Companies House – Identity verification requirements
Identity verification requirements start from 18 November 2025
From 18 November 2025, identity verification becomes a legal requirement. This date is not a deadline, it marks the start of a 12-month transition period, giving your company time to make sure all directors and people with significant control (PSCs) have verified their identity by their due dates.
After 18 November, you’ll be able to check the Companies House register to see the verification due dates for each role you hold.
What you need to do
Identity verification is a 2-step process:
1. Verify your identity and get your Companies House personal code.
2. Provide your personal code for each role you hold to confirm you’re verified.
If you’ve already verified your identity, you do not need to do it again – but you must provide your personal code for each role you hold.
How to verify your identity
There are 2 ways to verify your identity for Companies House:
1. Using the Verify your identity for Companies House service.
This service uses GOV.UK One Login to verify your identity.
GOV.UK One Login will ask you a few simple questions to work out the best way for you to verify your identity online. The options available may depend on your device, whether you have photo ID, and the type of ID you have.
If you have a UK photo card driving licence, UK passport or a non-UK biometric passport and access to a smartphone, you can verify your identity using an app. This is the quickest way to verify your identity.
2. Using an Authorised Corporate Service Provider (ACSP) – Speak to us for more information.
Filing your next confirmation statement
From 18 November, you will not be able to file your company’s next confirmation statement unless all company directors have verified their identity and included their personal code. If someone else files the confirmation statement on your behalf, each director must share their code with them.
Why this matters
Identity verification helps protect honest business owners from being impersonated by criminals and supports a fairer, more transparent business environment. It’s a quick, secure process that most people complete in minutes.
Identity verification requirements for limited partnerships, corporate directors of companies, corporate members of limited liability partnerships (LLPs), and officers of corporate PSCs, will be introduced at a later date.
How to stay up to date
For more information visit https://www.gov.uk/guidance/verifying-your-identity-for-companies-house
