lei_registration_not_current
The LEI registration has lapsed
The entity is in the register, but its LEI registration is no longer current — most often lapsed, meaning nobody renewed it.
- appears in
- flag
- credits
- Free. The flags come with an answer that has already been paid for.
What it means
A LEI must be renewed each year against the entity's own national register. A lapsed one means the reference data has not been reconfirmed recently, not that the company has gone.
`registration_status` carries the register's own word: ISSUED, LAPSED, RETIRED, ANNULLED, MERGED or DUPLICATE. `next_renewal_at` says when it was last due.
What to do
Treat the entity data as unconfirmed rather than wrong. If the counterparty needs a current LEI for a regulatory reason, this is the flag that says they do not have one.
Example response
{
"flags": [
"lei_registration_not_current"
],
"registration_status": "LAPSED",
"next_renewal_at": "2025-04-18"
}Abbreviated: a real answer carries all 33 fields, listed in the validate-phone reference.
Related
- unknown_identifier · no register on this server carries the identifier
- malformed_identifier · the identifier is not shaped like one
- unsupported_register · no register is held for that identifier type or country
- register_unavailable · the register is not installed on this server
- name_differs_across_registers · the two registers name the entity differently
- status_differs_across_registers · the two registers disagree about whether the entity is live
- dissolved_in_national_register · the company is dissolved in its national register
- All verdict reasons
- Phone fields and the risk score
- API reference
markdown version: /docs/reasons/lei_registration_not_current.md