Consultation on proposed fees for 2026
Consultation on proposed fees for 2026Executive Summary
We are consulting on our proposed fees for 2026, and welcome feedback from all fee payers, including regulated businesses and users of our registry services.
This year's consultation takes place earlier than last year, following feedback from industry that earlier certainty of fees would be welcome to aid their forward planning. As a result of publishing our fees consultation earlier, we have not been able to provide as much detail as last year regarding our 2026 plans and budget, as this is still being worked on. Further details will be provided with our final Fees Notice and our 2026 Business Plan.
We are proposing a general fee increase of 2.5% (with some exceptions, detailed below). This is below current levels of inflation and reflects our commitment to cost discipline and operational efficiency. We will bridge higher costs, particularly those associated with strategic programmes, through targeted cost improvements, enhanced ways of working and, if appropriate, prudent use of reserves.
We are committed to providing fees that are simpler, fairer and more transparent. To support this for the 2026 consultation we have:
a. streamlined the fee notices, halving the number of pages and making the document easier to navigate
b. grouped Registry fees by activity rather than entity type and harmonised fees across legal persons and legal arrangements
c. added worked examples and simplified wording to enhance clarity
d. harmonised how we charge annual fees across all regulated sectors
We will continue to review what further reforms should be made to our fees structures, taking into account the priorities emerging from our strategic planning and the Government’s Competitiveness Programme.
Please provide feedback on the proposed changes directly to the JFSC by 12 September 2025 or alternatively via Jersey Finance Limited (JFL) by 8 September 2025.
We will publish a summary of feedback and a finalised fee notice by the end of September. Revised fees will be effective from 1 January 2026.