What does the recipient need to establish?

Coddan identifies the entity and current register position, then matches each requested fact to a source. An LLP incorporation certificate may establish formation; current member and PSC filings, an LLP agreement, member decisions and financial statements answer different questions. An LP or SLP registration certificate and partner particulars do not automatically establish the general partner's mandate or the limited partners' private rights. Where a partner is a corporate body, that body's own authority chain may also be needed.

We can obtain available Companies House documents and prepare or assemble appropriate private evidence from records supplied and verified. We will identify where an accountant, solicitor or authorised adviser must give a conclusion about accounts, beneficial ownership, tax, regulation or enforceability. Certification or notarisation may be required if the recipient says so; an apostille is not a substitute for their due-diligence decision.

Send the recipient's full document list, transaction purpose, entity number and deadline. We will set out which evidence exists, what needs checking and which parts can be prepared or coordinated by Coddan. We do not promise that a bank will open an account, release funding or approve an investment.

Build a consistent evidence set

Banks and funders may ask separately for formation or registration evidence, current partner particulars, persons with significant control where applicable, accounts, signing authority and identification of individuals. Ask the institution for its list and the age it permits for each document.

Coddan can obtain available public records and assist with documentary certification. It cannot certify a customer’s source of funds, independently determine disputed beneficial ownership or promise that the institution will complete its own checks.

What if the bank’s checklist uses company terms?

Ask the bank whether “directors” means LLP members or LP general partners in this case, and whether “shareholders” means another ownership or control question. Do not supply a company share register for an LLP or LP. Where the bank requires personal identification, its own identity checks or Coddan’s separate verification service may apply; certification of partnership documents does not complete those checks.

Ask Coddan about this document

Send the partnership name and registration number, the document or fact requested, the recipient’s written instructions, the country of use and any deadline. We will review the request and explain what can be supplied and what remains to be confirmed before quoting.

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