Asked by: Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of company directors successfully completed their identity verification with Companies House by the deadline of 18 November 2025; and whether feedback is being sought on the difficulties of completing the web-based verification process.
Answered by Baroness Lloyd of Effra - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
Directors were not required to verify their identities by 18 November 2025. This date marked the start of a 12-month transition period during which existing directors must verify their identities by providing their personal code with the relevant companies' confirmation statement. This could only be done after the start of the transition period. The deadline for filing the confirmation statement determines the deadline for verification for existing directors. No significant decrease in the timeliness of confirmation statement filings has been observed.
Companies House continuously seeks feedback from its customers and is providing focussed support to those required to verify.