Verify your identity with Companies House


Have you received an email like the one below?

This guide aims to answer some of the many questions that you may have.

 

Is the email genuine?

Yes, but please do check who the sender is, as it may not be long before scammers are sending phishing emails.

 

Why am I receiving this email?

You are a director or person of significant control of a company in England or Wales. Essentially, Companies House have bought I additional measures to reduce fraud. This is all part of The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (2023). There will be further changes coming later on, around how much information is available at Companies House to the public. If you wish to read further information on this,

here is a link: Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act: outline transition plan for Companies House - GOV.UK

 

Can’t you just do it for me?

No, although we as accountants have to verify you for Anti-Money Laundering purposes, we cannot verify your identity with Companies House, for this process.

 

What happens if I don’t do it?

If you do not verify your identity with Companies House, no documents will be able to be filed with them for your companies. If no documents can be filed, then this will have very bad consequences for your company and is likely to result in your company being dissolved by Companies House.

 

We have more than 1 director / PSC, does each one have to do this?

Short answer, yes. (PSC – person of significant influence, of which is mainly a director or shareholder).

 

When do I need to do it by?

18th November 2025.

 

Will I receive more reminders if I don’t do it now?

Probably. Companies House have already sent a number of reminders, and I doubt that it will stop there! We will also be reminding clients later on in the year, as we will need the personal code that is provided by Companies House, in order to file documents for your company.

 

How do I do this?

Go to this link and follow the instructions: Verify your identity for Companies House - GOV.UK

 

What you need

You can verify yourself online with GOV.UK if you have one of the following types of photo ID:

· biometric passport from any country

· UK photo driving licence (full or provisional)

· UK biometric residence permit (BRP)

· UK biometric residence card (BRC)

· UK Frontier Worker permit (FWP) You’ll also need:

· your current address, and the year you moved in

 

What happens after I complete it?

You will be given a personal code from Companies House. Please provide this to us if we file documents for your company – such as, accounts or confirmation statements. Later on, Companies House will ask you to link this to your company – this bit doesn’t happen automatically.

If you are unsure on anything covered in this guide, or want a free meeting with a chartered accountant in Birmingham to discuss anything to do with accounting, finance and taxation for your business, please contact Integrity Accountancy Service Ltd. on 0121 777 5361 or 0333 444 1539 to book some time with us


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