When you need to verify your identity for Companies House
When you need to verify depends on your role, and when you started that role.
Authorised Corporate Service Providers (ACSPs)
These are also known as Companies House authorised agents, and usually have roles such as accountants, solicitors or company formation agents.
From 18 March 2025, you’ll need to verify your identity if you want to apply to register as a Companies House authorised agent.
If you want to be able to verify your clients’ identities, you can do this from 8 April 2025 as long as you are registered as an authorised agent. In the future, businesses will also need to register as an authorised agent to be able to file on behalf of clients.
Directors and people with significant control (PSCs)
From 8 April 2025, you can choose to verify your identity. In the future, it will be a legal requirement.
People who file at Companies House
You are not required to verify your identity yet. In the future, it will be a legal requirement.