72.8% of company appointments now identity verified, Companies House figures show
More than 10.7 million director, LLP member and PSC appointments had a verified identity by the end of September, up from 49.68% three months earlier.
Companies House recorded 10,705,965 verified appointments on 30 September 2026, covering 72.8% of the director, LLP member and person with significant control (PSC) roles that fall under its identity checks.
The quarterly figures, published on Thursday, show how far the register has moved since verification became a legal requirement on 18 November 2025 under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023. At the end of 2025, 6.16% of appointments had been verified.
By role, at 30 September
- Directors: 6,590,959 verified, 78.03% of the total
- LLP members: 119,172 verified, 72.97%
- Individual PSCs: 3,995,834 verified, 65.56%
The share of all appointments verified stood at 28.12% at the end of March and 49.68% at the end of June.
The counts are of appointments rather than people. One person can hold several appointments across different companies, so Companies House cautions that verified appointments may not match the number of verified individuals. It also says the figures are unaudited management information taken from administrative systems and may change. A correction published in July added appointments at dormant companies to the totals.
What directors still need to do
Existing directors supply a personal Companies House code with their company's next confirmation statement. A company cannot file that statement until every one of its directors has verified. New directors need the code when they are appointed or when the company is incorporated. PSCs have their own 14-day window, with dates that depend on when they were registered and whether they are also a director.
There are two routes. Verifying through GOV.UK One Login is free and can be done with an app, by answering security questions online, or by entering photo ID details and then visiting a participating Post Office. Alternatively, an Authorised Corporate Service Provider, such as an accountant or solicitor supervised for anti-money laundering purposes, can carry out the check, and may charge for it. Companies House says identity documents must not be posted or emailed to it.
The code belongs to the individual rather than the company, and is reused for every role they hold. Anyone who carries on as a director or PSC without complying may be committing an offence and may face a fine or a financial penalty. Unverified people also cannot be appointed as a director of an existing company or register a new one.
