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Companies House identity verification under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023: who must verify, by when, and what is not yet in scope.
What is on this site
One question, "companies house identity verification deadline", answered with a checker that works on the page with no account, 3 guides on the questions around it, a data table you can cite (the figures and their method), and the sources every figure rests on.
- How to verify your identity for Companies House: Two routes: free with GOV.UK One Login including a Post Office option, or through an Authorised Corporate Service Provider. What each involves and what you end up with.
- When do directors have to verify their identity?: The director trigger is the company's next confirmation statement, not a national deadline. Multiple directorships, appointments, incorporations, overseas companies.
- The PSC 14 day window, and how it is calculated: Persons with significant control get a 14 day window to provide their personal code. Three different rules decide when it opens, and filing early does not move it.
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IDV Deadline is an independent information site operated by Ellul Solutions Ltd. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, Companies House, GOV.UK One Login, the Department for Business and Trade or any professional body, and nothing here is legal or accountancy advice. Companies House identity verification is being rolled out in stages: this site distinguishes requirements in force today from those announced but not commenced, and every statement is quoted from the gov.uk page it links to, checked on the date shown above. Rollout dates have moved before, so confirm the current position on gov.uk before you act.