Companies House Identity Verification – Director’s, PSC’s and LLP’s

Posted on 4th September 2025 by David Rudd

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From 8 April 2025, all Company Directors, Persons with Significant Control (PSCs), and Members of Limited Liability Partnerships had the option to voluntarily verify their identity. As of 18 November 2025, this will be mandatory.

What do you need to do and how do you do it….?

You can verify yourself online using GOV.UK, if you have one of these types of ID:

Make sure one of the following is in date and has your name EXACTLY as registered with Companies House:
1. Biometric Passport (any country)
2. UK photo driving licence (full or provisional)
3. UK biometric residence permit (BRP)
4. UK biometric residence card (BRC)
5. UK Frontier Worker permit (FWP)
You will also need:
1. Your current address and the year you moved in
2. to sign in or create a GOV.UK login
3. Your verified identity will be connected to your GOV.UK One Login. If other people use the same email address as you to access GOV.UK One Login, they’ll need to create their own login using a different email address. An email address can only be used once to verify an identity.
How to verify if you do not have these types of photo ID, OR you cannot complete it online
1. Visit a main participating Post Office, the closest participating post office to our offices are Braintree or Colchester. See this link for further information on what you must do prior to attending the post office. https://www.postoffice.co.uk/identity/in-branch-verification-service
Alternatively, you can use an Authorised Corporate Service Provider (ACSP)
1. Steven Burton & Co. Limited are NOT an ACSP. Check the Government website (source link below) for further information on this.

Important Note –
You will be given a personal code during the verification process. Make sure keep this secure and treat it like any other personal information, such as bank PIN numbers and do not share!Source https://changestoukcompanylaw.campaign.gov.uk/identity-verification/

SB&Co final tip – don’t leave it until the last minute, do it now!

Need help?

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David Rudd

David is an Accountant with over 15 years’ experience in helping a large number of different business owners in numerous sectors from consulting agencies to every area of construction you can think of.

At home dealing with numerous different types of accounting software from Xero to QBO and everything in between. David is always on the lookout for new technology to help business owners to create more time for themselves and their teams.

With a healthy ambition of never resting on the results of yesterday, David is at his best when working with ambitious business owners who want to improve their businesses for eventual sale.

In his spare time, David is often found cheering on his two boys at football, building Lego (which he pretends is for his boys) or watching the latest TV series on Netflix.

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