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  • Published: 10 April 2025 4:28 pm  Author:

    IDV completed – using Companies House One Login

    We’ve just completed ID verification through the Companies House direct service (i.e. not via an ACSP) to see how quick and easy it is to do. It took less than 3 minutes and was quite straightforward: We did an internet search for “Companies House ID”, clicked on the Companies House page result, and followed the

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  • Published: 2 April 2025 6:29 pm  Author:

    ACSP registration and IDV launch on 8 April 2025

    We recently joined a call with Companies House regarding the launch of their ACSP registration process and the upcoming launch of the IDV process on 8 April 2025. ACSP registration is now live and appears to be working well.  There’s a helpful ‘how to’ page on their website, and it seems to be just a case

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  • Published: 1 April 2025 10:20 am  Author:

    ECCTA Changes – full shareholder information to be provided and restrictions on use of corporate directors

    Companies House has announced that as part of the changes being brought in by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act – as a “positive step” towards greater transparency on company ownership – companies limited by share must: record the full names of shareholders in their register of members tell Companies House the full names

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  • Published: 13 March 2025 1:37 pm  Author:

    Companies House ACSP registration update – new launch date 18 March 2025

    Companies House has just announced that they will be launching the ACSP registration process on 18 March 2025 (having been delayed since February 2025).  Individuals will be able to start completing their own IDV from 8 April 2025. Their update says: “Companies House software provider update, 13 March 2025 We can now confirm the ACSP

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  • Published: 5 August 2024 3:32 pm  Author:

    What’s happening with Companies House identity verification?

    At Kudocs, we simplify company management for business owners and professional advisers. As part of this, we keep abreast of important Companies House regulatory changes to help our customers manage company registers in compliance with current law. Companies House is continuing to prepare for the launch of the new Identity Verification (IDV) requirements as set

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  • Published: 13 June 2024 4:05 pm  Author:

    Data import – to build historic data

    We have had this feature available for a while in beta mode, but are now pleased to announce that you can import data from previous entity registers to recreate a company’s history.  You still use Companies House as the source data to create the account with current information, but if you have years of history

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  • Published: 20 February 2024 11:07 am  Author:

    Companies House fee changes – 1 May 2024

    Breaking news.  Companies House has just published details of the new fees they will be charging from 1 May 2024. While the UK has always been considered relatively ‘cheap’ compared to other jurisdictions – and probably remains so – these increases are quite significant compared to previous rates. The most commonly incurred new fees are:

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  • Published: 17 January 2024 4:59 pm  Author:

    Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 – first implementation plans

    The new Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) received royal assent in October 2023.  Companies House (and Kudocs) are getting ready for implementation of the various changes.  These will be done in stages over the coming months and years, as secondary legislation is needed in many cases to bring the changes into effect.

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  • Published: 19 May 2023 2:49 pm  Author:

    Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 – Companies House prepares for implementation: UPDATE

    A quick update on the implementation of the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill 2022.  The latest information is that it may receive Royal Assent in July 2023, although this date cannot be guaranteed. If this timing is met, Companies House will start to implement their first changes (see here: https://www.kudocs.co.uk/economic-crime-transparency-and-enforcement-act-2022-companies-house-prepares-for-implementation/) perhaps as early as

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  • Published: 24 March 2023 11:27 am  Author:

    Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 – Companies House prepares for implementation

    Companies House are starting to make plans for initial implementations of the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022.  Assuming that the Act gets Royal Assent, Companies House (“CH”) has begun planning what changes it will start implementing later this year.  The first changes expected are: Each company will be required to provide a registered

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