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Coddan CPM Ltd. – Company Registration Agent in the UK

Reconcile your resignation with your Companies House position, identify what remains relevant and complete any separate actions that still apply.

Step 1
Confirm Your Resignation
Step 2
Check Your Role
Step 3
Review Verification Status
Step 4
Resolve Remaining Requirements
Step 5
Complete Relevant Actions
Step 6
Confirm Your Position

Director Resignation: Director ID Verification

Optional Support Where a Verification Task Remains

Where identity verification remains applicable and you select Coddan-supported ACSP verification, support is optional rather than required. The free GOV.UK route remains available where it is applicable and suitable.

Where Coddan-supported verification is used, technology performs the applicable identity and document checks; Coddan reviews the resulting information and determines whether it is satisfied that the Companies House identity-verification standard has been met. Following a successful outcome, Coddan performs its applicable notification responsibility.

Support Available does not mean Support Required. If the remaining job is the company's resignation notification or another corporate event, that remains separate from the identity-verification process.


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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 managed route for a resigning or former director who establishes that an applicable Companies House identity-verification task remains. Resignation does not itself complete identity verification, and verification does not remove a director from the company record. Delivered through Coddan CPM's Authorised Corporate Service Provider (ACSP) framework, this service uses secure Identity Document Validation Technology for eligible documents. The standard verification route may suit a director preparing to leave office, checking an unfinished verification task or continuing to hold another directorship. Coddan reviews the resulting information and determines whether it is satisfied that the applicable Companies House identity-verification standard has been met. Applicants requiring priority handling can compare our fast-track verification route.

The service is available to eligible UK and overseas applicants for a fixed fee of £40. It provides a straightforward option where verification remains applicable and the available identity documents are suitable for the standard digital process. Completing this service does not file a director's resignation, terminate an appointment or update the company's register. Companies House separately issues the Personal Code following successful verification, and any applicable use of that code remains a separate step. A director who has already completed every relevant verification and role-linkage requirement may require no further verification. Before ordering, review the page's director-change and separate-action guidance.



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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 handling where a resigning director has established that an identity-verification task remains and timing is important. It may suit a director preparing for a board departure, dealing with another continuing directorship or coordinating verification with a separate corporate filing. Delivered through Coddan CPM's Authorised Corporate Service Provider (ACSP) framework, the priority verification route combines secure Identity Document Validation Technology with expedited professional review. 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 when Companies House will process a separate resignation notification or issue a Personal Code.

For £65, this package gives eligible UK and overseas applicants priority access to Coddan's professionally managed verification process. The compliance team reviews the information supplied and contacts the applicant promptly if further suitable evidence is required. Priority handling cannot guarantee a successful verification result or control a Companies House decision. Director resignation, removal from the public register and any continuing PSC position remain separate corporate matters. Where no priority service is required, applicants can return to the standard £40 verification route. Directors facing a genuine deadline can also review our standalone fast-track verification guidance before selecting the appropriate package.



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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 a resigning or former director still has an applicable identity-verification requirement but needs greater flexibility than the standard digital service. The two-pathway verification route combines Fast-Track Digital Verification for eligible biometric documents with an alternative professionally supervised process where the standard digital route is unsuitable. It may assist a person leaving one board while remaining a director elsewhere, dealing separately with a PSC role or resolving a verification task that was not completed before the resignation process began. Coddan reviews the applicable evidence and determines whether the Companies House identity-verification standard has been met. Where an individual requires a fully assessed alternative, compare the manual verification package.

For £125, eligible UK and overseas applicants receive access to two verification pathways and professional guidance concerning the evidence appropriate to their circumstances. This package provides useful flexibility where the available document or verification route cannot be established immediately. It does not combine identity verification with the separate filing that ends a director's appointment. Companies House independently records the termination after the appropriate company notification, and separately issues a Personal Code following successful verification. Resigning from one company also does not cancel the individual's Personal Code or resolve requirements connected with another directorship or PSC position. Further procedural context is available in our Companies House verification-support guide.



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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 assessment where a resigning or former director has an applicable verification task but cannot complete the standard biometric pathway using the available documents or technology. The manual verification route is intended for eligible applicants whose evidence or circumstances require closer assessment under the applicable Companies House identity-verification standard. Depending on the prescribed route, the process may be conducted remotely or in person and may involve suitable photographic identification and supporting evidence. Coddan's compliance professionals assess the information supplied and determine whether Coddan can be satisfied that the required standard has been met. This package does not provide a back-door route, override an unsuccessful result or permit Coddan to direct its technology provider or Companies House to accept an application.

For £220, this package provides Coddan's highest level of individual support for an eligible UK or overseas applicant whose remaining identity-verification task requires manual assessment. It may suit a person who has resigned, intends to resign or continues to hold another relevant role, provided verification is still applicable to that person's circumstances. Payment does not guarantee that the evidence will satisfy the verification standard. A resignation notification, correction of the company record, Confirmation Statement and any separate PSC change must be handled through their appropriate corporate processes. Applicants whose documents may suit a choice of digital or alternative pathways should first compare the two-pathway verification package. Overseas applicants can also review our international verification guidance.





Before You Take Further Action, Identify Which Position Applies

Your next step depends on the relationship between your resignation and your current Companies House record. Consider whether you are:

  • still registered as a director and planning to resign;
  • already resigned internally but still shown as a director on the public register;
  • already shown by Companies House as having ceased to be a director;
  • still a director of another company;
  • also a Person with Significant Control (PSC);
  • verified but still needing to connect your verified identity to a relevant role;
  • awaiting a Personal Code or needing to use one for a separate role; or
  • dealing with a separate Confirmation Statement, correction or other corporate event.

Nothing Further Required Can Be the Correct Outcome

If the resignation has been properly recorded, any applicable identity-verification requirement has been dealt with, relevant role linkage is complete and no separate filing or correction remains, there may be nothing further for you to do in relation to this particular departure.

Resignation Does Not Automatically Complete or Cancel Verification

You should not assume that resigning requires identity verification solely because you are leaving office. Equally, you should not assume that resignation removes every identity-verification or role-linkage requirement that may apply to you.

Companies House currently treats identity verification as a role- and timing-dependent requirement. Directors generally need to use their Personal Code to connect their verified identity to each relevant directorship, while PSC requirements have separate timing rules. Identity verification itself is normally completed once unless Companies House tells you that you need to verify again.

Resignation

Concerns the end of a particular director appointment and the corresponding company record.

Identity Verification

Establishes that the individual has been verified to the applicable Companies House standard.

Role Linkage

Connects the verified individual to a relevant director or PSC role where the applicable requirement calls for it.

If identity verification is actually the remaining task, you can use the free GOV.UK One Login verification route. An ACSP is an alternative route where professional support is appropriate; using an ACSP is optional and does not reduce the Companies House standard.

Still Registered as a Director

If you have decided to leave but Companies House still shows you as a director, the company may have a separate termination notification or filing task to complete.

Resignation Has Occurred Internally

An internal resignation and the Companies House record are separate matters. Check the public record rather than assuming that an internal decision has already updated the register.

Directorship Already Shows as Ended

If the Companies House record already shows the appointment as ended, do not repeat a resignation filing simply because identity verification remains relevant to another role.

The Resignation Filing Is a Separate Corporate Job

The company remains responsible for ensuring the appropriate change is notified to Companies House. This page does not attempt to replace a dedicated resignation or TM01 service. If the remaining job is to submit or resolve the relevant termination filing, use the director appointment, replacement and resignation service.

If You Have Not Yet Verified

Do not assume that the resignation itself determines whether you must verify. Companies House states that the timing of verification depends on your role and when you started that role. Directors, PSCs and directors of overseas companies registered in the UK have different provisions.

If your circumstances mean that verification is applicable, the free GOV.UK route remains available: verify your identity for Companies House.

If You Have Already Verified

The remaining question may not be identity verification itself. Companies House uses the Personal Code to connect a verified identity to relevant director and PSC roles. If the verification has already been completed, check whether the required role connection has also been completed.

Verification Complete Does Not Mean Every Corporate Task Is Complete

Verification, Personal Code issuance, role linkage and resignation are separate stages. Completing one does not automatically complete the others.

The Code Is Personal to You

Companies House describes the Personal Code as an 11-character code given to an individual after successful identity verification. It is personal to the individual rather than to a company, and the same code is used each time the individual needs to confirm that they are verified.

This means that resigning from one company should not be described as automatically cancelling the Personal Code. If you later hold another relevant role, the code may still be needed for that role.

If Finding or Understanding the Code Is the Remaining Job

Do not treat this resignation page as a replacement for detailed Personal Code guidance. Companies House explains how the code is issued and where it can be found after verification. Coddan's dedicated Personal Code guidance should be used where that is the participant's actual remaining task.

Another Existing Directorship

Ending one appointment does not end the others. Any verification and role-linkage requirements applying to your remaining directorships continue to be considered separately.

A New Appointment

If you are moving directly into another appointment, do not assume that the resignation from the previous company completes the requirements for the new role.

Companies House states that an individual normally verifies once and then uses the same Personal Code for relevant appointments rather than repeating identity verification for every company.

Director and PSC Roles Must Be Considered Separately

If you are both a director and a PSC of the same company, treat those as separate Companies House roles. Current guidance requires a Personal Code to be provided separately for each role, with different processes and timing applying to the director and PSC positions.

Resigning as Director Does Not Automatically End PSC Status

If you remain a PSC, the PSC position must be considered on its own terms. Do not use the director resignation as evidence that every Companies House role has ended.

Likewise, AML, KYC and CDD requirements should not be presented as interchangeable with Companies House identity verification. They are separate compliance processes with different purposes.

Confirmation Statement

A Confirmation Statement is a separate statutory filing. Do not treat it as part of the resignation itself.

Correction

If the Companies House record is inaccurate, correcting the record is a separate professional job from resigning.

Failed Verification

If identity verification itself has failed, use the specialist verification-resolution route rather than treating the resignation page as a troubleshooting guide.

Where a failed identity-verification attempt is the remaining issue, the dedicated identity-verification resolution service is the more appropriate destination.

Where the issue is an inaccurate director record, disputed removal or another corporate filing problem, treat that as a separate corporate-record task rather than as identity verification.

Identity Verification Remains Applicable

Use the free official route where appropriate.

Verify through GOV.UK One Login

Professional ACSP Support Is Appropriate

Coddan support may be suitable where you choose an ACSP route and professional assistance fits the remaining verification job. Support being available does not mean that support is required.

The Remaining Job Is the Resignation Filing

If Companies House still needs the director termination recorded, use the appropriate resignation/TM01 destination rather than an identity-verification route.

The Remaining Job Is a Personal Code or Role-Linkage Matter

Use the appropriate Personal Code or role-specific guidance rather than repeating identity verification unnecessarily.

The Remaining Job Is a Record or Filing Correction

A correction, Confirmation Statement or other corporate event should be dealt with as its own statutory or administrative matter.

How Optional Coddan-Supported Verification Works

Where Coddan is selected as an ACSP for an applicable verification task, the technology used performs the relevant identity and document checks. Coddan then reviews the resulting information and determines whether it is satisfied that the Companies House identity-verification standard has been met.

Following a successful outcome, Coddan performs its applicable notification responsibility. The Companies House standard remains the governing standard; using an ACSP does not lower or bypass it. Companies House confirms that ACSPs may use commercial identity-verification providers or platforms while retaining responsibility for the required verification standard.

Nothing Further Required

If Companies House already records the directorship as ended, any applicable verification and role-linkage requirements have been satisfied, no separate PSC or other corporate role requires action, and there is no outstanding filing or correction, you may have reached the correct end state: Nothing Further Required.