Tell Companies House you have verified someone's identity
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How to tell Companies House you have verified someone's identity.
Adapted edition
- Document type
- Reference Guide
- Format
- DOCX
- Pages
- 4
- Language
- English
- Version
- 1.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-17
- Category
- Governance & assurance
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
Description
How to tell Companies House you have verified someone's identity. Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.
Contents
- What this service is for
- Who can use this service
- What a Companies House authorised agent is
- Before you start
- What you'll need
- What you'll need to tell us about the person
- What you'll need to tell us about the identity checks
- Print or save a copy of the details you submit
- Tell us you've verified someone's identity
- What happens when you verify someone's identity
- Providing more information about the identity checks
- What we'll show on the public register
Source and licence
Companies House
AttributionCompanies House, ‘Tell Companies House you have verified someone's identity’ (updated 19 June 2026), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
ChangesNeutral text-only adaptation from the official GOV.UK Content API body: headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered list items and clickable source-link destinations in an appendix preserved. Images, logos, page design, accessible-format request widgets and linked attachments excluded; normalised whitespace, invisible format marks and typography.
Version history
- v1.017/09/2026