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Coddan CPM Ltd. – Company Registration Agent in the UK

Establish whether priority handling is appropriate, prepare your verification application and progress the Coddan-managed work while Companies House retains responsibility for the verification outcome.

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Request Priority Handling
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Complete Managed Verification
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Companies Registry's e-Services Portal Identity Verification Director ID Verification Standalone Fast-Track Verification Solutions for the Director Identity

Standalone Fast-Track Verification Solutions for the Director Identity

Time-Sensitive Director Identity Verification: Establish Whether Prioritised Handling Is Appropriate

If you have established that Companies House identity verification remains necessary and a genuine time-sensitive corporate or professional event is approaching, the first question is not which package to buy. Establish whether verification is actually incomplete, what is creating the time sensitivity, whether the free GOV.UK route remains suitable and whether optional Coddan-supported prioritised handling is currently available for your circumstances.

First Establish What Is Actually Time-Sensitive

An urgent appointment, filing, incorporation or other corporate event does not automatically mean that the identity-verification check itself can be accelerated. Establish the remaining task before selecting a route.

Is identity verification still incomplete?

Confirm that the individual has not already completed the applicable verification. In most cases, identity verification is only required once unless Companies House instructs the individual to verify again.

What creates the time sensitivity?

Identify the actual external event or professional task, such as an appointment, incorporation, Confirmation Statement or another corporate filing.

Has the Personal Code already been issued?

Identity verification and Personal Code issuance are connected but distinct stages. Companies House issues the Personal Code following successful verification.

Compare the Free Route With Optional Prioritised Support

Free GOV.UK One Login route

The official GOV.UK route remains a legitimate free way to verify an identity for Companies House. If it remains suitable for the Participant's circumstances, there is no requirement to use Coddan.

Use the official GOV.UK identity-verification service

Optional Coddan-supported handling

Where available and suitable, Coddan may accept a time-sensitive case for prioritised handling of the work within Coddan's control. Availability must be established for the Participant's circumstances before proceeding.

Support being available does not mean support is required.

Paying for an ACSP service does not create a lower verification standard, privileged access to Companies House or control over an external verification technology provider. A time-sensitive circumstance does not itself guarantee that the verification outcome can be accelerated.

Establish What Coddan Can and Cannot Control

Prioritised handling can apply only to work controlled by Coddan. The external verification technology and Companies House remain separate authorities in the process.

1. Participant supplies The Participant provides suitable, usable and accurate information and evidence required for the applicable verification process.
2. Technology checks The applicable verification technology performs the identity and document checks. Coddan cannot direct or influence the technology provider's result.
3. Coddan assesses Coddan reviews the resulting information and determines whether it is satisfied that the Companies House identity-verification standard has been met.
4. Notification and outcome Following a successful outcome, Coddan performs its applicable notification responsibility. The verification result itself remains subject to the applicable process.

Keep the Remaining Companies House Stages Separate

A time-sensitive verification case should not be confused with the corporate event that created the urgency. Completing identity verification does not itself complete every subsequent Companies House task.

Personal Code

Companies House issues the Personal Code. Coddan does not create or issue it.

Director-role linkage

The verified identity must be connected to the applicable director role through the relevant Companies House process.

PSC role

If the individual is also a PSC, the applicable PSC requirements and role linkage remain separate.

Corporate event

Appointment, incorporation, Confirmation Statement, correction, resignation or another corporate event is a separate task.

Confirm Whether Prioritised Handling Is Actually Available

Before proceeding with any time-sensitive Coddan-supported route, establish the actual circumstances and remaining task. Availability is not automatic merely because an event is urgent.

Case position

Identity verification must genuinely remain incomplete or otherwise require the applicable professional handling.

Evidence position

The Participant must be able to provide the information and evidence required for the applicable route.

Operational availability

Coddan must establish whether prioritised handling can be accepted for the particular circumstances.

External dependency

Technology-provider results and Companies House action remain outside Coddan's control.

Nothing Further Required Is Still a Valid Outcome

If identity verification is already complete, the Personal Code has been issued, the applicable director or other role linkage is complete and no separate corporate event remains within the question being assessed, Nothing Further Required may be the correct outcome. A time-sensitive corporate matter does not create a requirement to purchase prioritised verification support where no verification task remains.

No Coddan-supported prioritised route can guarantee a verification outcome, influence an external technology result, require Companies House to act by a particular time, guarantee Personal Code issue, guarantee filing acceptance or guarantee completion by a stated time. The appropriate route remains the one that fits the Participant's actual circumstances and the task that genuinely remains.


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IdentityGuard Pro™

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Buy Now Identity Verification Bundle™ (Professional Director Identity Verification) – Online Companies House Director Identity Verification for £40.
The Identity Verification Bundle™ provides a fast, secure and professionally managed standalone route for an eligible person requiring Companies House director identity verification. The standard standalone verification route uses secure Identity Document Validation Technology for eligible 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. This service can be purchased independently for an existing company, regardless of whether it was incorporated through Companies House, Coddan or another formation agent. Applicants do not need to transfer their registered office, accountant, company secretary or other services. Those requiring priority handling can compare our fast-track verification route.

For a fixed fee of £40, this package provides a simple online verification process with professional ACSP support. It may suit an eligible proposed or existing director whose documents support the standard digital pathway and who does not require priority handling. The package covers the identity-verification task only; it does not include company formation, director appointment, Personal Code use or another corporate filing. Following successful verification, Coddan performs its applicable notification responsibility, while Companies House separately issues the Personal Code. Applicants already verified should establish whether another identity check is necessary before ordering. Where the remaining job concerns code use or role linkage, consult our director Personal Code 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 is the priority standalone route for an eligible applicant facing a genuine commercial, corporate or regulatory timetable. The fast-track verification route combines secure Identity Document Validation Technology with expedited professional review through Coddan's Authorised Corporate Service Provider (ACSP) framework. It may suit a director preparing for an appointment, company incorporation, corporate transaction or time-sensitive filing. Where all required information is complete, the documents are eligible and no additional enquiries arise, most applications are processed by Coddan within one business day. This is Coddan's handling timeframe for the verification application; it does not guarantee a successful outcome, the time taken by Companies House to issue the Personal Code or completion of any related corporate event.

For £65, eligible UK and overseas applicants receive priority review and prompt contact where further suitable information is required. The service is available independently and does not require the company to purchase any additional Coddan service. Fast-track handling cannot make unsuitable evidence acceptable or allow Coddan to control the technology provider or Companies House decision. The free GOV.UK One Login route also remains available for eligible applicants. Where urgency does not apply, the applicant can return to the standard £40 standalone route. Those who need help determining whether priority handling matches the task can review our Companies House 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 standalone verification pathways where an applicable task remains but the suitable method cannot be determined confidently from the available documents or circumstances. The flexible two-pathway route combines Fast-Track Digital Verification for eligible biometric documents with an alternative professionally supervised process where the ordinary digital pathway is unsuitable. It may assist an applicant with different document options, a previous attempt that did not complete or UK or overseas circumstances requiring further consideration. Coddan helps identify the appropriate available process, reviews the resulting information and makes its own satisfaction decision under the Companies House standard. No formation or continuing company-secretarial arrangement is required. Applicants needing complete individual manual assessment can compare the manual verification package.

For £125, eligible applicants receive access to two verification pathways and practical guidance concerning suitable identity evidence. The package offers additional flexibility while remaining a defined standalone identity-verification service. An incomplete digital attempt does not automatically mean that manual verification is required or that another provider can overturn the earlier outcome. Coddan may conduct its own authorised ACSP process where suitable, but it cannot provide a back-door route or guarantee that the evidence will pass. Identity verification remains separate from AML, KYC and customer due diligence, as well as Personal Code use and later corporate filings. Applicants wanting a guided comparison can review our guided verification pathway.



£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 a standalone manual service where an applicable identity-verification task remains but the applicant cannot use the standard biometric pathway with the available documents or technology. The expert manual verification route may suit an eligible UK or overseas applicant whose identity evidence or circumstances require individual assessment under the 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 explains what information is required, assesses the supplied evidence and determines whether it can be satisfied that the applicable standard has been met. The service can be purchased independently and does not require the applicant's company to transfer any existing professional or administrative arrangements to Coddan.

For £220, this package provides Coddan's highest level of individual verification support and manual assessment. It may suit an eligible applicant with non-standard documents, technology difficulties or an earlier digital attempt that did not complete. Payment does not guarantee that the evidence will satisfy the Companies House identity-verification standard. This is an authorised alternative—not a back door, an appeal against another process or a method of directing the technology provider or Companies House to approve an application. Following a successful outcome, Coddan performs its applicable notification responsibility, while Companies House separately issues the Personal Code. Applicants who may suit either a digital or alternative process should first compare the two-pathway standalone package or consult our trusted online-verification guidance.





Need fast-track handling because a corporate or professional deadline is approaching?

Fast-track handling is a narrow service option for a director who has established that Companies House identity verification remains necessary and has a genuine time-sensitive dependency. It does not change the Companies House identity-verification standard, guarantee a verification result or accelerate an outcome controlled by Companies House.

First establish what is actually time-sensitive

A company incorporation, director appointment, Confirmation Statement or another corporate event can have its own timing requirement. That does not automatically mean the identity-verification stage can be accelerated.

Before considering prioritised handling, establish that your identity verification is still incomplete and identify the corporate or professional dependency creating the time sensitivity.

The free GOV.UK route remains available

If you are eligible to verify through GOV.UK One Login, that route remains a legitimate free option. Using an ACSP is not a requirement simply because your circumstances are time-sensitive.

Verify your identity for Companies House through GOV.UK.

Support being available does not mean support is required. Coddan-supported verification is an optional alternative where selected, suitable and operationally available. Paying an ACSP does not lower the Companies House standard.

Establish whether identity verification is the task that remains

Fast-track handling should only be considered after you have identified the precise stage that remains incomplete. Identity verification, the issue of a Companies House Personal Code, connection of a verified identity to a director role and the separate corporate event are related but distinct tasks.

Identity verification incomplete

Establish whether you have actually completed the applicable identity-verification process. Do not treat an appointment, filing or other deadline as proof that verification itself is incomplete.

Verification complete, next task remains

If identity verification has already succeeded, the remaining task may instead concern the Personal Code, director-role linkage or a separate corporate filing.

Attempt did not complete

An incomplete attempt is not automatically a rejection and does not automatically mean another submission or paid support is required. Identify the failed stage before choosing the next route.

Where a substantive failed-attempt diagnosis is required, use the dedicated guidance for resolving identity-verification issues rather than treating this fast-track destination as a general reconciliation service.

Separate the corporate deadline from the verification dependency

A time-sensitive business event does not give Coddan control over every stage of the identity-verification journey. The professional question is therefore not simply whether something is urgent, but which part of the process is creating the dependency.

Examples of separate dependencies

  • Incorporation: identity verification may be one prerequisite, while company registration remains a separate Companies House process.
  • Director appointment: verification and the appointment filing are separate steps.
  • Confirmation Statement: a director's verified identity and Personal Code may be relevant to the filing, but identity verification does not itself file the Confirmation Statement.
  • Role linkage: successful identity verification does not automatically complete every connection between the verified individual and Companies House roles.
  • Other corporate events: corrections, changes and other filings remain separate from the identity-verification result.

Fast-track does not create a shortcut around those dependencies

Prioritised handling can only concern work that Coddan actually controls. It cannot turn a corporate filing into an identity-verification task, make Companies House act sooner, or make a Personal Code available before Companies House issues it.

Prepare the information and evidence before prioritised handling begins

Operational prioritisation cannot compensate for missing, inconsistent or unsuitable information. Before Coddan can assess whether a time-sensitive matter can be accepted, the Participant needs to provide the information and evidence required for the applicable verification route.

Identity information

Provide accurate personal information and ensure that the details supplied for verification are consistent with the evidence being used.

Suitable evidence

The applicable route determines what evidence can be used. The relevant evidence must be usable for the checks required by that route.

Time-sensitive dependency

Explain the corporate or professional event creating the time sensitivity so that any prioritisation concerns can be assessed against the actual work required.

If the required evidence is not ready or cannot be used for the applicable route, prioritised handling cannot remove that dependency. The verification standard remains the same.

Understand exactly what Coddan can prioritise

Fast-track handling is limited to work that Coddan can actually control. Acceptance is subject to the matter being suitable for prioritised handling and operational availability at the time.

You provide

Complete and usable information, evidence and an explanation of the relevant time-sensitive dependency.

Coddan assesses

Coddan assesses suitability and operational availability, prioritises the work within its control and reviews the information resulting from the applicable verification process.

Technology checks

Where applicable, identity and document validation technology performs the relevant checks.

Companies House remains independent

Companies House controls the issue of the Personal Code and its own statutory processes. Coddan cannot override those outcomes.

Coddan cannot direct, override or influence the result produced by an applicable technology provider. Where Coddan acts as an ACSP, 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.

Keep the Personal Code and role-linkage stages separate

Successful identity verification is not the same thing as Companies House issuing the Personal Code or connecting the verified identity to every applicable role. The Personal Code is issued by Companies House and is personal to the individual, not to a particular company.

Personal Code

After successful verification, Companies House issues the Personal Code. Coddan does not create or issue that code.

Director role

Where applicable, the verified identity must be connected to the relevant Companies House director role through the appropriate process.

PSC role

If the same individual is also a PSC, the PSC role has its own identity-linkage requirement. Holding both roles does not ordinarily mean repeating identity verification merely because there are two roles.

Holding more than one role does not itself ordinarily require a fresh identity verification. Follow any instruction from Companies House to verify again, and identify the remaining task precisely rather than treating every later role or filing as a new identity-verification event.

Determine what remains after a successful verification outcome

Prioritised Coddan handling does not complete every corporate action that may have caused the time sensitivity. Once verification succeeds, identify the next professional task rather than assuming the entire corporate process has been completed.

Appointment or incorporation

A director appointment or incorporation remains a separate Companies House process where applicable.

Confirmation Statement

An applicable Confirmation Statement filing remains a separate filing responsibility even where directors have completed identity verification.

Correction or another event

Correction of personal or company information, restoration and other corporate events remain separate where they genuinely apply.

Nothing Further Required

If identity verification, the applicable Personal Code stage and required role linkage are complete, there may be no further identity-verification task.

A completed identity check does not become a general compliance service

Identity verification should remain separate from AML, KYC and CDD work, as well as from the administration of later corporate events. Those matters should be routed to their own professional destinations where they genuinely remain outstanding.

Decide whether fast-track handling is still the appropriate next step

Fast-track handling is appropriate only where identity verification genuinely remains incomplete, the underlying dependency is time-sensitive and the matter can be accepted for prioritised Coddan-controlled work. It is not a mechanism for obtaining a guaranteed result or bypassing another route.

Fast-track may be relevant when

  • identity verification remains genuinely incomplete;
  • a real corporate or professional dependency creates time sensitivity;
  • your information and evidence are ready for the applicable route; and
  • Coddan confirms that prioritised handling can be accepted and is operationally available.

Fast-track is not the answer when

  • identity verification is already complete;
  • the remaining task is a Personal Code or role-linkage matter;
  • the actual dependency is a separate corporate filing; or
  • the issue requires substantive diagnosis of an unsuccessful verification attempt.

The outcome remains controlled by the correct authority

Coddan can assess suitability, prioritise work within its control, review the resulting verification information and, following a successful outcome, perform its applicable notification responsibility. Verification technology performs the applicable technical checks. Companies House independently issues the Personal Code and controls its own statutory processes.

Coddan cannot guarantee verification, a technology-provider result, a Companies House decision, Personal Code issue, filing acceptance or completion by a particular external deadline.

If identity verification is already complete: Nothing Further Required may be the correct identity-verification outcome, subject to any remaining Personal Code, role-linkage or corporate-event obligation.

If verification remains incomplete and the matter is genuinely time-sensitive: the next step is to establish whether Coddan can accept the case for prioritised handling. The free GOV.UK One Login route remains a legitimate alternative.

If the remaining professional job is a substantive failed-attempt diagnosis, use the guidance for resolving identity-verification issues. If the remaining task is a separate company filing or corporate event, use the relevant specialist destination rather than treating fast-track identity verification as a substitute for that process.