Companies House ID Verification

[ladymuck]

Done mine ages ago and shows as verified. But been getting regular emails / letters from them threatening me that it's against the law not to comply. Even when I send them screenshots of it showing me as being verified they ignore it and send me a link that doesn't work.

Usual government tulip show.

And you'll have to do it again, within a 14 day 'window', when it comes to annual return time.

[jamesbrown]

And you'll have to do it again, within a 14 day 'window', when it comes to annual return time.

One instance to get a code, one instance to supply a code for each role you have, one code to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.

[willendure]

And you'll have to do it again, within a 14 day 'window', when it comes to annual return time.

I see. Presumably one needs to have all this ID nonsense all set up and working in advance of the 14 day window in order to have a snowballs chance in hell of actually complying ? I was going to leave it until it was time, but I get the sense that might not be wise!

Weird 14 day window thing, whats that about? If I prove who I am before those 14 days, can I somehow be someone different during them? I suppose maybe I could if I got a name change or gender change or ... I struggle to give a tulip about this kind of stuff.

[jamesbrown]

I see. Presumably one needs to have all this ID nonsense all set up and working in advance of the 14 day window in order to have a snowballs chance in hell of actually complying ? I was going to leave it until it was time, but I get the sense that might not be wise!

Weird 14 day window thing, whats that about? If I prove who I am before those 14 days, can I somehow be someone different during them? I suppose maybe I could if I got a name change or gender change or ... I struggle to give a tulip about this kind of stuff.

That's just the window you get to file your annual confirmation statement after the 12 month review period ends, it has always been like that, and verification happens (with the code you already generated) during this window.

[ladymuck]

I see. Presumably one needs to have all this ID nonsense all set up and working in advance of the 14 day window in order to have a snowballs chance in hell of actually complying ? I was going to leave it until it was time, but I get the sense that might not be wise!

Weird 14 day window thing, whats that about? If I prove who I am before those 14 days, can I somehow be someone different during them? I suppose maybe I could if I got a name change or gender change or ... I struggle to give a tulip about this kind of stuff.

Here's the blurb on the coHo website, and the gov.uk login page so you can check what your verification date period is
https://companieshouse.blog.gov.uk/2...-control-pscs/
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/provide-psc-verification