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OFSI frozen-asset reports for 2026 due by 30 November 2026
Anyone holding or controlling funds or economic resources of a designated person must file the 2026 frozen-asset report with OFSI by Monday 30 November 2026, covering holdings as at 30 September.
By Taxxa AI OyPublished 30 September 2026
Any person who holds or controls funds or economic resources belonging to a person designated under United Kingdom financial sanctions must submit a frozen-asset report for the 2026 reporting exercise to the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)GOV by Monday 30 November 2026
GOV. The report is made on the frozen-asset reporting form and covers the holder's position for the current exercise year.
The report must state the nature and the amount or quantity of the funds or economic resources owned, held or controlled by each designated person as at 30 September 2026GOV, with the filing due no later than 30 November 2026. Banks, financial institutions, asset managers and any other firm or individual holding affected assets fall within the duty wherever they hold or control such funds or economic resources. OFSI uses the returns to update its records to reflect changes to frozen holdings during the reporting period.
From 2025 onwards the annual review no longer runs off OFSI's powers to request information. Specific obligations in the sanctions regulations now require United Kingdom persons holding funds or economic resources owned, held or controlled by a designated person to file the report each yearGOV. The shift puts the yearly return on a standing statutory footing, so holders report annually without waiting for an individual information request from OFSI.
The yearly exercise sits alongside immediate duties. Financial sanctions legislation requires that all funds and economic resources owned, held or controlled by a designated person be frozenGOV, and relevant firms must report the nature and amount or quantity of anything they hold for a customer who is a designated person as soon as practicable
GOV. Assets frozen outside the annual review period must still be notified to OFSI as soon as practicable through the Frozen Asset online form
GOV, with the Excel template completed before it is uploaded to the form.
Legal basis: the reporting obligations in the United Kingdom sanctions regulations and OFSI's annual frozen-assets review framework.
Identify all funds or economic resources you hold or control for designated persons as at 30 September 2026 and file the frozen-asset report with OFSI by 30 November 2026.