Tell Companies House you have verified someone's identity
How to tell Companies House you have verified someone's identity.
What this service is for
This service is for authorised agents (Authorised Corporate Service Providers, ACSPs) to tell us when they have verified someone바카라 사이트檚 identity for Companies House.
People need to verify their identity for Companies House if they are:
- a person with significant control (PSC)
- a director
- the equivalent of a director 바카라 사이트� this includes members and general partners
- someone who files with Companies House
You cannot use this service to tell us about verification checks for the register of Overseas Entities. For this, you should read the聽guidance on registering an overseas entity and its beneficial owners.
Who can use this service
You, or the business you work for, must be registered as a Companies House authorised agent to use this service.
What a Companies House authorised agent is
These are agents that are registered with a UK Anti-Money Laundering (AML) supervisory body. For example, accountants, solicitors or company formation agents.
They must register with us to be able to:
- form companies and registrable partnerships on behalf of clients
- file on behalf of clients
- verify the identity of clients for Companies House
For more information, read the聽guidance on how to register as a Companies House authorised agent.
Before you start
You must have completed identity checks that meet the Companies House identity verification standard. These are different to customer due diligence checks to prevent money laundering.
Read the聽guidance on how to meet Companies House identity verification standard.
What you바카라 사이트檒l need
You바카라 사이트檒l need to tell us the person바카라 사이트檚 details and information about the checks and documents you used to verify them.
What you바카라 사이트檒l need to tell us about the person
You바카라 사이트檒l need to tell us the person바카라 사이트檚:
- name (as it바카라 사이트檚 shown on at least one of the identity documents they provided)
- date of birth
- home address
- email address - we바카라 사이트檒l use this to send their unique identifier, known as a Companies House personal code
We바카라 사이트檒l include the person바카라 사이트檚 name in the identity verification statement. This statement will be shown on the online Companies House register when the person connects their verified identity to our records.
You바카라 사이트檒l be able to provide a different name if the one on their identity documents cannot be shown on the register.
What you바카라 사이트檒l need to tell us about the identity checks
You바카라 사이트檒l need to tell us:
- whether the person바카라 사이트檚 identity documents were checked by a person, or using identity document validation technology (IDVT)
- which documents you used as evidence
- the date you completed the identity checks
You do not need to submit copies of the documents you used to verify their identity. However, for relevant documents you바카라 사이트檒l need to give the:
- document reference number, or equivalent
- expiry date
- country of issue
You바카라 사이트檒l also need to confirm a statement that you:
- are satisfied that the person is who they claim to be
- have completed identity checks that meet the Companies House identity verification standard
You must keep records of all identity checks you complete, including copies of the documents. You will need to keep records for 7 years from the date you completed the identity checks.
Print or save a copy of the details you submit
We will show the identity verification details you바카라 사이트檝e submitted on the confirmation page. You must print or save a copy of these for your records.
Tell us you바카라 사이트檝e verified someone바카라 사이트檚 identity
You can access this service from your authorised agent account.
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What happens when you verify someone바카라 사이트檚 identity
We will email the person their Companies House personal code. This is an 11 character code they can use to connect their verified identity to our records.
You must make sure the email address you provide for them is correct. It is the only place we will send their personal code.
They can share their personal code with people they trust to file on their behalf.
For more information about when they will need their personal code, see verifying your identity for Companies House.
Providing more information about the identity checks
You must provide evidence of the identity checks you completed if we ask you.
We could suspend or stop your business from acting as an authorised agent if you:
- cannot provide records of identity checks when asked
- have not met our identity verification standard
What we바카라 사이트檒l show on the public register
When the person uses their personal code to connect their verified identity to our records, we바카라 사이트檒l show their identity verification statement. This will include the:
- person바카라 사이트檚 name
- ACSP name - this is the name of your authorised agent
- names of the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) supervisory bodies the agent is registered with
- date you completed the identity checks