Companies House Confirms Identity Verification Rollout in November

Companies House confirms identity verification rollout in November

It will be an offence to act as a director without being verified, once the new duties commence

How do I verify my identity on Companies House? - Small Business UK

By Anna Jordan on Small Business UK - Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs Company directors and people with significant control (PSCs) will have to verify their identity with Companies House starting from November 18, 2025. The government hope that this will make the Companies House register more reliable while tackling economic crime and increasing investment in UK businesses. What’s changing? So, from November 18: New directors …

UK Government Launches GOV.UK One Login App for Mandatory Digital Identity Verification by 2025

The UK government has launched the GOV.UK One Login app as a unified digital identity verification solution for accessing government services, marking a significant milestone in the country’s digital transformation journey. The launch follows several years of development and earlier trial versions of the platform. The app enables users to verify their identity by matching their facial biometrics with their photo ID, supporting various UK and non…

UK Company Directors Must Verify Identity or Risk Losing Role Under New Law Starting November

By next autumn, UK company directors and significant shareholders will face a new legal duty: prove who they are or risk losing their role. In a sweeping reform aimed at enhancing corporate transparency, Companies House will begin enforcing identity verification requirements from 18 November 2025.The move marks a major milestone in the UK government's push to clean up company data and deter fraud. Over a 12-month transition period, the identity …

Companies House confirms ID verification date

standfirst: Earlier this year Companies House made it so company directors could voluntarily verify their identity and has now confirmed when it will become compulsoryFrom 18 November 2025 company directors and people with significant control (PSC) will have to verify their identities to incorporate a company and to become the director of an already existing company.Additionally, current directors will need to verify their identities when they f…

Companies House confirms identity verification rollout to tackle fraud and phoenix firms

Companies House has confirmed that mandatory identity verification for company directors and people with significant control (PSCs) will begin from 18 November 2025, in one of the most significant transparency reforms in UK corporate governance in decades. Under the new rules, new directors must verify their identity to register a company or accept a directorship. Existing directors will be required to verify their identity when filing their nex…