For accountants: what verifying clients’ IDs yourself really involves, and when it’s simpler and quicker to send them to an approved ACSP, from £24.99.
18 November 2026 ends the Companies House ID verification transition, but your own date may already have passed. What it means, and how to verify from £24.99.
Which ID documents an ACSP can accept for Companies House ID verification, why most non-UK driving licences won’t do, and why a passport always works.
Every UK company director must now verify their ID with Companies House. Who it applies to, the two routes, and what the 11-character personal code is for.
ACSP means Authorised Corporate Service Provider: a business Companies House authorises to verify your ID. What one does, how to check it, and what it costs.
Miss your Companies House ID verification deadline and you may be committing an offence. What Companies House can actually do about it, and how to put it right.
PSC ID verification: who must verify, why some PSCs submit their code twice, when your 14 days fall, and how to verify from £24.99 - same day if needed.
What an ACSP charges to verify your ID for Companies House: £24.99 per person, £39.99 same day - the same price whatever passport you hold. Checked Sept 2026.
Refused by GOV.UK One Login? The 8 reasons it happens, why you can’t simply try again, and how an approved ACSP verifies you from £24.99 - same day if needed.
What the 11-character Companies House personal code is, how to get one, your exact deadline, and what to do if it fails. Verified in 48 hours from £24.99.
ECCTA identity verification made simple: 5 secure steps, key deadlines, and why an ACSP like directorverifications.com is the low-risk way to get compliant.
UK directors must verify their ID with Companies House. If the GOV.UK app fails - especially for non-British passports - directorverifications.com gets it done.
