Oliver Stanley
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Published: 10 April 2025 4:28 pm Author: Oliver Stanley
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: Oliver Stanley
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: Oliver Stanley
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: 24 March 2025 11:12 am Author: Oliver Stanley
Kudocs is ISO9001 and 27001 certified!
Kudocs is now fully certified to the ISO9001 (quality) and ISO27001 (information security) standards. We have always sought to work to these standards, but it is great to have the official confirmation of certification in place! Certificate Number: 476882025
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Published: 13 March 2025 1:37 pm Author: Oliver Stanley
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: 24 February 2025 2:34 pm Author: Oliver Stanley
Companies House ACSP registration delayed – 24 Feb 2025
Companies House has just announced that they are delaying the launch of the ACSP registration process – that was planned for tomorrow (25 February 2025). Their update says: “The launch of the service to register as an ACSP/Companies House authorised agent has been postponed. This new service is for third party providers who will be
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Published: 13 February 2025 5:37 pm Author: Oliver Stanley
Companies House IDV and ACSP update – Feb 2025
Key Takeaways 25 February 2025: Regulated bodies that already carry out ID checks as part of existing AML processes can start to register with Companies House as an ACSP. This will cost £55. This will provide the ACSP with an ‘ACSP Unique ID’ that they will need to (i) complete IDV for their clients
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Published: 8 November 2024 6:19 am Author: Oliver Stanley
Latest IDV & ECCTA implementation update from Companies House (and Kudocs)
Key Takeaways Spring/ Summer 2025: Companies House hopes to start allowing third parties (i.e. professional advisers) to apply to become an ACSP – so that they can complete IDV for their clients and clients’ stakeholders. Individuals will be able to apply directly to Companies House (via OneLogin) to verify their identity. Autumn/ Winter 2025: All
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Published: 5 August 2024 3:32 pm Author: Oliver Stanley
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: Oliver Stanley
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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