Complete Companies House identity verification and receive your Personal Code through one secure, guided online process.
Secure online process · Guided by our ACSP team
Stripe Identity guides you through passport capture and a live selfie, then checks image quality, liveness and the face match before our ACSP team reviews the result.
Trusted by more than 1,000 clients across over 100 countries, with a 99% success rate for complete, compliant applications.
Supporting directors and clients across more than 100 countries
More than 1,000 clients supported through the verification process
A 99% success rate for applications with complete, compliant evidence
Registered with Companies House to verify identities
One-time Personal Code applications for individuals, with dedicated volume support for professional and institutional clients.
For individual directors and PSCs, with an ACSP review and submission target within 3 working days after complete evidence is received.
No subscription or recurring fee
For urgent filings, with a priority ACSP review and submission target within 1 working day after complete evidence is received.
Priority review and submission target
For accountants, formation agents and organisations handling more than 10 applications each month.
Volume pricing tailored to your workflow
Checkout is securely handled by Stripe, and individual plans have no recurring fee.
One service fee covers the same compliant application, our review, submission and follow-up support—provided your documents meet the required standards.
Pay our service fee once for the same compliant application. If Companies House asks for the verification to be resubmitted or the Personal Code email does not arrive, we continue following up without another service fee. New or replacement evidence outside the original application may be quoted separately.
When your documents meet the requirements, our ACSP team reviews the application, submits the completed verification and follows up on submission issues.
Once Companies House issues your Personal Code, Companies House sends it directly to the email address provided during verification.
We help you use your Personal Code correctly and connect your verified identity to the relevant company role.
Use the same Personal Code for the director and PSC roles you hold across one or more UK companies.
Stripe Identity handles supported passport and live-selfie verification. Application records and uploaded evidence are stored in access-controlled infrastructure and synchronised to our restricted Lark workspace for authorised ACSP operations.
Your code proves you have completed identity verification and links your verified identity to each director or PSC role you hold.
Your unique 11-character Personal Code confirms that you have completed Companies House identity verification.
Provide the Personal Code for each proposed director when incorporating a UK company.
Use your code as part of the appointment filing when becoming a director of an existing company.
Existing directors provide their codes in the company’s next confirmation statement. Every director must be verified before it can be accepted.
A PSC uses the code with a verification statement for every PSC role, within the applicable 14-day filing period.
Verify once, then use the same Personal Code for every director and PSC role. Only share it with a trusted person filing on your behalf.
Stripe Identity checks the passport and its security signals, then our trained reviewer examines the images and result.
A five-step process combining Stripe Identity technology with trained human review and our final decision as a Companies House authorised ACSP.
GOV.UK One Login is the free direct route for people with supported identity evidence. VerifyDirector provides a guided ACSP route for overseas directors, PSCs, and applicants who want trained review.
Overseas applicants supported subject to eligible evidence · Remote where supported
The service details our clients value most: clear document guidance, secure remote checks, transparent pricing and support through completion.
Clear guidance on which passport and address documents to prepare before the review begins.
A fully remote route that lets eligible overseas directors complete verification without travelling to the UK.
Name, address and document mismatches identified before the application is submitted to Companies House.
Passport and live-selfie checks completed securely online through Stripe Identity.
Continued support when Companies House needs a resubmission or the Personal Code email does not arrive.
Practical instructions for saving the Personal Code and using it for company appointments and filings.
Help linking one Personal Code correctly across director and PSC roles in one or more companies.
One service fee for the same compliant application, including eligible follow-up and resubmission support.
A straightforward route for proposed directors who need verification before a new company is incorporated.
Answers about Companies House verification, documents, Personal Codes, pricing, and support.
Companies House currently requires identity verification for directors, equivalent director roles, directors of overseas companies registered in the UK, PSCs, and people applying to become an ACSP. Requirements for some other filing roles will be introduced later.
An Authorised Corporate Service Provider is registered with Companies House and supervised by a UK Anti-Money Laundering body. An ACSP can verify your identity using approved evidence.
No. VerifyDirector is an independent Companies House registered ACSP, not a government department or the Companies House website.
Yes. We have supported clients in more than 100 countries. Most eligible applicants can complete the process remotely using a supported passport and address document; we confirm any additional document or risk-check requirements before submission.
In most cases, you verify once and receive one Personal Code. You may still need to provide that code separately for each director or PSC role you hold.
Clear, actionable guidance on identity verification, Personal Codes and UK company compliance for directors and PSCs worldwide.
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