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Identity verification at Companies House: where have we got to?
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA 2023) introduced new identity verification requirements for directors Persons with Significant Control (PSCs) and those making filings at Companies House aimed at making it harder for criminals to set up companies for illegal purposes.
ECCTA 2023 itself left unaddressed certain details around the process of identity verification and the responsibilities involved in being an Authorised Corporate Service Provider (ACSP). 2025 has brought with it additional guidance in the form of the Registrar (Identity Verification and Authorised Corporate Service Providers) Regulations 2025 (SI 2025/50) (the Regulations) three new Companies House Rules 1 and a plethora of non-statutory guidance from Companies House as to the new requirements and their timing though further detail is still awaited.
For finance lawyers the key impact of the new requirements...
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