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Identity Verification Service

All company directors and people with significant control (PSCs) need to verify their identity to prove who they are. This is a new legal requirement under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 to help prevent people using companies for illegal purposes.

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Early action will help you to avoid delays or complications. If your company has multiple officers, allow plenty of time for each one to verify their identity. Directors based outside of the UK may also need extra time if they plan to use an authorised agent, also known as an Authorised Corporate Service Provider (ACSP) to verify their identity.

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As an Authorised Corporate Service Provider (ACSP) we can support in running the ID verification checks in accordance with Companies House regulations and submit these to Companies House.

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What do i need to know ?

Identity verification is a two-step process.

 

Step 1: We verify your identity and get your Companies House personal code. This code is personal to you, not the company. Keep this information secure until you need to use it.

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Step 2: From Autumn 2025, link your verified identity to Companies House records. You’ll need to provide your personal code and a verification statement for each company role you hold.

IMPORTANT: Any directors not complying with identity verification requirements on time, will not be able to file with Companies House.​ You’ll also be committing an offence, and you could face a potential disqualification as a company director, a financial penalty and being unable to start a new company in the future.

Whats the deadline to verify my identification ? 

These ID requirements are newly introduced but are set to follow a clear timeline with more information being released nearer each milestone.

 

8 April 2025 - The new identity verification requirements come into effect on a voluntary basis. Company directors and PSCs will have received letters and or emails informing them of the ID verification requirements and how to proceed.

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18 November 2025 – IDV will become compulsory for directors, LLP members and PSCs in connection with incorporation and new appointments. A 12-month transition period will also begin in respect of existing directors, LLP members and PSCs;

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by Spring 2026 – IDV will become compulsory for those filing documents at Companies House. Any third parties who are filing on behalf of a company will need to register as an authorised corporate service provider (“ACSP”); and​​

How's it work?

  1. Login or Register for an account

  2. Purchase the service online

  3. Provide us with the required documents

  4. We complete the ID checks

  5. We submit our verification to Companies House 

  6. We will confirm the completion by email​

What's included?

  • Expert support from our compliance team

  • Call or email us any time

  • Companies House fees included

  • Electronic identification checks for each Director or PSC

  • Same day acceptance as standard

  • Receive your personal code by email 

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