New Companies House verification requirements – key dates and deadlines

1 October 2025

There are new rules that are coming into force that require officers and PSCs of companies that are active on the Companies House (CH) register to undertake a new verification process.  Once this has been successfully completed, a code will be issued to the person.  The code will be required in the future by anyone who will be filing any Companies House document, accounts, confirmation statements, or any other official forms.

The requirements of who is required to undertake the verification process and get a code from Companies House was dealt with in a previous article:

• New Companies House verification requirements – who needs to verify

The Key Dates for the implementation of the new rules:

Here is a timeline and the effective requirements by role:

Date / Period	What Begins or Becomes Mandatory	Who Is Affected
8 April 2025	Voluntary identity verification becomes available	Individuals (directors, PSCs)
18 November 2025 (the “Base Date”)	Mandatory identity verification commences	New directors, new PSCs, existing directors/PSCs, LLP members (in scope)
Next confirmation statement after 18 Nov 2025	Deadline for existing directors to provide verification	Existing directors
Up to a 12-month transition period	Grace period for existing directors / PSCs to verify	All existing directors / PSCs
14-day window (for PSCs)	PSCs must verify by specific deadlines	PSCs (various circumstances)

More details on PSC deadlines:

The 14-day deadline for PSCs depends on their status:

• New PSCs (on or after 18 November 2025) 
  Must verify their identity within 14 days of being registered as a PSC with Companies House

• Existing PSCs who are also directors
  The 14-day period is triggered by the company’s confirmation statement date. That is, when the company files its next confirmation statement (after 18 November 2025), the PSC must verify within 14 days of that date.

• Existing PSCs who are not directors
  Their 14-day period starts from the first day of their month of birth (as recorded in the Companies House register) after the Base Date. For example, if their month of birth is March, their window begins 1 March and they must verify by day 14.

If you have any questions on the new CH requirements, please contact us on 020 7613 8161.

Here is a link to the Companies House page to start the verification process: Verify your identity for Companies House – GOV.UK

Duncan Forsyth – SameDay Company Services