Director’s identity verification

08 May Director’s identity verification

Companies House has recently introduced a new identity verification process to help deter those wishing to use companies for illegal purposes.  

For new companies, all directors and people with significant control (PSCs) will need to complete identity verification.  For existing companies, all directors (or equivalent) and PSCs will have a transition period to verify their identity with Companies House.  Anyone acting on behalf of a company will also need to verify their identity before they can file information with Companies House.