bank wants to know the structure of parent and subsidiary companies how do I describe that

Group structure: parent, subsidiaries and who signs where

The bank wants to know how the legal entities within the group relate to each other: which is the parent company, which subsidiaries exist, and where the entity filling in the questionnaire fits within that whole. This is not a question about an organizational chart with departments or management layers, but about the legal structure as it also appears in the business register. Usually the bank wants a diagram or text with: name and country of the ultimate parent, any intermediate holdings, and the subsidiaries relevant to the relationship with the bank — often only the entity holding the account or applying for credit, plus any guarantors.

If the structure is simple — one limited liability company without subsidiaries or parent — the description is just as simple: you simply report that, with a reference to the registration number under which the enterprise is registeredÅ. If there is a group, it helps to name the same kind of information per entity that is also asked for separately, such as the statutory name and the registered addressÁ. Banks usually ask for this as part of their client due diligence, and sometimes specifically about the UBO — the natural person who has control — but that is different information from the structure itself.

Where that connects: the business register as source format

The structure you describe often corresponds in practice to the information already recorded under the Trade Register Act 2007: legal form, registered name, place of establishment and the relationship between entities in a group. An extract per entity is therefore often the easiest supporting document to attach to your answer, because it follows the same layout the bank expects. There is no separate standard that prescribes how a group structure must be described for a bank — it is a factual question, not a certification requirement.