Companies House opens ACSP registration - AccountingWEB Companies House CEO Louise Smyth said the new ACSP regime is a step towards a more transparent and secure business environment in the UK “Requiring third-party agents to register as authorised corporate service providers will provide assurance that identity checks they carry out achieve the same level of assurance as identity verification directly through Companies House ”
What accountants need to know about the new Companies House changes Companies House now already requires that the registered office should be an actual address, not a PO Box and that if they write to the company at that address, somebody will see it Further details For more on these changes, read our webinar summary article Interested in the full discussion? Watch the webinar here
Companies House Accounts Reform: Key Changes Ahead Companies House will also aim to facilitate a higher level of cross checking and data sharing with other bodies, including law enforcement Accounts reform Currently, entities qualifying for the small companies regime or microentities have the option to file abridged or ‘filleted’ accounts with the registrar
Companies House ID Checks as a ACSP - AccountingWEB I'm presuming (hoping) that various CPD providers will duly provide something that will tick the box as sufficient training in detecting false documents - training that seems to be a Companies House requirement if you're validating documents yourself
Companies House: How to fix submission mistakes What about when Companies House makes a mistake? I made a correct submission last week but there are some letters missing from the name of the PSC I removed on the filing showing at Companies House The name was correct and the email confirmation was correct but they removed the first and last letter of her name and put a different effective date
Companies house search website keeps crashing - AccountingWEB Companies House should really validate users to manage capacity and stop the bots I would not object if everyone had to log in to access the free data, provided that this remained a free service It seems to be the norm for a government service to be poor at getting their digital offering correct - looking at you HMRC, too
How to ensure your onboarding and AML procedures are ready for . . . Companies House has already begun a proactive approach to monitoring company records, particularly focusing on identifying and stopping potentially fraudulent formations They are reviewing over 1 million company records, targeting cases where companies might have been formed under false pretences or with inaccurate information, such as incorrect addresses
companies house enhanced identity verification - AccountingWEB Companies House will require that each individual who is a company director and or a PSC has an email address which is different from any other individual who is a company director and or PSC
Companies House delays agent filing system launch The Companies House changes are being introduced in stages over 2025 and 2026 The changes to the process for submission of documents by accountants etc to Companies House on behalf of clients are due to become mandatory some time in Spring 2026