Ownership maps

An ownership map is a visual representation of how a company is owned and controlled. dCompany builds these maps automatically from live register data, answering two fundamental questions: who owns whom, and who controls whom.

These two questions alone allow dCompany to determine which entities are most relevant to include in a visualisation — even when an ownership structure contains tens of thousands of nodes.

Ownership exploration

Understanding the full ownership picture of a company is central to due diligence, onboarding, and ongoing monitoring. An ownership map answers:

• Who owns or controls the entity?
• What does the entity itself own?
• What is the size and geographic spread of the structure?

This makes ownership maps a practical starting point for KYC processes — whether you are assessing a client, a counterpart, or a supplier.

Beneficial owners

Ownership maps are the foundation for identifying beneficial owners. dCompany traces ownership chains upward through any number of intermediate entities and surfaces the natural persons who ultimately meet the control threshold.

The definition of beneficial ownership is adjustable, so the map can reflect your own compliance criteria or the requirements of a specific regulation.

Documentation

Ownership maps can be exported as PDF, SVG, or PNG directly from the module. This lets you include visual documentation in reports, board presentations, or regulatory submissions without recreating the structure manually.

Risk assessment

By making ownership chains and control relationships visible in one view, maps help identify where to look for concentration of control, connected-party relationships, or structures that warrant closer scrutiny. The visual format surfaces patterns that are difficult to spot in data tables alone.