WONE Global's guide to United Kingdom records these changes under set-up and ownership. Each statement below has been checked against the source it links to.
Identity verification for directors and people with significant control became a legal requirement at Companies House on 18 November 2025.
Introduced under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023. New incorporations must include each director's Companies House personal code.
Companies House · When you need to verify your identity for Companies House ↗ Checked against an official source · Not yet professionally reviewed · checked 18 October 2026
Existing directors must provide their Companies House personal code with the company's next confirmation statement filed after 18 November 2025.
Directors appointed before 18 November 2025. A person who directs several companies must do this for each company. Overseas companies must confirm all directors are verified by the anniversary of their UK establishment's registration.
Companies House · When you need to verify your identity for Companies House ↗ Checked against an official source · Not yet professionally reviewed · checked 18 October 2026
Existing people with significant control who are not directors must provide their personal code within the first 14 days of their birth month; new people with significant control must do so within 14 days of being added.
PSCs who are also directors of the same company provide the code within 14 days starting the day after the confirmation statement date.
Companies House · When you need to verify your identity for Companies House ↗ Checked against an official source · Not yet professionally reviewed · checked 18 October 2026
This is a summary of the rule as published, not advice on how it applies to you. The WONE Global Partner for this service in United Kingdom can advise on that.
