07/10/2025
🚨 Major changes coming for UK companies from 18 November 2025! 🚨
👉 From this date, all Company Directors and Persons with Significant Control (PSC) must complete identity verification with Companies House.
This requirement comes under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, designed to:
✔️ Increase business transparency
✔️ Fight fraud and remove fake companies
✔️ Protect genuine entrepreneurs
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📌 Who must be verified?
✔️ All company directors
✔️ Persons with Significant Control (PSC)
✔️ LLP members and certain partners
📅 Key Dates to Remember:
• 8 April 2025 – voluntary verification opens
• 18 November 2025 – identity verification becomes mandatory (1-year transition period)
• Autumn 2026 – all active directors and PSCs must be verified
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📌 What is the Companies House personal code?
Once verified, every individual will receive a unique 11-digit personal code (e.g., FT5-15ED-7JY5).
🔑 This code is yours (not the company’s) and will be needed for:
✔️ Filing a confirmation statement
✔️ Being appointed as a director or PSC
➡️ The code is issued once and applies across all your roles and companies.
➡️ Keep it safe — like a password or UTR. It will not appear on the public register.
⚠️ Without verification, you cannot act as a director or file documents. Non-compliance may lead to penalties.
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✅ At NK RPOUK, we help businesses stay compliant with changing UK legislation.
If you need guidance with verification or other Companies House requirements, get in touch today.
📞 +44 7903 058 525