GRDS Asset Gathering & Transmission Service Portal

Letter of Administration(Without Will)

This is a document also issued by the probate registry of a high Court, this document gives the administrators the legal authority to deal with the estate of a person who died intestate. (Died without leaving a valid Will behind).

Requirements

1. Copy of National Population Commission death certificate: original for sighting 2. Letter of authority to the financial/relevant institutions. (to be provided to the client) 3. Valid means of identification of the proposed Administrators/executors 4. Passport photograph of the deceased and the Administrators/Executors 5. Evidence of asset ownership: for equities- dividend warrant, share certificate or CSCS statement in the deceased name, for landed property- survey plan, deed of assignment or C of O in the deceased name, for pension- Pension Enrolment Number or Pension statement in the deceased name and for monies in the bank- account number, cheque book or bank statement in the deceased name. 6. Letter of engagement. (to be provided to the client)

Procurement of Grant of Probate

This is a document issued by the probate registry of a high Court, that gives the applicant legal authority to deal with the Estate of a person who died testate. (Died leaving a valid will behind).

Requirements

1. Will 2. Copy of National Population Commission death certificate: original for sighting 3. Letter of authority to the financial/relevant institutions (draft available) 4. Passport photograph of the deceased and the executors/executrix 5. Valid means of identification of the executors/executrix 6. Evidence of asset ownership: for equities- dividend warrant, share certificate or CSCS statement in the deceased name; for landed property- survey plan, deed of assignment or C of O in the deceased name; for pension- Pension Enrolment Number or Pension statement in the deceased name and for monies in the bank- account number, cheque book or bank statement in the deceased name. 7. List of Deceased’s known Addresses 8. Letter of engagement. (to be provided to the client)

Endorsement of Bank Certificate (Estate)

A bank certificate is usually issued by the Court, it is a document that verifies certain financial details of a deceased. It may include information such as the amount of funds held in an account, units of shares, total amount saved at Pension fund institutions and other details of the deceased’s holdings at other financial institutions.

* Where the administrators do not know the extent of the value of the deceased money in bank * Where the administrators of the deceased do not know the unit of shares owned by the deceased in various companies or they know but not sure even when they have a CSCS statement of account. * Where the administrators of the deceased need to know the amount of funds in the deceased PFA account. * Where the administrators have already given the procurement of Letters of Administration / Additional asset to a Lawyer or any other person but still need someone to go round the registrars to endorse the bank certificate. * Where at transmission stage the administrators/executors realize that there are some assets left behind we can help them do extensive search and endorse same on the bank certificate for additional asset.

Requirements

1. Original copy of bank certificate 2. Letter of Engagement to GRDS (to be provided to the client) 3. Letter of authority to the financial/relevant institutions (draft available) 4. Copy of death certificate and original for sighting 5. Evidence of asset ownership 6. Copy of valid means of identification

Procurement of Certificate of Additional Asset/Further securities

Where the beneficiaries/administrators discover some other assets which was not listed in the Letters of Administration or Grant of Probate, these additional assets are listed below.

* money in bank * shares / equities * real estate * pension

Requirements

1. Copy of death certificate and original for sighting 2. Copy of the initial grant 3. Letter of engagement (to be provided to the client) 4. Letter of authority to financial institutions (to be provided to the client) 5. Valid means of identification of the administrators / executors 6. Passport photograph 7. Evidence of asset ownership 8. Statement of Asset declaration (to be provided to the client) 9. List of Deceased’s known Addresses

Amendments of LA/GoP/Certificate of Additional Assets

Below are various reasons that may necessitate the Court to ask for amendment of LOA/GoP.

* Where the name of the deceased was not properly captured in the LOA/Grant of probate. * Where the deceased bought assets in additional names or alias not within the knowledge of the administrators as at the time the legal document was being obtained. * Where one of the administrators is dead or incapacitated and there is need to either replace or remove such administrator from the grant. * Where one of the administrators rescind his role as an administrator voluntary/involuntary hence, the need to replace or remove such administrators is necessitated.

Requirements

1. Copy of initial Letters of Administrations or Grant of Probate 2. Copy of National Population Commission death certificate: original for sighting 3. Letter of engagement (to be provided to the client) 4. Letter of authority to the financial/relevant institutions (to be provided to the client) 5. Valid means of identification of the proposed Administrators/executors 6. Passport photograph of the deceased and the Administrators/Executors 7. Evidence of asset ownership: for equities- dividend warrant, share certificate or CSCS statement in the deceased name; for landed property- survey plan, deed of assignment or C of O in the deceased name; for pension- Pension Enrolment Number or Pension statement in the deceased name and for monies in the bank- account number, cheque book or bank statement in the deceased name. 8. Estate Information Form (to be provided to the client) 9. List of Deceased’s known Addresses

Drafting of Power of Attorney

Power attorney is a legal document that transfers power to another person, it authorizes another person to act in one’s stead.

Requirements

1. Letter of Engagement to GRDS (to be provided to the client) 2. Passport photograph of the administrators / executors 3. Valid means of identification of the administrators / executors

Assets investigation and gathering (Individual)

This involves gathering all your assets in terms of shares/equities as well as unpaid dividends across various companies. However, due to factors such as relocation, changes in financial institutions, or oversight, many may lose track of these assets. Our asset gathering service would address this issue by offering comprehensive services to locate and manage these scattered shares and dividends for individuals still alive.

Requirements

1. Letter of Engagement to GRDS (to be provided to the client) 2. Letter of Authority to the financial institutions (to be provided to the client) 3. E-Mandate forms (Various Registrars) 4. Evidence of asset ownership (If any) 5. Copy of valid means of identification 6. Passport Photographs

Greenwich Registrars and Data Solutions

It is no longer news that beneficiaries of a deceased person’s estate encounter delays before accessing the assets of their late loved ones which is why we at Greenwich Registrars & Data Solutions “Asset Gathering Service” have taken it upon ourselves to delve into this path to meet the challenging needs of prospective/current clients fg.

Over the past few years, the Asset Gathering Service Unit of Greenwich Registrars & Data Solutions has set the pace in providing excellent Asset Gathering services to clients within and Outside Nigeria. Our reputation as a one stop shop in Asset Gathering services precedes us and this has crystallized into having an understanding between us and the various Pension fund Administrators, Insurance Companies, Registrar Companies, Investment and Financial Companies in Nigeria.

Letter of Administration

Where a person dies intestate, i.e. there is no Will lodged in the deceased name.

Grant of Probate

Where a person dies testate, i.e. there is a Will written and lodged in the deceased name.

Endorsement of Bank Certificate

A bank certificate is usually issued by the Court, it is a document that verifies certain financial details of a deceased.

Procurement of Additional Assets Security

Where there is a need to create an addendum to an existing estate- where an asset or group of assets were omitted during the procurement of the primary document.

Amendment of Letter of Administration

Where there is a need for a replacement or modification of any living or non-living element of the estate such as: name, address, administrators or executors, etc.

Attorney

Where there is a need for representation usually in a defined capacity as an Administrator or Executor owing to incapacitation, distance, etc.

Share Transmission Across Registrars

Where the desire of the administrators is to effect the mandate as contained in the letters of administration or grant of probate across all registrars.