The full introduction of Companies House identity verification for directors and persons with significant control (PSCs) on 18 November 2025 was meant to ...

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The most significant changes to UK company law in over a century took effect on 18 November 2025. These reforms stem from the Economic Crime and Corporate ...

Strict compliance measures are taken to increase transparency and minimize the chances of fraud by companies that do business in or with the United Kingdom. The Companies House Search is a basic ...

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 ...

From November 18 2025, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act will introduce new mandatory identity verification requirements for all directors of UK companies. This requirement is expected ...

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 ...