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What does Register of applications and allotments mean?
An internal record used by companies to track share applications received and share allotments made, usually capturing applicant details, class and number of shares, consideration, dates of board approval and allotment, payment status and certificate references. The expression is not defined in legislation and there is no statutory duty to keep a standalone “register of applications and allotments”. Its practical purpose is to evidence and support compliance with statutory share allotment requirements. Under the Companies Act 2006, a company must: (i) register an allotment in its register of members as soon as practicable and in any event within two months of the allotment (s.554); and (ii) deliver a return of allotment (Form SH01) to Companies House within one month of the allotment (s.555). Maintaining this internal register helps ensure accurate updates to the register of members and timely filings, and provides an audit trail for pre-emption compliance, due diligence and corporate governance. Usage and effect are consistent across England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. In Ireland, there is likewise no requirement for a separate register, but companies must update the register of members and file a return of allotments (Form B5) with the Companies Registration Office within one month under the...
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PRACTICE NOTES
Non-statutory company registers under the Companies Act 2006: applications, allotments, transfers, debenture holders, SAIL, inspection/copying and ECCTA 2023 context

The Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) requires companies to keep the following statutory registers: the register of members the register of directors the register of people with significant control (the PSC register) the register of directors’ residential addresses the register of secretaries For further detail on these statutory records, see Practice Note: Company records—a company’s statutory registers. The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA 2023), which secured Royal Assent on 26 October 2023, will significantly alter the record-keeping framework set by CA 2006. When fully commenced, ECCTA 2023 updates existing legislation so that a company will no longer be required to maintain its own (local) register of directors, register of directors’ residential addresses, register of secretaries, or PSC register. The register of members, however, falls outside this reform and will instead continue to be held locally by the company (see Practice Note: Corporate transparency reform—changes to company registers). For more information, see Practice Notes: Implementation of...

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United Kingdom company registers from 18 November 2025: local members’ register required; directors/secretaries/PSC registers abolished; Companies House notifications and verification; inspection, index and rectification

The Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) requires companies to keep its own register of members Sections 44, 51 and Schedule 2 of the Economic Crime and Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA 2023) amend CA 2006 by removing the duty on a company to maintain its own register of directors, a register of directors’ residential addresses, a register of secretaries, and a register of persons with significant control (PSC). In their place, companies must notify the Registrar with the equivalent particulars, so the details filed and held at Companies House become the single, verified source of record. These reforms came into force on 18 November 2025, subject to limited exceptions and transitional arrangements. See also Practice Notes: Implementation of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 and The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023—tracker. A company may additionally choose to keep other, non-statutory registers, such as: a register of applications and allotments a register of transfers a register of debenture holders ...

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