benefit Society (Northern Ireland) (en) | BenCom (en) | A Community Benefit Society in Northern Ireland is a registered society that conducts business for the benefit of the wider community rather than only its members. It typically carries a statutory asset lock preventing assets from being distributed for private gain. Community shops, pubs, housing and energy projects commonly use the form. Registration lies with the financial services regulator under Northern Ireland legislation. | |
| GB_5771 (CDQ) | Unregistered Company (en) | An Unregistered Company in the United Kingdom is a body corporate created other than by registration under the Companies Acts, such as by statute or royal charter, to which certain company law provisions are applied by regulation. This ensures a minimum level of disclosure and accountability despite the unusual mode of incorporation. Such entities are relatively rare. Their powers derive from the instrument that created them. | ||
| GB_7452 (CDQ) | General partnership (en) | GP (en) | A General Partnership in the United Kingdom arises when two or more persons carry on business in common with a view to profit. In England and Wales it has no separate legal personality, and every partner is jointly liable for the debts of the firm without limit. There is no registration requirement beyond tax and, where applicable, business name rules. It is used by small businesses and professional practices. | General Partnership |
| GB_7693 (CDQ) | Community Benefit Society (en) | BenCom (en) | A Community Benefit Society is a United Kingdom registered society that trades for the benefit of the community rather than only for its members. It usually adopts a statutory asset lock so that its assets cannot be distributed for private gain, which supports community ownership projects. Community shops, pubs, renewable energy schemes and housing bodies commonly use it. Registration and supervision lie with the financial services regulator. | |
| GB_7880 (CDQ) | Limited partnership (en) | LP (en) | A Limited Partnership in the United Kingdom consists of at least one general partner who manages the business and is liable without limit and one or more limited partners whose exposure is capped at their contribution. Limited partners must not take part in management to preserve that protection. It must be registered at Companies House. It is the standard vehicle for private equity and venture capital funds. | Limited Partnership |
| GB_8340 (CDQ) | Sole proprietorship (en) | SP (en) | A Sole Proprietorship in the United Kingdom, commonly called a sole trader, is a business carried on by one individual without a separate legal entity. The owner keeps all profits, reports them as personal income and is personally liable for every obligation of the business. Registration is limited to notifying the tax authority and observing business name rules. It is the simplest and most common way to start a business. | Sole Proprietorship |
| GB_8359 (CDQ) | Unincorporated Association (en) | An Unincorporated Association in the United Kingdom is a group of people bound by a common purpose and a set of rules but without separate legal personality. It cannot own property or contract in its own name, so officers and trustees act on its behalf and may be personally liable. Clubs, societies and small community groups commonly operate in this way. Growing organisations usually incorporate to obtain limited liability. | ||
| GB_8381 (CDQ) | Credit Union (Northern Ireland) (en) | A Credit Union in Northern Ireland is a member owned cooperative that provides savings and loans to a defined common bond of members. Credit unions are especially well established in Northern Ireland, with a large share of the population as members. They are regulated by the financial authorities with deposit protection for members' savings. Surpluses are returned to members as dividends on savings or rebates on interest. | ||
| GB_8402 (CDQ) | European Economic Interest Grouping (en) | EEIG (en) | A European Economic Interest Grouping registered in the United Kingdom allowed businesses from different member states to cooperate on shared activities. Following the country's withdrawal from the European Union, existing groupings were converted into United Kingdom economic interest groupings and no new ones can be formed. Members remained jointly and severally liable for the grouping's debts. The designation reflects the position before that change. | Economic Interest Group |
| GB_8438 (CDQ) | Credit Union (en) | A Credit Union in the United Kingdom is a financial cooperative owned by its members, who must share a common bond such as an employer, locality or association. It provides savings accounts and affordable loans, with surpluses returned to members rather than to outside shareholders. Credit unions are authorised and supervised by the financial regulators, and members' deposits are protected. Their purpose is member service and financial inclusion. | ||
| GB_8489 (CDQ) | Private company limited by shares (en) | Ltd. (en) | A Private Company Limited by Shares is the dominant business vehicle in the United Kingdom, with capital divided into shares and members liable only for amounts unpaid on them. It cannot offer shares to the public, and its articles usually restrict transfers to keep ownership closed. It can be incorporated online within a day and has no minimum capital requirement. Accounts and a confirmation statement must be filed each year at Companies House. | Private Company Limited by Shares |
| GB_8699 (CDQ) | Scottish Partnership (en) | This entry records the Scottish Partnership, a partnership under Scots law that possesses separate legal personality distinct from its partners. It may own property, contract and sue in its own name while partners remain jointly and severally liable for its debts. This distinctive feature makes it useful in certain fund and holding structures. It is governed by partnership legislation as applied in Scotland. | General Partnership | |
| GB_9839 (CDQ) | Community interest company (en) | CIC (en) | A Community Interest Company is a United Kingdom company created for social enterprises, combining ordinary company structures with a statutory asset lock and limits on the distribution of profits and assets. It must satisfy a community interest test and reports annually to a dedicated regulator on how it has benefited the community. It may be limited by shares or by guarantee. It gives social businesses a recognisable identity without charitable status. | Social Enterprise |
Identifiers
| Identifier | Name | Registration authority |
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| EU_VAT_ID_UK (UK - VAT identification number) | Value added tax identification number (en) | |
| ID_CRN (ID - Company Reg. number) | Company registration number (en) | |
| ID_UTR (UK - National tax number) | Unique taxpayer reference number (en) | |
| ID_VAT_UK (UK - VAT registration number) | Value added tax registration number (en) | |
| UK_CAA_BCAR (GB - BCAR Approval Reference) | British Civil Airworthiness Requirements Approval Reference (en) | |
| UK_CON (UK - Charity Organisation Number) | Charity Organisation Number (en) | |
| UK_DRV_LIC (UK - Drv lic number) | Driver's Licence Number (en) | |
| UK_IN_ID (UK - NI number) | NI number (en) | |
| UK_NHS_ID (UK - Nat hlth id) | National Health Service Number (en) | |
| UK_RCN (UK - Registered charity number) | Registered charity number (en) | |
| WR_BTRN (GB - Board of Trade Reg. Num.) | Board of Trade Registration Number (en) |
Data quality rules
| Data quality rule | The country a linked concept is active or generally relevant for. Country scope | Informal and comprehensive human-readable definition of a concept. Description | Criticality<br/>Specifies how critical of the violation of a data quality rule.<br/>ERROR: Indicates a critical data quality rule violation that requires correction.<br/>WARNING: Indicates a potential data quality issue that should be reviewed.<br/>INFO: Indicates an informational finding with no immediate impact on data quality. Criticality
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Rule release status<br/>The release status in terms of development progress or maturity of a data quality rule.<br/>IDEA: Initial rule definition that documents a business requirement but is not yet active in services.<br/>PLANNED: Rule is specified and scheduled for implementation, but not yet active in services.<br/>DRAFT: Rule concept is being prepared or refined but is not yet finalized for implementation or execution.<br/>HYPERCARE: Rule is newly released and under increased observation to ensure stable behaviour and correct results.<br/>RELEASED: Rule has passed verification and is actively executed in productive CDQ services.<br/>DEACTIVATED: Rule is temporarily removed from the active rule set because it needs correction or clarification before re release.<br/>BLOCKED: Rule cannot be released because something it depends on is missing, for example a data source or a clarification.<br/>ARCHIVED: Rule is permanently retired and no longer maintained or intended for future activation. Rule release status
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Deprecated identifier found (European value added tax identifier (United Kingdom))ACCURACY
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | This rule detects business partners that still carry a British European value added tax identifier. Such identifiers are no longer valid since Brexit. | INFO
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RELEASED(2024-04-16)
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Dummy post code detected (GB)ACCURACY
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | Post codes on addresses in the United Kingdom are checked against patterns that mark a value as a placeholder. The patterns from the CDQ regular expression library cover a mononumerical post code with a delimiter, a not available post code, one digit repeated several times, an ordinal sequence of numbers, a single digit post code and a very long string of digits. | ERROR
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RELEASED
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Identifier Qualification (EORI number (United Kingdom), Data source:UK.EORI)ACCURACY
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | This rule compares the EORI number in the business partner record with the identifier held as reference in the UK EORI register, and reports any deviation. | INFO
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RELEASED(2025-06-25)
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Identifier Qualification (VAT registration number (United Kingdom), Data source:UK.VAT)ACCURACY
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | This rule compares the British VAT registration number in the business partner record with the identifier held as reference in the UK VAT register, and reports any deviation. | INFO
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RELEASED(2025-06-25)
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Identifier format inaccurate (Company registration number (United Kingdom))REPRESENTATIONAL_CONSISTENCY
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | This rule checks the syntax of the company registration number of the United Kingdom, requiring either exactly eight digits or a prefix followed by six or seven digits.
Companies formed in England and Wales have numbers beginning with a zero. The possible prefixes are AC for an assurance company in England and Wales, FC for a foreign company in England and Wales, GE for a European Economic Interest Grouping in England and Wales, GN for an EEIG in Northern Ireland, GS for an EEIG in Scotland, IC for an investment company with variable capital in England and Wales, IP for an industrial and provident society in England and Wales, LP for a limited partnership in England and Wales, NA for an assurance company in Northern Ireland, NF for a foreign company in Northern Ireland, NI for a Northern Ireland company, NL for a limited partnership in Northern Ireland, which does not apply to corporation tax and should not be used, NO for other Northern Ireland, NP for an industrial and provident society in Northern Ireland, NR for a royal charter in Northern Ireland, NZ for not Companies Act Northern Ireland, OC for other England and Wales, used only for limited liability partnership cases in liquidation, R for a Northern Ireland company registered before the partition of Ireland in 1922, RC for a royal charter in England and Wales, SA for an assurance company in Scotland, SC for a Scottish company, SF for a foreign company in Scotland, SI for an investment company with variable capital in Scotland, SL for a limited partnership in Scotland, whose companies are not liable to corporation tax and must not be set up on COTAX, SO for other Scotland, used only for limited liability partnership cases in liquidation, SP for an industrial or provident society in Scotland, SR for a royal charter in Scotland, SZ for not Companies Act Scotland and ZC for not Companies Act England and Wales. |
INFO
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ARCHIVED
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Identifier format inaccurate (European value added tax identifier (United Kingdom))REPRESENTATIONAL_CONSISTENCY
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | This rule checks whether the European value added tax identifier of the United Kingdom is written exactly in its reference format, any deviation, such as a whitespace where none is specified, results in a violation.
The identifier is the code GB followed by one of four patterns: the standard form of nine digits, written as a block of three, a block of four and a block of two, for example GB999 9999 73, the branch trader form of twelve digits, that is the nine-digit form followed by a further block of three digits, the government department form of the letters GD and three digits from 000 to 499, for example GBGD001, and the health authority form of the letters HA and three digits from 500 to 999, for example GBHA599. The rule flags any whitespace, hyphen or dot in the value. |
INFO
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ARCHIVED(2020-01-01)
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Identifier format invalid (Company registration number (United Kingdom))REPRESENTATIONAL_CONSISTENCY
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | The company registration number in the United Kingdom consists either of eight digits, for English and Welsh companies, or of a one or two character alphabetic prefix followed by digits, for companies registered in Scotland and Northern Ireland and for those registered by the Financial Services Authority.
Companies formed in England and Wales have numbers beginning with a zero. The possible prefixes are AC for an assurance company in England and Wales, FC for a foreign company in England and Wales, GE for a European Economic Interest Grouping in England and Wales, GN for an EEIG in Northern Ireland, GS for an EEIG in Scotland, IC for an investment company with variable capital in England and Wales, IP for an industrial and provident society in England and Wales, LP for a limited partnership in England and Wales, NA for an assurance company in Northern Ireland, NF for a foreign company in Northern Ireland, NI for a Northern Ireland company, NL for a limited partnership in Northern Ireland, which does not apply to corporation tax and should not be used, NO for other Northern Ireland, NP for an industrial and provident society in Northern Ireland, NR for a royal charter in Northern Ireland, NZ for not Companies Act Northern Ireland, OC for other England and Wales, which is used only for limited liability partnership cases in liquidation, R for a Northern Ireland company registered before the partition of Ireland in 1922, RC for a royal charter in England and Wales, SA for an assurance company in Scotland, SC for a Scottish company, SF for a foreign company in Scotland, SI for an investment company with variable capital in Scotland, SL for a limited partnership in Scotland, whose companies are not liable to corporation tax and must not be set up on COTAX, SO for other Scotland, which must only be used for limited liability partnership cases in liquidation, SP for an industrial or provident society in Scotland, SR for a royal charter in Scotland, SZ for not Companies Act Scotland and ZC for not Companies Act England and Wales. This rule checks that either exactly eight digits, or a prefix followed by six or seven digits, are present, disregarding any whitespaces, hyphens or dots in the value. A value with too few, too many or misplaced digits or letters, or one that lacks the prefix, violates the rule. |
ERROR
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RELEASED(2020-01-01)
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Identifier format invalid (Driver license number (United Kingdom))REPRESENTATIONAL_CONSISTENCY
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | This rule checks the structure of the British driver's licence number, which follows an eighteen-character pattern.
The first five characters are the first five letters of the surname, padded with the number 9 where the surname is shorter than five characters. The sixth character represents the decade of birth, for example 8 for the 1980s. The characters seven to eleven encode the date of birth in the form MMDDY, where MM is the month of birth, with female drivers adding 5 to the first digit so that January ranges from 51 to 62, DD is the day of birth and Y is the last digit of the year of birth. Characters twelve and thirteen are two additional letters or digits, often an issue number or another identifier. The last five characters, positions fourteen to eighteen, are a numeric sequence containing a check digit that confirms validity. |
ERROR
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RELEASED(2025-01-16)
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Identifier format invalid (European value added tax identifier (United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)))REPRESENTATIONAL_CONSISTENCY
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | This rule checks the format of the European value added tax identifier for Northern Ireland, which is the country code XI followed by one of several patterns. The standard pattern is nine digits, written as a block of three, a block of four and a block of two, for example 999 9999 73. Branch traders use twelve digits, that is the nine-digit form followed by a further block of three digits. Government departments use the letters GD followed by three digits from 000 to 499, for example GD001, and health authorities use the letters HA followed by three digits from 500 to 999, for example HA599.
For the nine-digit scheme the rule requires exactly nine digits and no non-digit characters. For the short scheme the digits after the GD prefix must lie between 000 and 499, and the digits after the HA prefix between 500 and 999. |
INFO
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RELEASED
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Identifier format invalid (European value added tax identifier (United Kingdom))REPRESENTATIONAL_CONSISTENCY
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | This rule checks the format of the European value added tax identifier of the United Kingdom, which is the country code GB followed by one of several patterns. The standard pattern is nine digits, written as a block of three, a block of four and a block of two, for example GB999 9999 73. Branch traders use twelve digits, that is the nine-digit form followed by a further block of three digits. Government departments use the letters GD followed by three digits from 000 to 499, for example GBGD001, and health authorities use the letters HA followed by three digits from 500 to 999, for example GBHA599.
For the nine-digit scheme the rule requires exactly nine digits and no non-digit characters. For the short scheme the digits after the GD prefix must lie between 000 and 499, and the digits after the HA prefix between 500 and 999. |
INFO
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RELEASED(2020-01-01)
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Identifier format invalid (NHS number (United Kingdom))REPRESENTATIONAL_CONSISTENCY
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | This rule checks the structure of the NHS number, which has ten digits and is written in the form 123 456 7890. The first nine digits are a unique sequence and the tenth is a check digit calculated from them with a weighted modulus 11 algorithm. | ERROR
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RELEASED(2025-01-16)
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Identifier format invalid (NI number (United Kingdom))REPRESENTATIONAL_CONSISTENCY
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | This rule checks the format of the National Insurance number of the United Kingdom. The National Insurance number, sometimes referred to as an NI No or NINO, is used in the administration of the National Insurance and social security system and for some purposes in the British tax system. It consists of two prefix letters, six digits and one suffix letter, which must be A, B, C or D, for example AA123456C. | ERROR
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RELEASED
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Identifier format invalid (Unique taxpayer reference number (United Kingdom))REPRESENTATIONAL_CONSISTENCY
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | This rule checks the format of the unique taxpayer reference number of the United Kingdom. A company UTR is a distinct ten-digit number that HMRC issues to every new limited company and that identifies the company for all tax-related purposes. | ERROR
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RELEASED
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Identifier format invalid (VAT registration number (United Kingdom))REPRESENTATIONAL_CONSISTENCY
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | This rule checks the format of the VAT registration number of the United Kingdom. It is a nine-digit number, optionally preceded by GB, for example 123456789 or GB123456789. | ERROR
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RELEASED
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Identifier missing (Company registration number (United Kingdom))COMPLETENESS
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | Every legal entity in the United Kingdom is expected to hold a company registration number, and this rule flags records in which it is missing. | INFO
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RELEASED(2021-07-01)
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Identifier missing (European value added tax identifier (United Kingdom))COMPLETENESS
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | Every legal entity in the United Kingdom is expected to hold a European value added tax identifier. This rule reports records in which the identifier is absent. | INFO
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ARCHIVED(2021-07-01)
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Identifier missing (VAT registration number (United Kingdom))COMPLETENESS
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | A business partner in the United Kingdom requires a VAT registration number, and this rule reports records in which it has not been maintained. | INFO
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RELEASED(2024-04-16)
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Identifier unknown (Company registration number (United Kingdom))ACCURACY
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | This rule validates the company registration number of the United Kingdom against Companies House. The registration number counts as valid when it is available in the company register, otherwise it is flagged. | ERROR
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RELEASED(2024-04-16)
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Identifier unknown (EORI number (United Kingdom))ACCURACY
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | This rule checks the existence of the British EORI number against the UK.EORI register. The EORI number counts as valid when it is available in that register, and is flagged when it is not. | ERROR
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RELEASED(2024-04-16)
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Identifier unknown (European value added tax identifier (United Kingdom))ACCURACY
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | European VAT identifiers of the United Kingdom are exchanged through VIES, the central VAT Information Exchange System provisioned by the European Commission. This rule checks whether the British VAT identifier is known to that system, if it is not available there, the identifier is treated as invalid and the rule is violated. | ERROR
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ARCHIVED(2020-01-01)
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Identifier unknown (VAT registration number (United Kingdom))ACCURACY
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | This rule checks the existence of the British VAT number against the UK VAT register. The VAT number counts as valid when it is available in that register, and is flagged when it is not. | ERROR
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RELEASED(2024-04-16)
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Invalid checksum of EU VAT ID UK (United Kingdom)ACCURACY
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | This rule verifies the checksum of the European VAT number in the United Kingdom. For the standard nine-character format the eighth and ninth digits are the check digits.
R1 is the remainder, modulo 97, of 8 times C1 plus 7 times C2 plus 6 times C3 plus 5 times C4 plus 4 times C5 plus 3 times C6 plus 2 times C7 plus the two-digit value formed by C8 and C9. R2 is the same expression with 55 added, again modulo 97. Either R1 or R2 must be zero for the number to be valid. Two restrictions apply to the ranges of the identifier. For the MOD97 variant the number must not fall in the ranges 0100000 to 0999999, 9490001 to 9700000 or 9990001 to 9999999. For the MOD9755 variant it must not fall in the ranges 0000001 to 0100000 or 0100001 to 1000000. |
ERROR
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ARCHIVED
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Legal form invalid (United Kingdom)ACCURACY
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | A business partner in the United Kingdom may only carry a legal form that exists under British law, and this rule reports every record that does not. | INFO
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IDEA
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Length of domestic bank account Id invalid (United Kingdom)REPRESENTATIONAL_CONSISTENCY
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | This rule checks the length of a domestic bank account identifier in the United Kingdom and flags any value beyond the maximum used in the country. | ERROR
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RELEASED(2024-04-16)
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Locality Qualification (EORI number, Data source:UK.EORI)ACCURACY
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | This rule compares the city in the business partner record with the city that the UK EORI register holds as reference for the EORI number, and reports a mismatch. | INFO
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RELEASED(2024-04-16)
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Locality qualification (VAT registration number (United Kingdom))ACCURACY
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | This rule compares the city in the business partner record with the city held as reference for the British VAT registration number, and reports any deviation. | INFO
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RELEASED(2024-04-16)
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Mandatory administrative area missing (United Kingdom)COMPLETENESS
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | A complete address in the United Kingdom names the administrative area, meaning the county. The rule flags records in which it is missing. | INFO
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RELEASED(2020-01-01)
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Mandatory identifier not maintained (United Kingdom)COMPLETENESS
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | A business partner in the United Kingdom should carry at least one of three identifiers: the British European value added tax identifier, which is still supported for now, the British VAT registration number or the British company registration number. If none of the three is available, the record is invalid. | ERROR
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RELEASED(2024-04-16)
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Mandatory locality missing (United Kingdom)COMPLETENESS
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | A street address in the United Kingdom must state the locality, and this rule reports addresses in which it is absent. | ERROR
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RELEASED(2020-01-01)
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Mandatory post code missing (United Kingdom)COMPLETENESS
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | The post code belongs to every street address in the United Kingdom, and this rule reports addresses that do not carry it. | ERROR
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RELEASED(2020-01-01)
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Mandatory thoroughfare missing (United Kingdom)COMPLETENESS
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | A street address in the United Kingdom is only complete when it states the thoroughfare, and this rule flags records where the street is missing. | ERROR
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RELEASED(2020-01-01)
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Name Qualification (EORI number, Data source:UK.EORI)ACCURACY
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | This rule compares the name in the business partner record with the name that the UK EORI register holds as reference for the EORI number, and reports a mismatch. | INFO
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RELEASED(2024-04-16)
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Name qualification (VAT registration number (United Kingdom))ACCURACY
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | This rule compares the name in the business partner record with the name held as reference for the British VAT registration number, and reports any deviation. | INFO
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RELEASED(2024-04-16)
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Post code Qualification (EORI number, Data source:UK.EORI)ACCURACY
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | This rule compares the post code in the business partner record with the post code that the UK EORI register holds as reference for the EORI number, and reports a mismatch. | INFO
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RELEASED(2024-04-16)
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Post code format invalid (United Kingdom)REPRESENTATIONAL_CONSISTENCY
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | This rule checks the post code format of the United Kingdom. The accepted patterns, writing A for an alphabetic character and N for a numeric digit, are AN NAA, ANN NAA, AAN NAA, AANN NAA, ANA NAA and AANA NAA. The rule ignores any whitespace in the value. | ERROR
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RELEASED(2024-04-16)
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Postal code qualification (VAT registration number (United Kingdom))ACCURACY
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | This rule compares the postal code in the business partner record with the postal code held as reference for the British VAT registration number, and reports any deviation. | INFO
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RELEASED(2024-04-16)
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Thoroughfare Qualification (EORI number, Data source:UK.EORI)ACCURACY
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | This rule compares the street in the business partner record with the street that the UK EORI register holds as reference for the EORI number, and reports a mismatch. | INFO
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RELEASED(2024-04-16)
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Thoroughfare qualification (VAT registration number (United Kingdom))ACCURACY
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | This rule compares the street in the business partner record with the street held as reference for the British VAT registration number, and reports any deviation. | INFO
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RELEASED(2024-04-16)
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Unallowed pattern in name detected (GB)ACCURACY
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GB (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | This rule identifies business partner names in the United Kingdom that follow a dubious pattern rather than naming a real company. The patterns taken from the CDQ regular expression library cover a one time vendor, aggregated payments, a no new orders note, a do not use duplicates note, a reference to another record, a no use note, a reference to a new record, a reference to the former name, a long number in the name, a duplicate record note, a deletion note, a dummy record note, a sequence of digits, unsorted keywords and the length of the name. | WARNING
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RELEASED(2024-09-04)
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Data sources
| Data source | An informal and short human-readable definition of a concept, in terms of a 'one-liner'. Short description | The release status in terms of development progress or maturity.<br/><code>EMPTY</code> (0): No feature considered yet, just a rough idea.<br/><code>IDEA</code> (1): Just an idea, not yet designed in detail.<br/><code>DESIGN</code> (2): Software design ready, development not yet started.<br/><code>DEVELOPMENT</code> (3): Software development in progress.<br/><code>ALPHA</code> (4): First functional release, in terms of a Minimal Viable Product (MVP).<br/><code>BETA</code> (5): Tested by selected users.<br/><code>RC</code> (6): Release candidate, fully tested, not yet used in production by many customers.<br/><code>LIVE</code> (7): Used in production by customers, fully monitored and supported.<br/><code>DEPRECATED</code> (-1): End of life planned, but still available.<br/><code>EOL</code> (-2): End of life, historic service, no longer available.<br/><code>BROKEN</code> (-3): Service was used in production but is currently not available. However, CDQ tries to repair or reactivate it.<br/><code>DISCONTINUED</code> (-4): The data source has ceased providing updates, nonetheless, we continue to offer the most recent available data. Release status |
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| GB-EAW.CC (data source) Register of Charities |
The regulator of charities in England and Wales maintaining the charity register. | LIVE399,054 records |
| GB-EAW.CR (data source) Companies House |
Commercial register of the United Kingdom. | LIVE9,224,308 records |
| UK.EORI (data source) EORI |
EORI number is used as an identification number in all customs procedures when exchanging information with Customs administrations. | LIVE141 records |
| UK.VAT (data source) HM Revenue and Customs VAT Check |
The official data source for checking UK VATs and retrieving connected data | LIVE72,349 records |
| GB.GEON (data source) Great Britain (GeoNames) |
n/a | IDEA
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| GB.HMRC (data source) United Kingdom HMRC register |
n/a | IDEA
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| GB.NI.CR (data source) Nother Ireland (govt) |
n/a | IDEA
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| GB.NI.POST (data source) North Ireland Post Codes Commercial (North Ireland) |
n/a | IDEA
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| GB.NPE (data source) NPE Maps (United Kingdom) |
n/a | IDEA
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| GB.PAF (data source) PAF address files (United Kingdom) |
n/a | IDEA
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| GB.PCF (data source) Great Britain post code finder |
n/a | IDEA
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| GB.POST (data source) Open post code data (United Kingdom) |
n/a | IDEA
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| GB.RM (data source) Royal Mail (United Kingdom) |
n/a | IDEA
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Banking metadata
| Property | Value |
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| Full metadata | Bank accounts in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| Local name of the national bank ID. Bank ID name | Sort Code |
| The provider (national authorities in most cases) of the national bank ID. Bank ID provider | BACS Limited |
| Currency code for accounting in the given country. Currency code | GBP
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| Maximum length of the national bank account ID. Maximum bank account ID length | 8 |