diff --git a/src/app/api/registratura/route.ts b/src/app/api/registratura/route.ts
index 4094a50..5634645 100644
--- a/src/app/api/registratura/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/registratura/route.ts
@@ -431,6 +431,12 @@ export async function DELETE(req: NextRequest) {
 
   await deleteEntryFromDB(id);
 
+  // Recalculate counter so next allocation reads the correct max
+  await recalculateSequence(
+    existing.company as CompanyId,
+    existing.direction as RegistryDirection,
+  );
+
   await logAuditEvent({
     entryId: id,
     entryNumber: existing.number,
diff --git a/src/modules/registratura/services/registry-service.ts b/src/modules/registratura/services/registry-service.ts
index 920e296..8df092c 100644
--- a/src/modules/registratura/services/registry-service.ts
+++ b/src/modules/registratura/services/registry-service.ts
@@ -218,7 +218,12 @@ export function generateRegistryNumber(
  * Allocate the next sequence number atomically via PostgreSQL.
  * Format: BTG-2026-IN-00001
  *
- * Uses INSERT ... ON CONFLICT ... UPDATE RETURNING for race-condition safety.
+ * Uses an interactive Prisma transaction with pg_advisory_xact_lock to
+ * serialize concurrent allocations.  Always reads the **actual max
+ * sequence from existing entries** (the source of truth) so the counter
+ * never drifts — even after entry deletions, company reassignments, or
+ * any other mutation that could leave the RegistrySequence counter stale.
+ *
  * Must be called from server-side only (API routes).
  */
 export async function allocateSequenceNumber(
@@ -233,17 +238,52 @@ export async function allocateSequenceNumber(
   const typeCode = DIRECTION_TYPE_CODE[direction];
   const yr = year ?? new Date().getFullYear();
 
-  const result = await prisma.$queryRaw<Array<{ lastSeq: number }>>`
-    INSERT INTO "RegistrySequence" (id, company, year, type, "lastSeq", "createdAt", "updatedAt")
-    VALUES (gen_random_uuid()::text, ${companyPrefix}, ${yr}, ${typeCode}, 1, NOW(), NOW())
-    ON CONFLICT (company, year, type)
-    DO UPDATE SET "lastSeq" = "RegistrySequence"."lastSeq" + 1, "updatedAt" = NOW()
-    RETURNING "lastSeq"
-  `;
+  const seq = await prisma.$transaction(async (tx) => {
+    // Advisory lock scoped to this transaction — serializes concurrent
+    // allocations for the same company/year/type combination.
+    const lockKey = `registratura:${companyPrefix}-${yr}-${typeCode}`;
+    await tx.$executeRaw`SELECT pg_advisory_xact_lock(hashtext(${lockKey}))`;
+
+    // 1. Find actual max sequence from entries stored in KeyValueStore.
+    //    This is the SOURCE OF TRUTH — entries might have been deleted,
+    //    moved between companies, etc., making the RegistrySequence
+    //    counter stale.
+    const numberLike = `%"number":"${companyPrefix}-${yr}-${typeCode}-%"%`;
+    const regexPat = `${companyPrefix}-${yr}-${typeCode}-(\\d{5})`;
+    const maxRows = await tx.$queryRaw<Array<{ maxSeq: number | null }>>`
+      SELECT MAX(
+        CAST(SUBSTRING(value::text FROM ${regexPat}) AS INTEGER)
+      ) AS "maxSeq"
+      FROM "KeyValueStore"
+      WHERE namespace = 'registratura'
+        AND key LIKE 'entry:%'
+        AND value::text LIKE ${numberLike}
+    `;
+    const actualMax = maxRows[0]?.maxSeq ?? 0;
+
+    // 2. Also read the current counter as a safety net (should never be
+    //    higher than actualMax if everything is consistent, but we take
+    //    the MAX of both just in case).
+    const counterRows = await tx.$queryRaw<Array<{ lastSeq: number }>>`
+      SELECT "lastSeq" FROM "RegistrySequence"
+      WHERE company = ${companyPrefix} AND year = ${yr} AND type = ${typeCode}
+    `;
+    const counterVal = counterRows[0]?.lastSeq ?? 0;
+
+    // 3. Next sequence = max(actual entries, counter) + 1
+    const nextSeq = Math.max(actualMax, counterVal) + 1;
+
+    // 4. Upsert the counter to the new value
+    await tx.$executeRaw`
+      INSERT INTO "RegistrySequence" (id, company, year, type, "lastSeq", "createdAt", "updatedAt")
+      VALUES (gen_random_uuid()::text, ${companyPrefix}, ${yr}, ${typeCode}, ${nextSeq}, NOW(), NOW())
+      ON CONFLICT (company, year, type)
+      DO UPDATE SET "lastSeq" = ${nextSeq}, "updatedAt" = NOW()
+    `;
+
+    return nextSeq;
+  });
 
-  const row = result[0];
-  if (!row) throw new Error("Failed to allocate sequence number");
-  const seq = row.lastSeq;
   const padded = String(seq).padStart(5, "0");
 
   return {