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Coddan CPM Ltd. – Company Registration Agent in the UK

Understand the Companies House position, identify the support you actually need and progress through the appropriate verification or follow-up route.

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Companies Registry's e-Services Portal Identity Verification Director ID Verification Paid and Expedited Identity Verification Support for Directors at Companies House

Paid and Expedited Identity Verification Support for Directors at Companies House

Director identity-verification support

Help with the director-verification step you need

For directors and people arranging their checks, Coddan helps establish whether verification, evidence preparation, a Personal Code or a role submission needs attention. Tell us what is already complete. We explain suitable support, the work involved and charges so you can choose your next step.

Your personal manager is included with Coddan verification. A direct contact by email or telephone gives instructions, explains what to provide and keeps you informed about your order and verification progress. Normal assistance is separate from paid priority handling or continuing support.

Enquiries create no obligation. Describe your role, completed steps, difficulty and relevant date; for document suitability, include the type and issuing country. Keep identity documents and confidential codes for the instructed secure process.

Clear choices and suitable work

Choose help for the task that remains. Verification is available on its own, with scope and charges explained. If suitable verification is already your choice, view Coddan’s service and ordering options.

Preparation that makes starting easier

Describe your available documents and issuing country if unsure about suitability. Coddan explains the supported evidence and participation required. UK and overseas directors can ask for guidance; living abroad alone does not make the case complex.

Efficient progress through clarification

Consistent details, suitable preparation and clear instructions help reduce unnecessary back-and-forth. Coddan reviews your results and clarifies missing or inconsistent information. You can describe a difficulty without diagnosing the technical cause or assuming another paid check is needed.

A person to help with questions

Already a customer? Tell your personal manager the stage reached and what is unclear. Before ordering, contact info@coddan.co.uk. We explain the supported next step and any separately agreed assistance, so you know how to proceed.

ACSP verification, professionally reviewed

With Coddan’s Authorised Corporate Service Provider (ACSP) service, you complete the applicable Credas checks. Coddan reviews the results, seeks clarification and manually submits verification confirmation when satisfied. Companies House issues your Personal Code; completing a scan alone does not finish every stage.

Related company work through Coddan

Where needed, ask about supported formation, appointment or company administration alongside verification, including if another agent formed the company. Scope, authority and charges are agreed separately. Coddan’s AML/KYC customer checks serve a separate purpose from Companies House identity verification.

Your Personal Code and the company task that remains

The 11-character Personal Code belongs to the verified individual. If verification is already accepted, use the Personal Code guidance for a code question. Director and PSC submissions, incorporation, appointment and filings remain separate; buying verification does not complete them automatically.

Coddan can explain the relevant next code, role or company-service destination and confirm any separately instructed work and charges. If all applicable tasks are complete, no further support or purchase may be needed.

Get your Companies House director ID sorted fast with Coddan CPM’s paid & expedited service—perfect for those who want reliable director ID verification online without the wait. Using an automated ACSP portal, Coddan CPM blends AI precision with human oversight, so you can verify a new director ID for Companies House quickly, even if you’re an overseas director or a non-UK passport holder. No need to juggle paperwork or wait in endless queues—upload your details remotely and get your 11-digit personal code within hours, or even minutes. For a flat rate of £40 + VAT, you get the assurance of sufficient director ID verification online, making compliance fast and simple. Whether you need to verify a new director ID for Companies House for yourself or someone else, this streamlined solution handles everything smartly and securely, right from your device.

Choose the route that suits you. You can use the free GOV.UK One Login route, subject to its methods and requirements. Do not repeat accepted Companies House verification unless Companies House tells you to; a remaining code or filing task does not itself require another check.


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treamline your compliance with Companies House using our fast, secure ID verification for Directors and PSCs, all completed online by an authorized ACSP
£40.00
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IdentityGuard Pro™

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Buy Now Identity Verification Bundle™ (Professional Director Identity Verification) – Companies House Director Identity Verification for £40.
The Identity Verification Bundle™ provides a fast, secure and professionally supported route for an eligible person who has established that an applicable Companies House identity-verification task remains. The standard verification route uses secure Identity Document Validation Technology for eligible identity documents and may suit a straightforward UK or overseas application. Technology performs the applicable identity and document checks; Coddan reviews the resulting information and determines whether it is satisfied that the Companies House verification standard has been met. The service includes practical guidance where further suitable information is required. Professional support is optional: an eligible applicant may instead use the free GOV.UK One Login route. Applicants requiring priority handling can compare our fast-track verification route.

For a fixed fee of £40, this package provides a simple online verification route with professional ACSP support. It may suit a proposed or existing director whose identity documents are eligible for the standard digital process. Support being available does not mean support is required. If verification is already complete, the remaining matter may instead concern the Personal Code, director or PSC role linkage, an appointment, a Confirmation Statement or correction of a company record. Those later tasks do not require identity verification to be repeated automatically. Following successful verification, Coddan performs its applicable notification responsibility, while Companies House separately issues the Personal Code. Applicants unsure which stage remains should review our guided verification route.



£65.00
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RapidVerify Pro™

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Buy Now Fast-Track Expert Director ID Verification™ (Priority Director Identity Verification Service) – Priority Companies House Director Identity Verification for £65.
The Fast-Track Expert Director ID Verification™ service provides priority support where an applicable identity-verification task remains and the applicant has a genuine commercial or regulatory timetable. The priority verification route combines secure Identity Document Validation Technology with expedited professional review through Coddan's Authorised Corporate Service Provider (ACSP) framework. It may suit an eligible director preparing for an appointment, incorporation, corporate transaction or another time-sensitive event. Where the required information is complete, the documents are eligible and no additional enquiries arise, most applications are processed by Coddan within one business day. This timeframe concerns Coddan's handling of the verification application; it does not guarantee a successful result, Companies House processing, issuance of the Personal Code or completion of a later corporate filing.

For £65, eligible UK and overseas applicants receive priority handling and prompt contact where further suitable information is required. This package offers fast professional support without changing the Companies House identity-verification standard. Coddan cannot direct the verification technology to produce a particular result or require Companies House to accept an application. An incomplete app, security-question or Post Office attempt does not create a back-door route; Coddan conducts its own authorised ACSP process and makes its own satisfaction decision. Applicants who do not require priority handling can return to the standard £40 verification route. Those facing a genuine deadline can also review our fast-track verification-support guidance.



£125.00
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VerifyFlex Solutions™

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Buy Now Expert Director ID Verification™ (Professional Director Verification Service) – Two Companies House Director Identity Verification Pathways for £125.
The Expert Director ID Verification™ service provides two professionally managed pathways where verification remains applicable but the suitable method cannot be established from the applicant's circumstances or documents immediately. The two-pathway verification route combines Fast-Track Digital Verification for eligible biometric documents with an alternative professionally supervised process where the standard digital pathway is unsuitable. It may assist an applicant whose earlier attempt did not complete, whose documents require further consideration or whose UK or overseas circumstances call for greater flexibility. Coddan helps identify the appropriate available pathway, reviews the resulting information and makes its own satisfaction decision under the Companies House standard. Where the evidence requires full individual manual assessment, applicants can compare the manual verification package.

For £125, eligible applicants receive access to two verification pathways and practical professional guidance concerning suitable identity evidence. The package offers flexibility without assuming that every failed or incomplete attempt requires manual verification. An unsuccessful attempt is not automatically evidence that Companies House rejected the person or that no other authorised route is available. Coddan cannot overturn another route's outcome, but it may conduct a separate ACSP verification where that route is suitable. Verification remains separate from AML, KYC and customer due diligence, as well as Personal Code use and subsequent corporate filings. Applicants seeking a broader explanation of available routes can review our online director-verification service guidance.



£220.00
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FlexiVerify Option™

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Buy Now FlexiVerify Option™ (Expert Manual Director ID Verification Service) – Professional Manual Companies House Director Identity Verification for £220.
The FlexiVerify Option™ provides individual professional support where an applicable identity-verification task remains but the applicant cannot use the standard biometric process with the available documents or technology. The manual verification route is intended for eligible UK and overseas applicants whose identity evidence or circumstances require closer assessment under the applicable Companies House standard. Depending on the prescribed route, verification may be conducted remotely or in person and may require suitable photographic identification and supporting evidence. Coddan assesses the information provided and determines whether it can be satisfied that the required standard has been met. Applicants may be asked to provide additional suitable documents, but Coddan cannot order its technology provider to approve evidence or instruct Companies House to issue a Personal Code.

For £220, this package provides Coddan's highest level of individual verification support for an eligible applicant requiring manual assessment. It may suit a person with non-standard documents, an earlier digital attempt that did not complete or circumstances unsuitable for the ordinary biometric route. Payment does not guarantee that the evidence will satisfy the Companies House verification standard. This is an authorised alternative route—not a back door, an appeal against another process or a means of bypassing official requirements. Following a successful outcome, Coddan performs its applicable notification responsibility, while Companies House separately issues the Personal Code. Applicants who may be suitable for either digital or alternative verification should first compare the two-pathway verification package or consult our international verification-support guidance.





Professional Support — Start With Your Position

Need Support With Director Identity Verification? First Establish What Remains

Whether you are a director or arranging matters for someone else, start with what has already been completed and what remains. Coddan offers supported identity verification as a standalone service, with personal-manager instructions, supported checks and professional review. Company formation or filing work is not a condition of buying verification.

Sorting out your director ID doesn’t have to be a bureaucratic headache. Coddan CPM’s paid, expedited verification service lets you complete director ID verification online through an authorised ACSP portal—no queuing, no paperwork, no fuss. Powered by a blend of AI and human-backed checks, the process is fast, remote, and straightforward, delivering your 11-digit Companies House Personal Code in as little as minutes. At a flat rate of £40 + VAT, it’s particularly well-suited for non-UK passport holders and overseas directors who need to verify a new director ID for Companies House sufficiently without the usual complications. Whether you’re onboarding quickly or navigating an edge case, this service keeps things moving.

This page helps you decide whether that service fits, whether you need help with a code or role submission instead, or whether nothing further is needed. You can choose a suitable published service directly or ask an optional, non-obligatory question before ordering; you do not need to diagnose a technical solution yourself.

Verification may still be required Establish whether identity verification itself remains the outstanding stage.
Another stage may remain The remaining task may concern a Personal Code, role linkage, a record issue or a separate corporate event.
Nothing further may be required If every applicable stage has been completed, another identity-verification service may not be appropriate.

Choose useful assistance, not an unnecessary repeat check

The free GOV.UK route remains a legitimate choice, and accepted Companies House verification need not be purchased again. If supported verification is what you need, view Coddan's verification services, published charges and ordering options.

Establish Whether Identity Verification Actually Remains

Successful Companies House verification is different from having a GOV.UK One Login account, completing an identity check for another government service or passing an AML/KYC check. Look for your Companies House verification outcome and Personal Code before deciding that another check is required. Verification, code receipt, role submissions and the underlying company filing are separate stages.

Not yet verified

If you have not completed the applicable identity-verification process, the first decision is whether the free GOV.UK route is suitable or whether an optional ACSP route would better match the support you need.

Already verified

Verification completed successfully for Companies House through the direct route or another ACSP can be used without buying Coddan verification again. In most cases you verify once; do not repeat it unless Companies House tells you to. A new appointment may instead require use of your existing Personal Code.

Unclear position

Tell us which stage you reached, any non-confidential message you received and what you need to do next. Coddan can help identify an appropriate next step, including official guidance, a suitable service or no further action. An initial enquiry does not authorise a filing or another verification purchase.

The official free route remains available where suitable.

GOV.UK: Verify your identity for Companies House provides the current direct route and explains the alternative of using an ACSP.

Choose Your Route: Free Official Verification or Coddan Support

Both routes are intended to establish identity for Companies House. The useful difference is how you participate and what assistance you choose, not a different grade of legally verified identity. Residence abroad does not itself make the free route unsuitable or professional support necessary.

Free GOV.UK One Login route

  • Charge: the official verification service is free.
  • Method: One Login guides you, according to your answers, to an app, online security questions, or entering photo-ID details online before attending a participating Post Office.
  • Preparation: follow the requirements of the method offered to you; document and device requirements differ.
  • Support: follow official instructions and available official help. No Coddan purchase is required.

Paid Coddan ACSP route

  • Charge: select a suitable published service or obtain a quotation for the work required.
  • Method: participate personally in supported Credas checks; Coddan reviews the results and seeks clarification where needed.
  • Preparation: provide the information and suitable evidence requested for your selected supported service.
  • Support: included normal personal-manager assistance by email or telephone; Coddan confirms verification to Companies House only when satisfied.

You may also ask an existing adviser whether they are registered as an ACSP. An agent's Companies House registration and separate AML supervision are different matters; neither is a government endorsement of a particular service. Choosing professional assistance does not guarantee acceptance or a faster official code.

What Coddan Does for You

You purchase a supported verification service, not just access to a scan. You provide the requested personal information and suitable evidence and participate in the checks. Coddan sets up the case, explains the steps, reviews the results and seeks clarification as the Authorised Corporate Service Provider. Verification is available independently of formation or company filing work.

1. Case setup and instructions Coddan reviews the order and requested information, sets up the case and arranges the supported Credas invitation by email or SMS. Your manager explains what you need to do.
2. Your supported checks You personally provide the requested evidence and complete the applicable identity and liveness checks through Credas. A manager or intermediary cannot complete your personal participation for you.
3. Coddan reviews the result Coddan reviews the information and results, seeks clarification or further evidence where needed and assesses whether the Companies House standard has been met.
4. Confirmation when satisfied When satisfied, Coddan manually submits its ACSP confirmation to Companies House. Companies House then issues the Personal Code to the individual; Coddan explains the case status and remaining actions.

Personal help before, during and after your checks

Normal personal-manager assistance is included with Coddan verification. A direct contact by email or telephone explains what to provide, gives instructions, helps clarify questions and keeps you informed about your order and verification progress. If you need help, describe the stage reached and any message or difficulty; your manager helps establish the supported next step without promising a successful retry.

Recognise completion: Coddan explains the verification status and any further evidence or clarification needed. When satisfied, it submits ACSP confirmation; Companies House separately issues the Personal Code. Receipt of the code, the relevant director or PSC submission and the underlying company filing remain distinct. Normal manager help is separate from any paid priority handling, extended consultation or continuing support.

Companies House verification and AML/KYC checks are different

Companies House verification establishes identity to its statutory standard and leads to the individual's Personal Code. AML/KYC due diligence serves separate customer and business-relationship checks and may require additional information. Passing AML/KYC does not itself issue a Personal Code, and holding a code does not automatically complete every AML obligation. This distinction does not automatically mean two paid checks: any applicable work and charges must be explained.

If an invitation seems unexpected, or you need help with access or an interrupted check, contact Coddan through an established contact route before sending information. Ask about any further work or charges before proceeding; retries, alternative methods and additional services are not assumed to be included. Check the selected service’s terms, including cancellation and refund provisions. Coddan’s handling and Companies House code issue are separate stages, so no overall approval or delivery deadline is promised here.

Choose the Support You Need

Choose the task that fits your present position. Suitable identity verification can be ordered on its own; an enquiry is optional, not a condition of buying a published service. If you already have accepted Companies House verification, choose help with what actually remains rather than paying for another check.

Ready for supported verification?

Choose a suitable published service covering your individual checks, Coddan’s review and clarification, included normal manager help and ACSP confirmation when satisfied. Check its evidence requirements, inclusions, charges and applicable VAT before ordering.

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Unsure about documents or a difficulty?

Describe your role, verification position, document type and issuing country, the stage or message causing difficulty and any relevant date. Coddan can explain the supported route and any further information needed; you do not need to diagnose a technical remedy.

Ask a non-obligatory suitability question

Already verified: code, role or record question?

Use the Personal Code guide or the director and PSC next-action cards below. A record discrepancy or unresolved check may need the verification-issues guidance, not another verification purchase.

Company work as well?

Read the new-director guidance for incorporation or appointment readiness, or the confirmation-statement guidance. Ask Coddan about suitable separately instructed work: scope, authority and charges must be confirmed. A guidance link is not an order instruction.

Practical Preparation When Verification Remains

For detailed preparation and participation instructions, see Guided Director Identity Verification.

Clear scope before you proceed. Published verification packages cover one individual, not every appointment or an entire board. Check the selected service’s price, applicable VAT and total, or request a quotation where the work needs assessing. Additional work or company services need their own confirmed charges; ordinary manager help is not a reason to buy paid priority or continuing support.

Keep initial enquiries to info@coddan.co.uk non-confidential: no identity documents or confidential codes. Required evidence and codes follow the appropriate instructed secure process. You can instead use the free official route described above; if all applicable tasks are complete, no further action may be needed.

Several People or Professional Clients?

Coddan can quote for several individuals or professional-intermediary instructions, with the people, supported verification work and coordination needs identified before you proceed. Discounted quotations are available; the agreed scope and charges depend on the enquiry, not an automatic volume tier.

Arranging checks for an organisation

Tell us the organisation’s name and legal structure, the number of distinct people, their relevant director or individual PSC positions, what is already verified, relevant dates and the coordination needed. Count people rather than appointments: one individual holding both director and PSC roles does not automatically need two verification purchases.

Acting for professional clients

Identify your firm and whether you are arranging work for one client or several. Explain who instructs Coddan, who receives the service, the intended contact arrangements and any separately requested company work. Each individual still participates in their own checks; payment or coordination alone does not authorise access to another person’s evidence, code or account, or establish authority to instruct a filing.

A useful quotation starts with the people and work needed. Coddan can then explain suitable services, normal included manager assistance, coordination arrangements and the proposed charges, including applicable VAT. Accepted Companies House verification is recognised: include only people who need the service, and distinguish verification from any remaining role submission or company filing.

Request a multi-person or intermediary quotation

Enquiries create no obligation. Email non-confidential details to info@coddan.co.uk; do not attach identity documents or send confidential codes. Required information follows the appropriate secure process. Do not assume a discount percentage, free retries or additional filing work is included: the quotation must confirm the applicable scope and charges.

Will Your Evidence Meet the Requirements?

Suitable evidence gives your check the right starting point. Companies House sets the legal standard, while the documents you can use depend on the selected route and its supported checks. Your manager explains what to provide for Coddan’s service; an option offered by another provider is not automatically available here. Coddan reviews the evidence and results before deciding whether it can confirm verification.

What makes supported verification straightforward?

  • Choose the route that fits your position, including any accepted verification already completed.
  • Prepare your full name and former names, date of birth, home address and required address history, accessible email address and contact telephone number.
  • Follow manager instructions for suitable evidence and supported Credas participation; raise document or access questions before assuming an option will work.
  • Explain name or record differences so Coddan can seek clarification and identify whether separate record work is needed.
  • Use professional review and clarification to establish the next requested action rather than repeating an unresolved submission without understanding the issue.

Clear choices, suitable preparation and a named contact make the work easier to follow. If something needs attention, your manager helps clarify the supported next step. A missing chip, capture difficulty and an unsuccessful liveness check are different issues: describe what happened rather than assuming a particular package or another purchase is required. Document suitability and a successful outcome still depend on the checks and review.

What Happens After a Successful Verification Outcome?

Successful identity verification does not mean that every connected Companies House task has automatically been completed. Companies House issues the Personal Code after successful verification, and the code belongs to the individual rather than to one company.

Personal Code or company authentication code?

Your 11-character Companies House Personal Code identifies you as a verified individual, not a particular company. After ACSP verification, Companies House sends it to the email address provided for you. Keep that address accurate and accessible; Coddan does not create or issue the code. The same code can be used for relevant roles across companies, with each required submission completed separately.

Companies House Personal Codes for identity verification

If the remaining professional job is understanding the code rather than completing verification, continue to the Coddan Personal Code guide.

A company authentication code is a different six-character alphanumeric code used to authorise online filings for a company. It does not prove an individual’s identity or replace a Personal Code. See official company authentication-code guidance. Keep both codes confidential and share them only through the appropriate authorised process.

Director and individual PSC submissions: two separate actions

Both cards can apply to the same person, using the same Personal Code. Completing one role's requirement does not complete the other, but holding both roles does not itself require another verification purchase.

Director role

Incorporation or a new appointment: verification and the Personal Code are required for the relevant registration or appointment filing. Verification does not itself incorporate the company or appoint the director.

An outstanding existing-director requirement: provide the code through the applicable confirmation statement for each company. Once the relevant requirement is complete, it does not mean you must verify again annually. If a requirement is overdue, address it rather than waiting for another filing cycle. Use the confirmation-statement guidance for that task.

Individual PSC role

Provide the Personal Code and verification statement through the separate official PSC verification-details service, even if you also supplied the code as a director.

The applicable 14-day period depends on when you became a PSC and whether you are also a director of that company. It is not universally measured from verification. Check your actual dates through the official service and current timing guidance; an underlying PSC change or other company filing remains a separate task.

When a Record Issue Requires a Different Destination

A difference between identity information and a Companies House record is not automatically another identity-verification task. The appropriate response depends on what the inconsistency actually concerns.

Similarly, an unsuccessful verification attempt should not automatically be treated as a rejection requiring an ACSP. The failed or unresolved stage should be identified before the same submission is repeated. Unsuitable evidence, an incomplete technology check and an ACSP being unable to become satisfied are different outcomes. Use the dedicated verification-issues destination where the remaining job is diagnosis or reconciliation.

When Overseas or Non-Standard Circumstances Need Specialist Guidance

Coddan supports suitable overseas customers as well as UK customers. Nationality, residence or a foreign passport does not alone determine difficulty or the package needed. Describe the document type, issuing country and residence if suitability is unclear, without emailing the document itself. For supported preparation and applicable service choices, see Overseas Director Identity Verification rather than assuming another check or a more expensive service is required.

Appointment, Confirmation Statement, Formation and Filing Remain Separate Events

Identity verification does not itself appoint a director, incorporate a company, file a confirmation statement or complete another corporate event. Coddan verification can be bought on its own. If connected company work is also needed, it must be separately instructed with its scope, authority and charges confirmed; buying verification does not automatically order it.

If the remaining task concerns becoming a director, use the Becoming a Director identity-verification journey. If it concerns an existing director’s next Confirmation Statement, continue to the Confirmation Statement identity-verification destination.

Choose Your Next Action

Use the relevant director or PSC card above for an outstanding role submission. For ordering, document-suitability help, a code or record question, or separately instructed company work, return to Choose the support you need. If your applicable requirements are complete, the outcome below may be all you need.

Nothing Further Required

If all applicable verification, code, role and filing requirements are complete and no issue remains, no further action or verification purchase may be needed. If only a separate company obligation remains, address that task without repeating accepted verification. For uncertainty, describe your position to Coddan without confidential codes or identity documents; an enquiry creates no obligation.

Current timing depends on the role and circumstances.

Companies House explains that when identity verification is required depends on the person’s role and when they started that role. For current role-dependent requirements, use current Companies House timing guidance.