Simple LEI Lookup – Easily find a LEI by Company Name
Search the global LEI index by company name and read back the Legal Entity Identifier, the jurisdiction, the registration status and the date of first issue. Free, no account, and nothing is stored.
Enter the legal name as filed with the LEI issuer, not the brand. A few characters are enough. Leave out the legal form — Ltd, S.A., GmbH — if nothing comes back.
| Legal Name | LEI | Jurisdiction | Status | Creation Date |
|---|
20
Characters in every LEI, check digits included
ISO 17442
The standard that defines the code
GLEIF
The foundation that publishes the global index
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How an LEI is built
5493 00 84UKLVMY22 DS
5493
Prefix
Four characters identifying the Local Operating Unit that issued the code.
84UKLVMY22
Entity part
Twelve characters, positions 5 to 18. Positions 5 and 6 are reserved and always 00.
DS
Check digits
Two digits computed under ISO 7064, the same mod-97-10 scheme used by IBANs.
| Entity | LEI | Check digits |
|---|---|---|
| G.E. Financing GmbH | 5493 0084UKLVMY22DS | 16 |
| Jaguar Land Rover Ltd | 2138 00WSGIIZCXF1P5 | 72 |
| British Broadcasting Corporation | 5493 000IBP32UQZ0KL | 24 |
| Bank of Nova Scotia | L3I9 ZG2KFGXZ61BMYR | 72 |
The check digits make a typo detectable without any lookup: change one character and the arithmetic fails. That is why a validator can tell you a code is malformed before it ever reaches the index.
Why a search returns nothing
In most cases the search term is the problem rather than the entity.
| Cause | What is happening |
|---|---|
| Nom commercial au lieu du nom légal | The index carries the legal name filed with the issuer. A group marketed under a short brand is usually registered under a longer legal name. |
| Entité non enregistrée | An LEI is obtained voluntarily, or because a regulation requires it. A company with no reporting obligation often has none at all. |
| Caractères accentués ou ponctuation | Legal names are recorded as filed. Searching Société for an entity recorded as Societe returns nothing. |
| LEI expiré plutôt qu’absent | A lapsed LEI stays in the index with status LAPSED. It is found, but it is not valid for reporting. |
| Entité fusionnée ou dissoute | The record remains with status MERGED or RETIRED, pointing to the successor where one exists. |
| Succursale cherchée au lieu du siège | Branches receive their own LEI, distinct from the head office, and are recorded under a branch legal name. |
What the status tells you
Finding an LEI is not the same as finding a valid one. The status is the field that matters in a regulatory filing.
ISSUED
The record has been renewed within the last year and the data is current. This is the only status a reporting schema normally accepts.
LAPSED
The holder has not renewed. The code still exists and still identifies the entity, but the reference data is no longer certified.
MERGED or RETIRED
The entity has ceased to exist as a separate legal person. Where a successor exists, the record points to it.
PENDING
Registration or transfer is under way. Treat it as not yet usable for reporting.
Why the LEI matters
After the 2008 crisis, supervisors found they could not reliably work out who was exposed to whom, because every institution identified its counterparties its own way. The LEI answers that: one code, one legal entity, globally, whatever the register or the language.
It is now required across a long list of European regimes. MiFID II and MiFIR need it for transaction reporting, EMIR for derivatives, SFTR for securities financing, and the DORA Register of Information identifies both the reporting entity and its ICT providers by LEI. Anyone filing under those regimes checks LEIs regularly, which is exactly why a lookup like this one exists.
Frequently asked questions
What is a Legal Entity Identifier?
A twenty-character alphanumeric code defined by ISO 17442 that identifies a legal entity taking part in financial transactions. It is issued by a Local Operating Unit accredited by GLEIF, and it carries reference data about the entity: its legal name, its address, its jurisdiction, and its parent relationships where they are reported.
Does finding an LEI prove the entity is in good standing?
No. It proves a code was issued. Whether the reference data is current is what the status field tells you, and the status is a separate question from whether the entity is solvent, authorised or compliant.
Can I search by LEI rather than by name?
This page matches on the legal name. If you already hold the code, its structure can be validated arithmetically: the last two digits are a mod-97-10 checksum over the first eighteen.
How do I obtain an LEI?
Through any Local Operating Unit accredited by GLEIF. The code must then be renewed annually, failing which the record lapses and the reference data stops being certified.
Is an LEI the same as a EUID or a VAT number?
No. The EUID comes from a national business register and identifies a company across the European registers network. A VAT number identifies a taxable person. The LEI is global and specific to financial transaction reporting. An entity can hold all three.
Do you store the names I search for?
No. The query is passed to the lookup and the answer is shown to you. Nothing is recorded.
Disclaimer
Data is sourced from the global LEI index and is provided for information only. Registration status and reference data change continuously. Fund XP is not an LEI issuer and is not affiliated with GLEIF. For anything with regulatory consequences, consult GLEIF directly or the Local Operating Unit that issued the code.
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