The register shows one layer. The real owner is three companies further up.
With ZenooOwnership is worked out through every layer, with the working shown, and gaps in the structure are flagged rather than hidden.
KYB software · Business verification
Know the business, and the people behind it.
Zenoo reads the company register, works out who owns and controls the business through every layer, and screens every person behind it, all on one case and with the data vendors you already use. Your team makes every call.
30 minutes. Your data. No slides.
Works withCompanies HouseLSEGGBGLexisNexis
Sound familiar?
What we hear from teams onboarding businesses.
Half our business cases arrive from brokers with owners and IDs missing.
With ZenooEach case lists what is still outstanding. Missing documents are requested through the client portal, and quiet customers are reminded for you.
We ask customers questions the register could have answered.
With ZenooThe company record, its officers and its persons with significant control are read from Companies House before anyone types them in.
Every vendor has its own portal, and the file lives in none of them.
With ZenooRegistry, screening and identity results from the vendors you choose all land on the same case, beside each party they belong to.
One case, start to finish
From application to approval.
Follow one business customer through Zenoo, from the moment it applies to the moment your MLRO signs it off.
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Marrowfield Holdings LtdNew application · Company
Step 1 of 4Company recordActive, read from Companies HouseRead
OfficersTwo directors, one secretaryRead
Persons with significant controlOne corporate shareholderRead
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ChecksMarrowfield Holdings Ltd · 3 parties
Step 2 of 4Companies HouseCompany record and officersFound
LSEGSanctions and PEP screening, 3 parties1 hit
GBGIdentity, beneficial ownerVerified
AI
Zenoo suggestionsMarrowfield Holdings Ltd
Step 3 of 4A 75% holding sits behind a nominee company. Suggest you research the person behind it.Companies House
The director's date of birth differs from the list entry. Suggest you clear as a false positive.LSEG, application
Nothing is cleared or added on its own.
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ApprovalMarrowfield Holdings Ltd
Step 4 of 4Screening hit, directorCleared as a false positive, reason keptCleared
Beneficial ownerResearched and confirmedVerified
Approve the fileNothing outstandingApproved
Product screens show fictional data.
Watch it work · 0:50
Find the people behind the business. Build the structure, or import the chart.
Build the structure. Product screens show fictional data.
Where this fits
Every check you run, into one inbox.
Your providers send their results in. Zenoo organises them and puts what needs you in the Inbox. You deal with it, tick it off, and the next one comes in. Pick providers from the Marketplace, or bring your own.
Your checksFrom the Marketplace
My inbox0 done
- Screening hitViktor LindqvistDue 11:00
- Identity card is wrongSergei ValtrovToday
Zenoo suggests. You decide.
What the rules ask
What KYB rules ask, and where it lives in Zenoo.
| What the rules ask | Where it lives in Zenoo |
|---|---|
| UK MLR 2017, regulation 28Identify the beneficial owners and take reasonable measures to verify who they are. | Each owner is placed on the structure with their effective share, screened, and given the same identity checks as an individual customer. |
| UK MLR 2017, regulation 28Understand the ownership and control structure of a company. | The Map view shows who owns what and who runs it, layer by layer, and unidentified holders are shown as gaps. |
| UK MLR 2017, regulation 30ACheck the register, and report material discrepancies with what the customer told you. | What the business declared is compared with the register, and every difference is flagged for a person to review. |
| UK MLR 2017, regulation 35, and UK sanctionsScreen the company and the people behind it for sanctions and politically exposed persons. | Every owner, director and controller is screened, people and companies alike, with the vendors you choose. |
| UK MLR 2017, regulation 28(11)Keep due diligence up to date for as long as the relationship lasts. | A new owner on the register lands in your inbox, so the file is reviewed when something changes. |
| UK MLR 2017, regulation 40Keep records of the checks you ran and why you made each decision. | Every decision, reason and change is kept in the case history with who made it and when, and nothing can be edited or removed. |
| EU AMLR, from 10 July 2027Look through every layer of ownership to find the people who ultimately own or control the business. | Effective ownership is calculated through each layer, and the structure shows the working. |
Last reviewed 21 October 2026. Each source links to the official text. A summary to help you compare, not legal advice. Your MLRO sets the policy. Zenoo runs it and keeps the record.
Zenoo AI
Zenoo suggests. You decide.
On a company's case, Zenoo reads the register, the structure and the screening results, and suggests where to look next. Nothing is researched or added until a person asks.
A 75% holding sits behind a nominee company. Suggest you research the person behind it.Companies House
A director on the application is not on the register. Suggest you ask the customer to confirm.application, Companies House
Never clears a hitNever approves a caseNever passes a checkNo confidence scores
How Zenoo AI worksAll the things
Plus, the rest of a KYB file.
Ownership mapWho owns and controls the company, layer by layer.
Unidentified holdersGaps in the structure are shown, not hidden.
Change alertsA new owner on the register lands in your inbox.
Research on requestPublic sources, one party at a time.
Approval lockNothing is approved while any party has an open check.
People tooThe same case works for KYC.
Getting live
What it takes from your team.
Your systems
How does it connect to what we have?
Send applications in through the API, or onboard clients through Zenoo's own journeys. Keep the data vendors you have, under your contracts, and add others from the Marketplace.
Browse the MarketplaceTime to live
How long until we are live?
Four to six weeks to production is typical, depending on your providers and systems. It starts with a demo on a case you bring, then a pilot on real cases.
How buying worksYour data
Where does our data live?
In the EU or US region, or on a dedicated UK tenant. Encrypted with AES-256 at rest and TLS 1.3 in transit. ISO 27001 certification in progress.
Trust and securityQuestions
KYB questions.
What is KYB?
Know your business. It means checking that a business is real, who owns and controls it, and whether it or the people behind it carry risk, before you take it on and for as long as it stays a customer. Read the guide to KYB.
What is the difference between KYC and KYB?
KYC checks a person. KYB checks a company, then runs KYC on the people who own and control it. In Zenoo both run on the same case, so a business customer's owners get the same checks as an individual customer. See KYC for individuals.
Where does the company information come from?
From Companies House for UK companies. Registry providers in the Marketplace add other countries, and their results land on the same structure.
How is effective ownership worked out?
Through every layer. A person who holds 75% of a company that holds 75% of your customer has 56% effective ownership, and the structure shows the working.
Can we keep the data vendors we use today?
Yes. Zenoo runs checks with the registry, screening and identity providers you already use, under your contracts, and you can add others from the Marketplace when you need them.
Does Zenoo add what it finds on its own?
No. Zenoo suggests the next step with its sources. Research results wait for a person to review them before anything is added to the case, and a person clears every hit.
Are the people behind the company screened?
Yes. Every owner, director and controller on the structure is screened, people and companies alike.
You
Tomorrow, your case
Bring us a case that went wrong.
We will run it through Zenoo while you watch: the evidence, the decision, and the record your MLRO would want to defend.
30 minutes. Your data. No slides.