UKSL Sanctions designation

Social Design Agency

Entity · designated 28 October 2024

Designation identifiers

UKSL unique ID
RUS2292
OFSI group ID
16616
Designation type
Entity
Date designated
28 October 2024
Last updated
9 April 2025

Regimes

  • The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Designation sources

  • UK

Sanctions imposed

  • Asset freeze
  • Trust Services Sanctions
  • Director Disqualification Sanction
  • Internet Services Sanctions: see 'Other Information'

Official reasons

  • The Social Design Agency (hereafter 'SDA') is an 'involved person' under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 on the basis of the following grounds: 1) The SDA is obtaining a benefit from or supporting the Government of Russia by carrying on business in a sector of strategic significance, namely the information, communications and digital technologies sector; and 2) the SDA is and has been involved in destabilising or undermining the territorial integrity, sovereignty or independence of Ukraine.

Other information

  • Internet Services Sanctions: When an individual or entity is designated for the purposes of this measure, social media services, internet access services and application stores must take reasonable steps to prevent users in the UK from accessing content, sites or applications provided by designated individuals or entities. The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

Addresses

  • Lines: Prospekt Novoyasenevskii
  • Lines: d. 23, k. 1
  • Lines: Moscow
  • Postcode: 117463
  • Country: Russia
  • Lines: Per. Bolshoi Kislovskiy
  • Lines: d. 1, str. 2
  • Lines: Arbat Municipal Okrug
  • Postcode: 125009
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