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What is the new Companies House VS01 form for PSCs?

Published in Company records on November 17, 2025 by Johnathan Korchak

From 18 November 2025, all individual PSCs need to verify their identities. In time, the requirements will extend to Relevant Legal Entities (RLEs), but there is currently no timescale for that. Here we look at the requirements…

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Tags: VS01, identity verification, ECCTA, PSCs

Companies House downtime for ECCT Act changes on 18th November 2025

Published in Inform Direct news on November 13, 2025 by Ben Robinson

In preparation for the ECCT Act changes at Companies House on 18th November, Companies House will be taken offline on the afternoon of the 17th November.…

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Tags: ECCT Act, ECCTA, Companies House, news

Inform Direct product update – November 2025

Published in Inform Direct news on November 3, 2025 by Ben Robinson

You are now able to see the fruits of our recent release (now that Companies House are starting to release the stream of PSC personal code ‘due by’ dates) on the PSC tab of many of your companies.…

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Tags: identity verification, ECCT Act, directors, news, PSCs

(Another) Inform Direct product update – October 2025

Published in Inform Direct news on October 30, 2025 by Andy Ellis

Yes, that’s right – it’s less than a month until the 18th November ECCT Act changes come into force. …

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Tags: identity verification, ECCT Act, directors, news, PSCs

10 reasons why accountants might embrace ECCTA

Published in Company records on October 27, 2025 by Johnathan Korchak

I see some firms making the decision that full engagement with the requirements of ECCTA is just not worth it. They’re put off by the requirements for and process of registering as an Authorised Corporate Service Provider…

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Tags: accountants, strategy, ECCTA, Companies House

Navigating compulsory identity verification and beyond

Published in Company records on October 14, 2025 by Johnathan Korchak

The planned implementation by Companies House of compulsory identity verification, and the new requirement to submit personal codes for individual officers and persons with significant control (PSCs) as part of confirmation…

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Tags: confirmation statements, identity verification, ECCTA, Companies House

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