Companies House is forging ahead with plans to introduce legal identity verification requirements for directors and people with significant control (PSCs) of companies, with enforcement to begin on 18 ...

Major changes to UK company law come into force this week, introducing mandatory identity verification requirements for individuals who run, own, or control UK companies. These reforms are designed to ...

You can check that company directors are real people 🔍 From November 18, 2025, Companies House requires all directors and PSCs to verify their identity Verified individuals receive a personal code ...

Companies House, the UK repository for business filings, will soon require firms and individuals to validate their identity. The process is expected to roll out over a 12 month period, commencing on ...

Law360, London (November 11, 2025, 9:55 AM GMT) -- Companies House has confirmed that new mandatory identity verification requirements will go live on Nov. 18, with an aim to improve the reliability ...

In a mere few weeks, Companies House will bring into force one of the most significant identity verification changes in its history. From 18 November, any company director or Person of Significant ...

Companies House’s new rules to prevent fraud have sparked a dramatic fall in new company registrations. As of 18 November, a new law came into effect requiring company directors to verify their ...

UK government body Companies House has joined the National Fraud Database (NFD), a move welcomed by Cifas, the UK’s leading non-profit fraud prevention service. Companies House will gain access to ...

Security and fraud experts have raised concerns over an identity verification scheme for company directors in the UK, designed to reduce money laundering and financial crime. Companies House is the ...