Cyprus Offshore Company Privacy, UBO Register, Nominees & Public Records

A Cyprus Offshore Company’s privacy level is medium, as the names of the current and historical directors, members, and shareholders can be found online. The current information can be accessed for free, and the historical records (history of all directors and other filings) for a EUR10 fee. 

The ultimate beneficial owner is reported and this information is only accessible by the authorities, financial institutions, and those with legitimate interest like service provider for AML purposes.

Information that can be found online by the public

Organisation name

Registration date

Organisation type

Organisation status

Registered office address of company

Name of current directors and secretary/partner/owner of business name

Preview of pending services for filing to the register

Preview of documents filed

Last annual report filing date

Historical Information which can be found for a EUR10 fee

Name (history)

Registeredofficeaddress (history)

Directorsandsecretaries (history)

Members (history)

Share capital (history)

Charges and mortgages (post year 2000 registrations)

Overview of all filed documents

You can find some company records on the following websites: https://efiling.drcor.mcit.gov.cy/DrcorPublic/SearchForm.aspx?sc=0&cultureInfo=en-AU

https://www.companies.gov.cy/en/21-eservices/esearch-in-business-entity-s-registry

Nominee Directors and Shareholders

Nominee directors and shareholders are allowed in Cyprus, which can be used to add an extra layer of privacy to your company. 

Ultimate Beneficial Owner

Cyprus also has a register of Ultimate Beneficial Owners; nonetheless, this registry is not fully accessible to the public, as the Authorities, Financial Institutions, and some service providers can access this for anti-money laundering purposes.

This information includes full name, address, country of residency and nationality, date of birth, document identification number, among other information.

https://www.cysec.gov.cy/en-GB/registries-portals/cytbor/

Cyprus has implemented this due to its legal obligation under the European Union 4th and 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directives, but some provisions of these directives were invalidated by the European Court of Justice (ECJ), so the UBO information is not fully accessible to the public.