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For proposed and existing directors who need Companies House identity verification, Coddan provides supported online checks, clear instructions and professional review. Supply your personal details and suitable identity evidence, then complete your own requested checks. We review the results, clarify outstanding questions and submit ACSP confirmation when satisfied. Companies House then emails your Personal Code to you.
Your company’s reputation starts with compliance, and Coddan CPM’s trusted director ID verification service for Companies House ensures every director passes security checks with no hassle. Dual supervision by HMRC and Companies House gives this service rock-solid credibility. Cutting-edge 256-bit encrypted IDVT technology, enhanced by Credas, shields sensitive data from prying eyes and keeps your confidential codes out of the public registry and unsafe inboxes. The process is seamless—automation handles the grunt work, while senior compliance managers meticulously review each verification before anything reaches Companies House. That means no more filing rejections, administrative holds, or delays in delivering codes. With our trusted director ID verification service for Companies House, you get bank-grade protection and expert oversight in one swift, drama-free solution. When you want your directorship to start on the right foot, trust Coddan to handle the details—securely, reliably, and efficiently.
Your personal manager helps you progress. Your direct contact by email or telephone explains what to provide, gives instructions and keeps you informed about your order and verification progress. Normal manager assistance is included in every verification package; paid priority handling is a separate choice.
Use the instructed secure process for identity evidence. Initial enquiries need no document images or confidential codes. Read our privacy information.
Standard verification covers one individual: £40 + £8 VAT = £48 for a UK customer, or £40 with no UK VAT for an overseas ID-verification customer. You can buy verification on its own. Several roles or companies do not automatically require several purchases.
After reviewing your order, we create your Credas case and send an email/SMS invitation. Follow the instructions for suitable evidence and your own identity and liveness checks. Ask before ordering if your documents, camera or access arrangements need clarification; overseas residence alone does not make a case complex.
Accurate details, suitable evidence and clear instructions help avoid unnecessary back-and-forth. Coddan reviews results and explains missing or inconsistent information so you know what needs attention. Your manager explains anything still needed before Coddan can complete its review and submit confirmation.
If an invitation is missing, a check stops or an instruction is unclear, tell your manager the last stage reached and the difficulty shown. We review the information and explain the supported next step. Email or telephone guidance helps you participate; each individual still completes their own required checks.
Coddan CPM Limited is a registered Authorised Corporate Service Provider (ACSP). Credas performs the supported technology checks; Coddan reviews the information, decides whether the Companies House standard is met and submits confirmation when satisfied. Check the official ACSP list; registration is not government endorsement.
Coddan also provides formation and company-secretarial services as an HMRC-supervised trust or company service provider. Customer AML checks and Companies House identity verification serve different purposes. If company work is needed, we explain the separately agreed scope and charges. Standalone verification does not require changing your existing advisers.
Following successful verification, Companies House emails the Personal Code to the individual at the address supplied. Receiving it does not automatically connect director or PSC roles or complete a filing. Coddan can help with separately instructed company formation or existing-company administration; we explain the work, authority and charges before it proceeds.
For an optional enquiry, email info@coddan.co.uk with your role, whether verification is complete, the remaining question and any relevant company details or date. For an evidence question, give the document type and issuing country. Arranging checks for several people or professional clients? See our group quotation guidance.
An enquiry creates no obligation. Ask about written service arrangements recording the selected work, contact, charges and relevant period. Keep identity evidence and Personal Codes within the appropriate secure process.
You can also use the free official GOV.UK route where suitable. Already verified? Check the remaining Personal Code or role step rather than buy another check. In most cases, do not verify again unless Companies House tells you to. If all applicable steps are complete, no further action is needed.
£40.00+VATIdentityGuard Pro™ Recommended for 1
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For a fixed fee of £40, this package provides a simple online verification process with professional ACSP support. Applicants can check Coddan's status against the official Companies House list of Authorised Corporate Service Providers. ACSP registration confirms an authorised status; it is not Companies House endorsement, recommendation or a guarantee of outcome. Following successful verification, Coddan performs its applicable notification responsibility, while Companies House separately issues the Personal Code. Director or PSC role linkage and any subsequent appointment, incorporation, Confirmation Statement or other corporate filing remain separate stages. Applicants who are already verified should establish whether another identity check is necessary before purchasing this service. |
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For £65, eligible UK and overseas applicants receive priority review and prompt contact where further suitable information is required. The applicant submits information through the designated secure process rather than sending identity evidence through an informal or unexplained channel. Priority handling cannot make unsuitable evidence acceptable or allow Coddan to control the technology provider or Companies House decision. Applicants without an urgent timetable can return to the standard £40 online verification route. Where a previous app, security-question or Post Office attempt did not complete, Coddan may conduct a separate authorised ACSP verification if suitable, but it cannot overturn or bypass the earlier outcome. Review our fast-track service guidance. |
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For £125, eligible applicants receive access to two verification pathways and practical guidance concerning suitable identity evidence. This package offers greater flexibility without suggesting that every incomplete online attempt requires manual verification. A trusted process explains its scope and limitations instead of promising that every document or applicant will pass. Coddan may request further suitable information where necessary, but it cannot order the verification technology to return a particular result. Verification remains separate from AML, KYC and customer due diligence, as well as Personal Code use and subsequent corporate filings. Applicants who want help identifying the appropriate route can review our guided director-verification page. |
£220.00+VATFlexiVerify Option™ Recommended for 4
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For £220, this package provides Coddan's highest level of individual support for an eligible applicant requiring manual assessment. The service has a defined verification purpose and does not require the applicant to transfer an existing company, registered office, accountant, solicitor or company secretary to Coddan. Payment does not guarantee that the supplied evidence will satisfy the Companies House verification standard. Following a successful outcome, Coddan performs its applicable notification responsibility, while Companies House separately issues the Personal Code. Role linkage and any later company filing remain separate processes. Applicants who may be suitable for digital or alternative verification should first compare the two-pathway verification package or review our international online-verification guidance. |
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Navigating Companies House director verification doesn’t have to feel like a compliance minefield. Coddan CPM’s trusted director ID verification service for Companies House combines rigorous dual-layer oversight—as both an HMRC-regulated Trust and Company Service Provider and an authorised ACSP—to deliver bank-grade identity governance your business can rely on. We process personal data through 256-bit encrypted IDVT technology, keeping sensitive documents away from public registries and unsecured email channels. Better still, a senior compliance manager personally reviews every automated scan before submitting statutory confirmation, so filing rejections, administrative holds, and frustrating code delays don’t happen on Coddan’s watch. It’s thorough, secure, and built for businesses that can’t afford to get this wrong.
Your order covers Credas case setup and invitation, instructions, normal personal-manager help, professional review and clarification, and ACSP confirmation when Coddan is satisfied. It is available on its own, without buying company formation or filing. If someone arranges or pays for the order on another person’s behalf, the individual being verified still supplies their own evidence and completes the required checks.
Standard service for one individual: £40.00 + £8.00 UK VAT = £48.00 payable for a UK customer. For an overseas ID-verification customer, the equivalent standard service is £40.00 payable, with no UK VAT charged. Both include normal personal-manager assistance by email or telephone. Companies House issues the individual’s Personal Code following successful verification.
This is a one-off verification service. Company formation, role submissions, company filings and continuing support are separately instructed and charged where needed. Check the selected scope and terms before ordering; neither payment nor completion of a scan guarantees successful verification.
Not sure whether your documents or access arrangements fit? Ask before ordering. An enquiry creates no obligation. Identity evidence and confidential codes follow the instructed secure process, not ordinary initial email.
A supported check is more than uploading an identity document. These safeguards explain the provider, review and information handling behind the service you purchase.
Coddan CPM Limited is listed as “CODDAN CPM LIMITED ACSP” on the official Companies House ACSP list. Using Credas does not transfer Coddan’s responsibility: we decide whether the required standard has been met and submit ACSP confirmation only when satisfied.
Read the official Companies House ACSP guidance to understand the provider’s role.
Follow the submission instructions for your case and read Coddan’s privacy information. Your manager can explain where to provide evidence and help check an invitation you are unsure about.
Do not send identity documents or confidential Personal Codes through ordinary initial email enquiries. Use the instructed submission route.
Credas provides the supported technology checks; Coddan reviews the results and seeks clarification of missing or inconsistent information. Your personal manager gives instructions by email or telephone, explains what needs attention and keeps you informed about your order and verification progress.
Normal assistance is included in the standard service; it is not reserved for priority or higher-priced orders.
Coddan CPM Limited was incorporated in 2005 and provides company formation and corporate-administration services. That experience supports practical guidance on the verification service and the separate company task you may be preparing for.
Your manager can connect verification questions with the requirements of separately instructed formation or administration work.
Coddan CPM Limited’s ACSP registration concerns its authorised-agent responsibilities to Companies House. Separately, HMRC supervises its trust or company service provider activity for anti-money-laundering purposes; the official ACSP list names HMRC as its supervisor. AML customer due diligence and Companies House identity verification have different purposes and completion requirements.
Registration and supervision are not government endorsement of service quality or outcomes. Use HMRC’s official supervision-checking guidance to check that separate status. The official ACSP guidance explains the authorised-agent route; our AML and Companies House comparison explains the practical distinction.
Questions before ordering? Email info@coddan.co.uk with your role, verification position and question. An enquiry creates no obligation. Keep identity documents and confidential codes for the instructed secure process. Ready to proceed? Choose a suitable verification service.
Each verification package covers one individual director or person with significant control (PSC), not each company or appointment. One person holding both roles does not automatically need two purchases. Discounted quotations are available for several individuals and professional intermediaries arranging checks for clients.
Email info@coddan.co.uk with the organisation’s name and legal structure, the number of distinct people still needing verification, relevant dates and the coordination requested. Intermediaries should also name their firm and say whether the enquiry concerns one client organisation or several. We confirm suitable work and discounted charges before you decide; an enquiry creates no obligation.
Each individual completes their own checks. We establish who instructs and pays, agreed progress contacts and permission to share information. Payment or coordination alone does not authorise access to another person’s evidence, Personal Code or account. Use the appropriate secure process for confidential information.
Choose a route that suits the person being verified, their available evidence and the help wanted. Coddan’s paid service provides setup, instructions, normal manager assistance and professional review. The free official route remains a complete alternative where suitable.
The choice changes how the checks and assistance are provided. Neither route automatically completes director or PSC role submissions, incorporation or other company filings.
GOV.UK One Login asks questions to identify an available method. Depending on eligibility, this may involve an app, security questions or entering photo-ID details online before a participating Post Office visit. The methods have different evidence and access requirements; follow the official instructions.
Use the official Companies House verification serviceYou receive a Credas invitation and instructions for your own supported checks, with normal personal-manager help. Coddan handles its professional review and conditional confirmation. See how we assess the evidence and the completion guidance.
What you purchase is practical help and accountable review. Paying does not lower the Companies House standard or bypass an unsuccessful official check.
Tell us whether the individual has already verified through an accepted route, received their Personal Code and supplied it for the relevant roles. In most cases, Companies House says not to verify again unless instructed. A missing code, incomplete role submission or company filing may need a different action rather than another verification purchase.
Choose between the free Companies House route and a suitable optional ACSP route.
Use the existing Personal Code where required, or identify the missing code or role step. See the code and completion guidance below.
If the applicable verification, role submissions and company work are complete, no further action or purchase is needed.
Your personal manager is your direct contact by email or telephone for instructions, questions and progress on the selected verification service. Describe the stage reached and the difficulty; Coddan reviews the information and explains the supported next step. You do not need to diagnose the technical cause yourself.
Ask about the document type and issuing country, a name difference, or a camera or access difficulty before ordering if suitability is unclear. Normal help with instructions is included; extended consultation or other work has its own agreed scope.
Tell your manager if the invitation did not arrive, the check stopped, or a message or document question needs attention. Managers clarify what is needed and update order and verification status. They cannot complete the individual’s personal checks by telephone or email.
If a case needs attention, ask your manager before making another purchase. Coddan reviews whether it can continue or whether a new check or additional work is needed, and explains any further charge before the work proceeds.
The official ACSP list provides a separate provider-status check. If you need help with a government account or direct-route access, use the official service’s support links.
Each verification service covers one individual, with normal personal-manager help by email or telephone. Choose suitable standard handling or the published priority option. Several appointments, or both director and PSC roles, do not automatically mean several purchases.
For suitable straightforward checks, including Credas case setup, instructions, professional review and clarification, and ACSP confirmation when Coddan is satisfied.
£40 fee per individual.
UK customer: £8 VAT = £48 total.
Overseas ID-verification customer: £40 total, no UK VAT charged.
The published priority service prioritises Coddan’s work on a suitable case. It does not control Companies House Personal Code delivery or change the required verification standard.
£65 fee per individual.
UK customer: £13 VAT = £78 total.
Overseas ID-verification customer: £65 total, no UK VAT charged.
Unsure about evidence or a document-check problem? Describe the document type, issuing country and difficulty before choosing a higher-priced service. Coddan explains supported work and charges; overseas residence alone does not require priority or additional work.
Formation, role submissions, filings and continuing services are separate. Selected extras change the total. For several individuals or professional clients, use the existing group quotation guidance.
Personal help is included in standard and priority handling. This is one-off verification, without an annual subscription. Companies House issues the Personal Code following successful verification. For optional pre-order help, email info@coddan.co.uk; an enquiry creates no obligation. Identity documents and confidential codes follow the instructed secure process, not ordinary initial email.
Check the applicable terms before purchase. If you want to cancel, cannot supply suitable evidence or receive an unsuccessful outcome, contact your manager about the work performed, applicable charges and any refund position. Your manager can explain how the terms apply to the particular situation.
Possessing an identity document or finishing a selfie does not establish that every required step is complete. Coddan gives instructions for the supported process, reviews the resulting evidence and resolves outstanding questions before deciding whether the Companies House standard has been met. You supply ordinary facts and documents; Coddan retains that professional determination.
Provide your full and former names, date of birth, home address, address history for the last 12 months and an accessible personal email address. Coddan also needs contact information for case setup. Tell us about any relevant difference rather than changing accurate details to force a match.
The evidence must be suitable for the selected method and supported process. A category appearing in official guidance is not proof that every document from every issuing country is enabled in Coddan’s Credas service.
Required checks establish that the evidence is real and the identity belongs to the individual. Follow the requested document and liveness steps; a document upload or manager discussion alone does not complete them.
Coddan reviews results, obtains clarification where needed, retains required records and submits confirmation only when satisfied. If the evidence is insufficient, we explain what remains outstanding and whether the supported process can progress.
Read the Companies House ACSP identity-verification standard. It permits technology-checked and person-checked methods under one standard. Coddan’s service uses its supported Credas process; ask about suitability rather than assume every legally permitted method is available.
Have the requested personal details, your document type and issuing country ready. For a company-related question, give the relevant company name/number, role and any important date. Your manager explains the supported evidence and checks for your case; you need not select a technical verification method unaided.
Use the official service to find the available method and its current evidence requirements. App, security-question and Post Office routes are not interchangeable, and a Post Office route requires the instructed online preparation first.
Follow Coddan’s invitation and evidence instructions. You need access to the requested document-capture and liveness process. Ask before ordering if a camera, device, language or accessibility difficulty may prevent participation; we explain what help and supported arrangements are available for your circumstances.
Tell your manager about glare, an unreadable image, a name difference, unsuitable evidence or the last message shown. Coddan reviews what happened and explains the supported next action. Capture problems, incomplete cases and unsuccessful assessments are not automatically the same issue.
Before submitting identity evidence, read the privacy information and follow the instructions supplied for your case. If an invitation is unexpected, missing or doubtful, contact Coddan using the established contact route before providing sensitive information. A displayed provider name alone is not proof that a message is genuine.
Use the instructed evidence-submission route. Ordinary initial enquiries should describe the question and available document type, not contain identity-document images, confidential Personal Codes or account credentials.
The ordering customer, payer, individual being verified and authorised progress contact may differ. We establish the agreed contacts and permissions; paying does not itself give access to someone else’s identity evidence, code or account.
ACSPs must keep the evidence and information used for identity verification for seven years under the official standard. That regulatory record keeping is separate from customer code storage, automatic future filings or a paid continuing service.
After a verified identity is connected to Companies House records, a public verification statement identifies the person, verification date, ACSP and its AML supervisory bodies. Identity-document images are not submitted as ordinary public company filings through that confirmation process.
Only the agreed service is undertaken. Later role submissions or company filings need the appropriate instruction, authority, information and secure arrangements. Possessing a code does not automatically authorise Coddan to use it for new work.
An overseas-resident director can use an applicable verification route without travelling to the UK where the supported remote process is suitable. Overseas residence does not itself exclude the free official route or require a premium service. Evidence suitability and access arrangements still matter.
For detailed overseas document or access questions, use the specialist guidance below or describe the available document type and issuing country to Coddan. The overseas ID-verification VAT treatment follows the actual customer and selected work; nationality or passport country alone does not decide it.
Continue to the overseas director identity-verification destinationAn existing company can retain its accountant, solicitor, company secretary and registered office while an individual purchases standalone verification from Coddan. If you want help with another company task, explain the outcome sought; Coddan confirms suitable work, authority and charges before it proceeds.
Companies House issuing a Personal Code is different from connecting it to a role and completing incorporation, an appointment, a Confirmation Statement or another filing. The verification price does not automatically include those services. Written service arrangements can identify the selected work, named contact, charges and any relevant period.
Following successful verification and Coddan’s ACSP confirmation, Companies House emails the Personal Code to the individual at the email address provided for them. Check that personal email address carefully. If the code has not arrived, check spam/junk and ask Coddan to confirm the address supplied. Completing the Credas check alone is not the completion signal.
An 11-character code for the verified individual, used to confirm verification for relevant director and PSC roles. The same person normally reuses it across companies and roles. It is not a company number, account password or company authentication code. Official code access, saving and replacement guidance.
A 6-character alphanumeric code for the company, used to authorise relevant electronic filings. Often called the WebFiling code, it does not verify an individual. The two codes cannot replace each other; the required credentials depend on the filing route. Official company-code request and management guidance.
A person becoming a director supplies their Personal Code through the incorporation or appointment filing, as applicable. An existing director with an outstanding transitional requirement supplies it through the relevant company Confirmation Statement. Check each company and recognise submissions already completed; this does not require annual re-verification. The person authorised to prepare, approve or submit the filing may differ from the individual receiving the code.
A new individual PSC can provide their code when first added to the register or within 14 days of being added. Existing PSCs have transitional periods depending on their position: check the actual dates on the register and current guidance. Being a director too does not complete the separate PSC submission. Use the PSC verification-details service where applicable; an ordinary director filing alone is insufficient.
Read the current Companies House Personal Code guidance. Check role-specific periods and exceptions. Existing PSCs who also direct the same company have a 14-day period starting the day after its Confirmation Statement date; filing early does not move it. Other existing PSCs use the applicable first 14 days of their birth month. A missed requirement is not reset by waiting for another annual filing. Keep codes secure and share only under appropriate authorised filing arrangements.
Customer due diligence and Companies House identity verification may involve some of the same information, but they are distinct jobs. Completing one does not automatically complete the other, and the distinction does not itself mean buying two verification packages.
Purpose and work: Coddan’s AML/KYC customer due diligence establishes who the customer is, relevant ownership or control and the nature of the instructed work. We obtain and review the information and evidence needed under the applicable due-diligence process. Outcome: Coddan establishes who it is dealing with and the due-diligence requirements for the work. These checks do not produce a Companies House Personal Code.
Purpose and work: verify the individual for the applicable Companies House requirement through supported checks, Coddan review and clarification, and ACSP confirmation when satisfied. Outcome: Companies House issues the individual’s Personal Code following successful verification; separate role submissions may remain.
Tell your manager which checks are already complete. Coddan establishes what remains and whether existing information is suitable, current and usable for the particular purpose. A previous KYC scan is not automatic Companies House verification; a Personal Code does not itself complete all due diligence for a new instruction. Any additional work and charges are explained rather than assumed.
HMRC guidance on customer due diligence explains the separate AML purpose. Your manager explains any additional information needed for the actual instruction.
The practical value is a clear supported route: know what to provide, complete the appropriate checks, get outstanding questions explained and recognise when the verification stage is complete. Suitable preparation and an accessible manager help avoid unnecessary back-and-forth.
Accurate names, address history, accessible email and suitable evidence help the case start on the right information. Tell your manager about known differences so Coddan can consider them before confirmation.
Follow the invitation instructions and ask about anything unclear. A manager who understands your order can explain the supported next step without requiring you to diagnose a specialist product.
Clear follow-up on an omission or inconsistency helps you understand what to supply next. Coddan considers the answer as part of its review; a higher fee does not remove an evidence requirement.
Count distinct individuals, recognise accepted verification and buy additional work only where it fits. Several directorships or director-plus-PSC roles do not automatically create extra verification fees.
Any priority choice concerns the agreed Coddan handling stage. Ordering, the individual’s checks, Coddan review and submission, Companies House code delivery and later company filings have separate dependencies. Your manager explains the stage reached and anything still needed; a Companies House delivery estimate runs from the relevant verification stage, not from placing an order.
After order review, Coddan creates the Credas case and sends the invitation by email/SMS. Follow the instructions for your case. Your personal manager gives guidance and updates you about order and verification progress.
If something has stopped, tell your personal manager whether the invitation arrived, the last step reached and the message or difficulty shown. We review the position and explain supported help or a relevant specialist destination. Do not buy another check merely because a later stage remains incomplete.
If an attempted verification has failed or the issue remains unresolved after initial clarification, use the specialist reconciliation route to establish the remaining problem.
Resolve an identity-verification issueIf verification succeeded, deal with missing code receipt, access or code use instead of starting verification again. Use the official code guidance and contact the ACSP who verified you where appropriate.
Continue to Personal Code guidanceAppointment, Confirmation Statement, PSC submissions, corrections and other company events are separately scoped tasks. Ask for help with the actual remaining work; a further verification purchase is not automatically required.
If the applicable verification, code receipt and role submissions are complete and no company task remains, you can stop. No further action or purchase is needed.
Ready for suitable supported verification? Choose the service and start your order. Still unsure? Describe your situation before ordering. The free official route remains available where suitable. An enquiry does not commit you to a purchase.
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