TI-UK’s paper Improving the UK’s Trust Registration Service urges expanding the TRS’s scope and data access to expose hidden ownership in UK property and close loopholes enabling ML through opaque trusts

The report highlights that the Trust Registration Service (TRS) under HM Revenue & Customs remains ineffective in tackling hidden ownership in UK property via trusts, citing examples of at least £2.5 billion held through trust structures. It recommends reforms to...

TI-UK’s report Safeguarding Football from Illicit Finance warns that opaque ownership and weak due diligence leave UK football exposed to ML, urging stronger transparency and source-of-funds checks

The report responds to the Independent Football Regulator consultation and emphasises the need to integrate football governance into the UK’s broader economic-crime architecture, noting the sport’s vulnerability given the UK’s role as a destination for £100 billion in...