Companies House Identity Verification in force from autumn 2025
24 March 2025 - Last year, we shared a number of incoming changes as part of Companies House’s raft of reforms, which included the introduction of a new identity verification process which will require anyone setting up, running, owning or controlling a company in the UK to verify their identity directly with Companies House. This update aims to provide further clarity about the phased roll out of this new requirement.
Timings of the phased roll out
How companies can verify their identity
There are two options available to companies. They can either verify directly with Companies House using the GOV.UK One Login platform, or through a third party known as an Authorized Corporate Service Provider (ACSP), with accepted ID documents.
If opting to verify through an ACSP, companies need to appoint an individual or organization that undertakes anti-money laundering supervised activity. This could include, for example, company formation agents, solicitors, accountants, chartered secretaries and governance professionals.
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