20/08/2025
📢 Mandatory ID Checks for Limited Companies – Effective 18 Nov 2025 📢
From 18 November 2025, all company directors and persons with significant control (PSCs) must verify their identity with Companies House.
✅ What You’ll Need
✔ Passport or photo driving licence
✔ Selfie/live photo to match ID
✔ if no photo ID - birth certificate + supporting docs to be verified in person
🚨 ID Verification – What Happens if You Don’t Comply?
✖You cannot act as a director or PSC until verified.
✖Companies House can block filings (e.g. confirmation statements, new appointments).
✖Financial penalties or even criminal prosecution may apply.
✖Risk of director disqualification for continued non-compliance.
Do it early to avoid fines, delays and legal issues
