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Navigating the ECCT Act 3: Identity verification of directors and PSCs

Published in News and opinion on January 26, 2024 by David Hill

This article discusses one of the most significant changes to company law brought about by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA): mandatory identity verification for company directors and persons with…

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Tags: ECCTA, Company Formation, directors, PSCs

Navigating the ECCT Act 2: the Registrar’s new powers

Published in News and opinion on November 20, 2023 by David Hill

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency (ECCT) Act has given Companies House sweeping new powers of enforcement in the fight against money laundering, fraud and other economic crime. These powers are aimed at improving the…

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Tags: ECCTA, Companies House, company names, registered office address

Navigating the ECCT Act 1: Changes to accounts filing at Companies House

Published in News and opinion on November 14, 2023 by David Hill

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA) has introduced a set of changes to how companies file their accounts with Companies House. Here we lay out what we currently know about the coming changes and how they will…

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Tags: ECCTA, accounts, micro-entity accounts, statutory accounts

How will the ECCT Act impact companies?

Published in News and opinion on November 3, 2023 by David Hill

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) is now law and will have significant impact on how companies interact with Companies House. Here we give a summary of how it will most directly affect the running of…

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Tags: ECCTA, accounts, Companies House, corporate directors, PSCs, register of members, registered office address

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Review of 2022 UK company formations

Published in News and opinion on March 6, 2023 by Johnathan Korchak

We’re pleased to share the Inform Direct 2023 Review of UK Company Formations.…

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Tags: company formations, Inform Direct, news

Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: changes coming to Companies House

Published in News and opinion on January 19, 2023 by David Hill

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (ECCT Bill) is a set of proposed legislative changes that will turn Companies House from a passive register into a more active gatekeeper. It grants new powers to the registrar to…

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Tags: ECCT Bill, overseas entities, Companies House, corporate directors, limited partnership, residential address

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