🇲🇹 Malta
Company data, directors, shareholders and MBR filings for Maltese businesses
Overview
AiPrise verifies Maltese businesses against the Malta Business Registry (MBR). A business verification returns the company profile, directors and company secretaries, shareholders, and documents filed with the MBR.
Coverage
| Data point | Returned | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Company profile | Yes | Legal name, legal form, status, registration date, registered address |
| Directors and legal representatives | Yes | Directors, company secretaries and judicial representatives |
| Shareholders | Yes | |
| Ultimate beneficial owners | No | |
| VAT number check | Yes | Separate check against the EU VAT register |
| Document | Returned |
|---|---|
| Annual return | Yes, when filed |
| Memorandum and articles | Yes, when filed |
| Financial statements | Yes, when filed |
| Change notices | Yes, when filed |
Documents, as the register names them
- Annual Return
- Memorandum and Articles of Association and alterations
- Financial statements
- Transfer / transmission of shares
- Notices of changes to directors, secretary or registered office
Speed
| Step | Typical | 9 in 10 within |
|---|---|---|
| Business verification (company data, officers, shareholders) | 19 seconds | 85 seconds |
These are typical times from production, not a service-level commitment: set timeouts well above them, or use callbacks.
Company types
Companies in the Malta Business Registry are covered.
| Company type | Legal forms | Covered | What to expect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private exempt company, single member | Limited Liability Company (Private Exempt Single Member) | Yes | Full data: officers, shareholder, documents |
| Private exempt company | Limited Liability Company (Private Exempt) | Yes | Full data |
| Private non-exempt company | Limited Liability Company (Private Non-Exempt) | Yes | Full data |
| Continued company | Continued (Private Exempt) | Yes | Full data |
Sources
| Register | What it gives |
|---|---|
| Malta Business Registry (MBR) | Company profile, officers, shareholders, filed documents |
| VIES (EU VAT register) | VAT number check |
Identifiers
Send the company registration number as business_entity_id, with country_code set to MT.
| Identifier | Format | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Company registration number | C followed by up to 6 digits. The space is optional. | C 12345 or C12345 |
| VAT number | MT followed by 8 digits. Not the registration number. Used only for the VAT check. | MT12345678 |
You can also search by legal name.
Statuses and legal forms
Every result carries the register's own status in registration_info.status and an AiPrise status in registration_info.normalised_status. The normalised status is one of Active, Suspended, Dormant, Dissolved / Struck Off, In Liquidation / Insolvency or Unknown.
| Register status | Normalised status |
|---|---|
| Active | Active |
Legal forms come back in English in entity_type, for example Limited Liability Company (Private Exempt Single Member).
Quirks and gotchas
Country-specific behaviour to know before you integrate.
| Quirk | Details |
|---|---|
Keep the C | Send the registration number with its C prefix. |
| Mostly single-member | About 3 in 4 companies are single-member private exempt companies. |
| Subscribers | Founding shareholders can come back as Subscriber, normalised role UNKNOWN. Read the role name. |
Limits
- UBOs are not returned.
- Filed documents come back only when the company has filed them.
Updated about 20 hours ago