name_differs_across_registers
The two registers name the entity differently
The LEI record and the national register record for the same company carry different legal names.
- appears in
- flag
- credits
- Free. The flags come with an answer that has already been paid for.
What it means
The comparison ignores case, punctuation and the company-form words (limited, ltd, plc, llp, inc), so only a real difference in the name is reported.
A company that has been renamed is the usual cause: one register has caught up and the other has not. Both names are quoted in `agreements` so you can see which is which.
What to do
Read both names before acting. A renamed company is ordinary; a name that is nothing like the other one is worth a question.
Example response
{
"flags": [
"name_differs_across_registers"
],
"agreements": [
{
"field": "name",
"lei": "ACME HOLDINGS LIMITED",
"national_register": "ACME GROUP LIMITED",
"result": "differ"
}
]
}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
- lei_registration_not_current · the LEI registration has lapsed
- 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/name_differs_across_registers.md