Open Ownership BODS bulk data (GLEIF and UK PSC/Register of Overseas Entities, mapped to the Beneficial Ownership Data Standard)

Open Ownership BODS bulk data (GLEIF and UK PSC/Register of Overseas Entities, mapped to the Beneficial Ownership Data Standard)

Open Ownership publishes GLEIF legal-entity data and UK beneficial-ownership registers mapped to the Beneficial Ownership Data Standard (BODS) as downloadable bulk files, no key required. The dataset page says: "This dataset is published under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication licence."

Coverage

Two datasets: GLEIF Level 1/2 data mapped to BODS, and the UK People with Significant Control (PSC) Register and Register of Overseas Entities mapped to BODS — public-register records naming beneficial owners of UK companies and overseas entities owning UK property. Files are CSV, SQLite, Postgres dump, JSON, Parquet and BigQuery/Datasette. Update cadence: Not stated.

Verdict

Corporate and beneficial-ownership records mapped to the Beneficial Ownership Data Standard, as downloadable bulk files, no key: GLEIF Level 1/2 legal-entity data, and the UK People with Significant Control (PSC) Register and Register of Overseas Entities — public-register records naming beneficial owners of UK companies and overseas entities owning UK property. Licensed CC0-1.0: "This dataset is published under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication licence." Distinct from the live gleif-lei and companies-house-api entries (different publisher; BODS-mapped bulk files rather than the GLEIF or Companies House APIs). Rate limits: Not applicable (static bulk files: CSV, SQLite, Postgres dump, JSON, Parquet, BigQuery/Datasette). Signal Lab links only.