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Digital transformation

Insight and updates on our transition to a centre of digital excellence. Find out how we’re improving our digital capabilities to build excellent user-centred services.

Companies House reform: identity verification

At Companies House, we will be implementing a new identity verification process to help deter those wishing to start companies for illegal purposes. Find out how anyone setting up, running, owning or controlling a company in the UK will need to verify their identity to prove that they are who they claim to be.

Register of Overseas Entities – what, why and when

Register of Overseas Entities

Following Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 was accelerated and rapidly passed. A key component was the new Register of Overseas Entities, along with other measures to combat financial crime. What is the Register …

What Companies House will look like in the future

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill is currently making its way through Parliament. This legislation will fundamentally change our role and purpose and give us the powers we need to play a more significant role in tackling economic crime.