Office Administration
Fixed asset register
Definition
A fixed asset register is a record of every long-term asset an organisation owns, listing each item's tag, location, cost, custodian and condition over its life.
What should a fixed asset register record?
- Asset tag and description.
- Purchase date, supplier and cost.
- Location and the person responsible.
- Condition, maintenance and transfers.
- Disposal date and method when it leaves.
How do you keep the register accurate?
Update it at every purchase, move and disposal, and verify it with a physical count on a schedule, similar to stocktaking. The Office Asset Registration and Lifecycle Management course teaches the process.
Where can you go next?
Courses, checks and reading on the same work.- CourseOffice Asset Registration & Lifecycle Management
- CourseOffice Facilities Maintenance & Safety Coordination
- CertificationCertified Office Asset & Facilities Administrator (CAFA)
- Free online assessmentDo you know where every office asset is? Free asset and facilities check
- Glossary termStocktaking
- Glossary termStandard operating procedure (SOP)
Which sources does this page use?
This page states no statutory figures, so it cites no official source.
Updated 20 October 2026. General information from the Certifyd team, not legal, tax or safety advice for your workplace.