UK Companies House starts mandatory verification of directors and persons with significant control

Companies House, on 18 November, started a 12-month phase-in of its compulsory identity verification for company directors or persons with significant control (PSC) for private companies logged onto its register, rooting out fake or stolen identities uses to establish companies or appoint directors.

By Sarah Gibbons and Keith Nuthall

Companies House, on 18 November [2025], started a 12-month phase-in of its compulsory identity verification for company directors or persons with significant control (PSC) for private companies logged onto its register, rooting out fake or stolen identities uses to establish companies or appoint directors.