Directors and people with significant control now have to verify their identity with Companies House. The route differs for people who live outside the UK, and the rule has deadlines.
How Companies House identity verification applies to directors, significant-control holders and overseas companies.
Identity verification with Companies House became legally mandatory on 18 November 2025 (voluntary route opened 8 April 2025); deadlines depend on the person's role and when it started. The page was last updated 1 June 2026.
PSCs must verify identity and provide a personal code to Companies House within a 14-day period; non-compliance can lead to prosecution, fines and restrictions on future appointments and registrations.
Identity verification applies to directors, director equivalents, PSCs and authorised corporate service providers, including directors of overseas companies registered in the UK.
Identity verification for Companies House can be done through an authorised corporate service provider, which can act for a person in any country, provided the provider is itself registered with Companies House and with a UK anti-money-laundering supervisory body.
A person who is a PSC but not a director of the same company must give their Companies House personal code within the first 14 days of their birth month; a person who is both director and PSC must give it separately for each role.
An overseas company registered in the UK must confirm that all its directors have verified their identity by the anniversary of the registration of its UK establishment.
Before a UK company files its confirmation statement, every director must have verified identity with Companies House and the statement gives each director's personal code; the filing is not accepted until all directors are verified. PSCs must also verify and supply a personal code.
Verifying your identity for Companies House — GOV.UK / Companies House
People with significant control (PSCs) — GOV.UK / Companies House
When you need to verify your identity for Companies House — GOV.UK / Companies House
Filing your company's confirmation statement — GOV.UK / Companies House
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Identity verification with Companies House became legally mandatory on 18 November 2025 (voluntary route opened 8 April 2025); deadlines depend on the person's role and when it started. The page was last updated 1 June 2026.
Identity verification for Companies House can be done through an authorised corporate service provider, which can act for a person in any country, provided the provider is itself registered with Companies House and with a UK anti-money-laundering supervisory body.
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