Cyprus keeps a beneficial owner register under a 2021 law; access, deadlines and penalties are set out by the registry.
How the Cyprus beneficial owner register works, who can see it and what a company must file.
The registry provides a service for updating the beneficial owners register of companies, cooperatives and European companies, with a 2021 directive on the register, a user manual and a beneficial-owner filing service.
The registry's beneficial-owner register was set up under a 2021 national law transposing the EU's 5th AML Directive; the Registrar of Companies is the designated authority and the register is kept exclusively in electronic form.
Where no natural person holds 25 percent plus one share and none controls the company by other means, the registry's FAQ says the senior management official(s) may be entered as beneficial ownership information.
Following the EU Court of Justice judgment, the registry states that general-public access to the beneficial-owner register is suspended; search is limited to competent and supervisory authorities and obliged entities.
Obliged entities obtain register search access only after registry officials approve an electronic request and a per-entity fee is paid; the register keeps the current record only and holds nothing dated before 12 March 2021.
A new company or partnership must submit its beneficial-owner details within 90 days of incorporation or registration, and thereafter notify changes within 45 days.
The registry announced (16 Sep 2026) that every company must confirm its beneficial-owner details in the system once during 1 October to 31 December 2026; non-confirmation attracts a daily-accruing fine with a stated maximum.
The registry states non-compliance with beneficial-owner reporting carries a fixed fine plus a daily fine up to a stated maximum, and directors can be jointly liable unless they exercised due diligence.
Updating the Beneficial Owners Register — Department of Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property
Registration of beneficial owner particulars — Department of Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property
FAQ's-UBO's - Practical Implementation — Department of Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property
FAQ's-UBO's - E-search — Department of Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property
Confirmation of beneficial owners' information 2026 — Department of Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property
FAQ's-UBO's - Penalties — Department of Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property
Fact sheet last reviewed 2026-09-28. Jurisdiction rules are confirmed against the sources above; a provider's own requirements differ and are confirmed by the provider.
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Following the EU Court of Justice judgment, the registry states that general-public access to the beneficial-owner register is suspended; search is limited to competent and supervisory authorities and obliged entities.
A new company or partnership must submit its beneficial-owner details within 90 days of incorporation or registration, and thereafter notify changes within 45 days.
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