Coordinate identity verification with the formation of your proposed LLP and follow the connected stages from proposed members and role classification through Personal Code use and Companies House registration.

Follow the LLP Identity Verification & Incorporation Process.

Whether you are preparing a new LLP, identifying proposed members or coordinating identity verification before incorporation, our professional team helps you connect the relevant formation information with the applicable verification requirements and prepare the appropriate route toward a complete Companies House application.

Establish the proposed LLP structure including its name, jurisdiction, registered office, proposed members and intended business before identity-verification work is connected to the incorporation process.

Classify every proposed capacity including individual members, designated members, corporate members, individual PSCs and relevant legal entities before determining which verification requirements apply.

Settle the formation information correctly so that proposed-member details, designation, PSC or RLE information and supporting requirements are consistent before filing.

Complete the applicable identity-verification stage through the available Companies House route or an appropriate supported ACSP route for each affected individual.

Match each Personal Code to the correct proposed individual and role while keeping any separate PSC requirement distinct where the same person holds more than one capacity.

Keep identity verification separate from incorporation itself, because verification and Personal Code use prepare the individual for the application but do not create the LLP or determine its membership or PSC position.

Coordinate proposed-member information and verification readiness so that missing codes, inconsistent personal information or unclear role positions can be identified before the application is progressed.

Use professional support where overseas residence, non-standard evidence or complex individual circumstances require additional assessment within the agreed verification scope.

Prepare the complete incorporation route without treating identity verification as a substitute for the separate formation information, statements and application requirements.

Reduce avoidable administrative errors and back-and-forth by connecting proposed members, capacities, verification status, Personal Codes and formation information before the Companies House application is submitted.

Follow the LLP Incorporation & Verification Process

Coddan CPM is a UK-based legal and corporate services firm providing professional support with LLP identity verification and formation-stage coordination through its ACSP framework.
Call us on: 033 0808 0089 to discuss the appropriate verification and incorporation route for your proposed LLP, whether you are based in the UK or overseas.

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New LLP incorporation

Identity Verification Before and During LLP Incorporation

You may have chosen the proposed LLP name and members but still need to know who must verify, when each Personal Code is needed and whether the incorporation application is ready. Coddan separates those identity steps from membership, designation, PSC analysis and registration of the LLP.

Verification prepares the individual for the application; it does not create the LLP. Each proposed individual member must be dealt with correctly, but Companies House incorporates the LLP only after accepting and registering a complete application.

Is this the right service for your proposed LLP?

Use this service when the LLP has not yet been incorporated and identity-verification readiness must be coordinated with the proposed members, designation choices and PSC information. It is not a substitute for the complete LLP formation service.

The proposed members are individuals

Each proposed individual member must complete the applicable identity-verification step and have the correct Personal Code available for the member part of the incorporation process.

Individual and corporate members are mixed

The individual and corporate member sections must be prepared differently. A future corporate-member verification duty must not be applied as though it were operational now.

A proposed member may also be a PSC

The same person may hold both capacities, but the member and PSC requirements remain separate. The same code is normally reused through the applicable process for each role.

The application is not ready to file

A missing code, unclear control position, unsupported proposed name or inconsistent personal information can prevent a complete application from being prepared safely.

Six connected steps that must remain separate

A new LLP application brings several legal and operational questions together. Completing one does not automatically complete the others.

1. Proposed membership

The people and legal entities proposing to subscribe to the incorporation document must be identified, and their intended relationship must be genuine.

2. Designated-member choice

The application must state whether specified members or all members are designated. Designation carries additional statutory responsibilities.

3. PSC and legal-entity position

The proposed ownership and control arrangements must support the PSC information, any registrable relevant legal entity (RLE) information or statutory statement delivered on incorporation.

4. Identity verification

Each affected individual completes the free Companies House route or an appropriate supported ACSP route.

5. Personal Code use

The correct code must be matched with the correct proposed individual member. Any separate individual PSC use remains separately identifiable.

6. Companies House registration

Companies House examines the complete application. The LLP exists only when the registrar registers it and issues the certificate of incorporation.

The Personal Code is evidence of verified identity, not authority to form the LLP. It does not prove that the proposed members agreed the commercial arrangement, that a designation is appropriate or that the reported PSC position is correct.

Which proposed members need to verify before incorporation?

The specialist role-classification service controls the detailed capacity analysis. For incorporation readiness, the essential distinction is between an individual proposed member and a corporate proposed member.

Proposed individual member

The individual must complete the applicable identity-verification requirement. The correct Personal Code is required for that proposed member through the incorporation process.

Proposed designated individual member

The person verifies as an individual LLP member. Designated status adds responsibilities but does not require a second identity check or another Personal Code solely for designation.

Proposed corporate member

The legal entity and its required particulars must be reported correctly. Companies House states that identity verification for corporate LLP members will be introduced later, so that future duty is not imposed now.

Officer or representative of a corporate member

That connection does not by itself create a current operational check. The individual may nevertheless have a present requirement through a separate individual-member or individual-PSC capacity.

An LLP must be formed by at least two persons carrying on lawful business with a view to profit. It must also have at least two designated members. If fewer than two are expressly designated, the statutory position may treat every member as designated. This affects responsibility, not the identity-verification standard.

If the proposed capacity is unclear, use the specialist classification service before codes are collected. Who Must Verify for an LLP? Members, Designated Members, Corporate Members and PSCs

Proposed members and PSCs are not the same question

The incorporation application must include the required PSC information or the statutory statement appropriate to the proposed LLP's actual circumstances. PSC status follows ownership and control, not a person's title or successful identity check.

Member but not an individual PSC

The person still completes the current individual-member verification requirement. They should not be reported as a PSC unless an applicable control condition is actually satisfied.

Individual PSC but not a member

An individual may satisfy a PSC condition without becoming an LLP member. The PSC identity and code requirement follows the control role, not membership.

Individual who is both member and PSC

The individual normally keeps one Personal Code. It is used for the proposed-member part of incorporation and separately for the applicable PSC process.

A person becoming a PSC after 18 November 2025 may provide the code when first added or within the applicable 14-day period after being added. The precise LLP process should be confirmed when the application is prepared. Providing the code does not create or determine the control position.

Where a corporate member, RLE or layered control arrangement is involved, the entity chain and any individual controller must be considered separately. Identity Verification for LLPs with Corporate Members, RLEs and Individual Controllers

Where the Personal Code fits into incorporation

Companies House issues or makes available an 11-character Personal Code after successful verification. The code belongs to the individual, not to the proposed LLP, Coddan or another formation agent.

One code for the individual

The same individual normally retains and reuses the same code. A new code is not issued merely because another LLP or another affected role is involved.

Matched to the proposed member

Each proposed individual member's code must correspond to that person. Companies House may also require matching personal information, including date of birth.

Separate PSC use where required

Using the code for proposed membership does not automatically complete the separate PSC obligation, even when the same person holds both capacities.

Not the LLP authentication code

A Personal Code confirms verified identity for an affected role. It is not the LLP's authentication code and does not confer general filing authority.

Do not place a Personal Code in a general website enquiry. It may be supplied to a properly authorised filer for the agreed application, but it should not be published or treated as a general LLP credential.

For detailed code access, reuse, security and role-connection guidance, continue to the specialist code service. Companies House Personal Codes and Role Connection for LLP Members and PSCs

Identity verification is only one part of the application

The incorporation application must still provide the information and statements required for the proposed LLP. Identity verification does not fill gaps in the formation instructions.

LLP identity and jurisdiction

The proposed name, whether the registered office is in England and Wales, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland, and an appropriate registered office and registered email address.

Subscribers and member details

At least two subscribing persons, the correct details for each proposed individual or corporate member, and the required proposed-member statements.

Designated-member position

Whether specified members or all members will be designated, with enough designated members for the statutory position.

PSC information or statement

The PSCs, RLEs or other legally required statement supported by the proposed rights, voting, management and control arrangements.

Approvals and supporting material

Any approval or evidence required for a sensitive or restricted proposed name, and any other material required by the actual application.

Statement of compliance

The required statement must be given on a proper basis. A verified identity does not establish compliance with every incorporation requirement.

The LLP agreement, tax position, regulated activity, professional permissions and commercial relationship between the members may also require separate consideration. This identity-verification page does not determine those matters.

A controlled six-stage incorporation route

Define the proposed LLP

Establish the proposed name, jurisdiction, office, registered email and the business the members intend to carry on.

Classify every proposed capacity

Separate individual and corporate members, designated members, individual PSCs, RLEs and any person holding more than one role.

Settle the formation information

Confirm the proposed member particulars, designation, PSC or RLE position and any name approval or supporting evidence.

Verify the affected individuals

Each proposed individual member uses the free official route or an agreed supported ACSP route and obtains the Personal Code.

Match each code to the correct role

Use the correct individual's code for proposed membership and preserve any separate PSC code step where the person holds both roles.

Submit the complete application

Deliver the properly prepared incorporation application. Companies House examines it and registers the LLP only if the application is accepted.

The stages are not a live tracker and are not automatically included in one verification charge. Formation, PSC analysis, governance, filing and exceptional evidence work are included only where expressly agreed.

Free verification or Coddan's supported route

Each proposed individual member may use a suitable route. Members of the same proposed LLP do not all have to use the same route.

Free Companies House route

An eligible individual can verify directly through the free official service. Professional ACSP assistance is not compulsory, and Coddan does not charge for the individual's own use of that route.

Use the free official guidance

Coddan's supported ACSP route

Where agreed, Coddan can create and review the individual verification file and manually submit the required information through its Companies House authorised-agent account when satisfied and authorised.

Discuss supported verification

Choosing a paid route does not lower the identity standard or guarantee that Companies House will accept the incorporation application. Priority, where separately agreed, can relate only to Coddan's handling.

How Coddan coordinates a supported check

Coddan CPM Limited is registered with Companies House as an Authorised Corporate Service Provider, also called a Companies House authorised agent, and is supervised by HMRC for anti-money-laundering purposes.

Stage 1

Identify the proposed role

Coddan identifies the individual, proposed LLP and whether the file concerns proposed membership, an individual PSC capacity or both.

Stage 2

Create the verification file

We record the required name, date of birth, residential address, email address and telephone number.

Stage 3

Complete the secure check

The individual receives a secure link by email or text, supplies supported identity and address evidence and completes the required selfie or liveness check.

Stage 4

Review the result and evidence

Coddan reviews the technology result and any exceptional evidence. The provider's result is not treated as the whole ACSP decision.

Stage 5

Submit the verification information

Where Coddan is satisfied and authorised, we manually submit the required verification information through the ACSP account.

Stage 6

Receive and use the code

Companies House sends the Personal Code to the email address supplied for the individual. The individual retains it and may authorise its use in the agreed LLP process.

Coddan's client onboarding, anti-money-laundering checks, the secure provider's technology process, Coddan's evidence review, the ACSP submission, Companies House code issue and the LLP incorporation application remain separate stages.

What can prevent the application from being ready?

The correct response depends on whether the difficulty concerns identity verification, the proposed structure or the formation application. Repeating a check is not automatically the solution.

Verification is incomplete

A proposed individual member has not completed a suitable route, the evidence is unsupported or the result requires review.

The code cannot be matched

The code, name, date of birth or ACSP-supplied personal information may not correspond with the proposed member details.

The proposed role is unclear

It is not clear whether a person or entity will be a member, designated member, PSC, RLE or representative of a corporate member.

The PSC position is unsupported

The intended voting, economic, management or control arrangements do not yet support a reliable PSC statement.

Formation information is inconsistent

Names, addresses, designation choices, member particulars, jurisdiction or supporting instructions conflict or are incomplete.

Another service is required

The real task may concern LLP agreement advice, a regulated activity, complex control, translation, exceptional evidence or another professional conclusion.

Where several members live overseas or use different evidence, the person-by-person coordination belongs to the specialist service. Identity Verification for Multiple and Overseas LLP Members and PSCs

Current, transitional and future position

Current incorporation requirements

For a new LLP, proposed individual members must complete the applicable identity-verification requirement and the correct member-role Personal Codes must be dealt with through the incorporation process. Individual PSC requirements remain separate.

Transitional position

Mandatory verification began on 18 November 2025. That date is not a deadline for a future LLP application: a proposed individual member must meet the current incorporation-stage requirement when the new application is prepared. Existing-member transition work belongs to the relevant existing LLP.

Future or uncommenced position

Companies House states that identity verification for corporate LLP members, relevant officers of corporate PSCs and people filing on behalf of entities will be introduced later. No future process or implementation date is treated as operational on this page.

Current-position wording checked on 20 September 2026. The official position and live filing route should be checked again immediately before submission.

What Coddan can coordinate

Formation-stage role review

Identify proposed individual and corporate members, designation, known PSC or RLE information and overlapping capacities.

Verification route selection

Explain the free route and, where selected and confirmed, coordinate Coddan's supported ACSP process for affected individuals.

Code readiness

Check whether each proposed individual member has the correct code available and identify separate PSC use where relevant.

Information consistency

Identify apparent differences in names, dates of birth, addresses, roles, formation instructions or control information before filing.

Agreed LLP formation work

Where separately instructed and operationally confirmed, coordinate code use with Coddan's LLP formation service and the complete incorporation application.

Specialist routing

Direct complex control, overseas evidence, agreement, tax, regulated-activity, legal or corrective questions to the appropriate route.

Coddan does not invent proposed-member authority, create PSC status, issue Personal Codes, control Companies House processing or guarantee incorporation. Any filing is made only within the expressly agreed and confirmed scope.

What information should you provide?

Provide what you know. “Not known” is an acceptable answer. You do not need to determine the legal capacity or PSC conclusion before Coddan reviews the proposed structure.

Proposed LLP details

The proposed name, registered-office jurisdiction and address, registered email address, intended business and target filing date.

Every proposed member

Full individual or legal-entity details, residence or incorporation jurisdiction, and whether each member is intended to be designated.

Ownership and control

Proposed economic rights, voting arrangements, management appointment rights, legal-entity chain and any other influence or control information.

Verification position

How each affected person has verified or intends to verify, whether verification completed and whether the Personal Code has been received or can be accessed.

Documents and evidence factors

Document type and country of issue, address-evidence position, any language, script or accessibility issue and any unsuccessful attempt.

Formation instructions and difficulties

Any name approval, formation deadline, professional adviser involvement, mismatch, disputed instruction or uncertainty about the proposed arrangement.

Do not include an actual Personal Code, password, LLP authentication code or sensitive identity document in a general website enquiry. This section does not transmit an enquiry. Contact Coddan through the normal website details so that secure handling can be agreed.

What this identity-verification service does not do

Identity verification and Personal Code use do not incorporate the LLP, admit a member, create designation, create or determine PSC status, approve the proposed name, validate the business arrangement, establish tax treatment or prove that the incorporation instructions are authorised.

They do not replace a complete incorporation application, an LLP agreement, regulated-activity permission, tax or accounting advice, legal advice, corporate-member review, translation, later member or PSC filings, correction, restoration or another separately required service.

Who is responsible for each stage?

Each individual

Supplies accurate information and genuine evidence, completes the personal check, retains the code and authorises any agreed use.

The proposed members

Remain responsible for genuine formation instructions, membership, designation, proposed control arrangements and accurate information.

Coddan

Performs only the verification, preparation, filing, coordination or advisory work it is authorised and expressly engaged to undertake.

Companies House and advisers

Companies House controls verification services, codes, examination and registration. Courts, tax authorities and professional advisers control matters within their authority.

What affects the work, cost and timing?

The free Companies House verification route remains available where suitable. Identity verification, incorporation and any specialist structuring work are separate unless the agreed service expressly combines particular tasks.

The number of proposed individual members, corporate members and individual PSCs.
Whether people hold several capacities and whether member and PSC uses must be coordinated separately.
UK or overseas residence, supported evidence, language or accessibility issues and exceptional review.
Whether the proposed membership, designation, PSC or RLE information is complete and consistent.
Whether name approval, LLP agreement, tax, governance, regulated-activity or legal work is separately required.
Coddan's agreed professional charge and VAT, applicable official charges and separately agreed incorporation or specialist work.

No verification route guarantees a filing time, acceptance or incorporation result. Reuse of an existing Personal Code is not automatically another identity-verification purchase.

Frequently asked questions

Must every proposed individual LLP member verify before incorporation?

Each proposed individual member must complete the applicable identity-verification requirement and have the correct Personal Code dealt with through the incorporation process.

Does a proposed designated member verify twice?

No. An individual designated member verifies as an individual LLP member. Designation brings additional statutory responsibilities but does not create a second check or code solely because of that status.

Must a proposed corporate member verify now?

Companies House lists corporate LLP member verification as a later requirement. The corporate member must still be validly identified and its current particulars, designation and any PSC or RLE implications must be handled correctly.

Is every proposed member also a PSC?

No. PSC status depends on the proposed economic, voting, management and control arrangements. A member is not a PSC merely because of membership or designation.

Can a proposed PSC be someone who is not an LLP member?

Yes, if the individual satisfies an applicable control condition. The control facts must be established separately from the proposed membership information.

What if the same person will be a member and PSC?

The individual normally verifies once and retains one Personal Code, but the code is used separately for the proposed-member and PSC roles through their applicable processes.

Does receiving a Personal Code make someone an LLP member?

No. The code confirms that Companies House has a verified identity for the individual. Membership depends on the proposed incorporation and the underlying agreement or arrangements.

Does verification mean the LLP has been incorporated?

No. The application must still be complete, delivered and accepted. The LLP exists only when Companies House registers it and issues the certificate of incorporation.

Can different proposed members use different verification routes?

Yes. An eligible person may use the free official route, while another may use an ACSP. Each route must meet the same legal identity standard and each code must match the correct individual.

Can an overseas proposed member verify?

Yes, subject to the route and supported evidence available to that person. Overseas residence does not remove the individual-member requirement, but evidence and coordination may differ.

What if a code or date of birth does not match?

The entered code, registered information and ACSP-supplied details should be checked before filing. Repeating verification does not necessarily correct an inaccurate date of birth or another record difference.

Can Coddan coordinate verification and LLP formation?

Yes, where both services are expressly agreed and operationally confirmed. Verification, Personal Code use and the complete incorporation application remain separately identifiable parts of the work.

Does identity verification guarantee incorporation?

No. Companies House controls examination and registration. The proposed name, application information, statements, supporting material and payment of any applicable official charge must still satisfy the current requirements.

Prepare the people and the LLP application together

Tell Coddan who the proposed members are, who will be designated, how control is arranged and which individuals have already verified. We can identify what is ready, what remains separate and which service should complete the next stage.

Discuss the proposed LLP

LLP Identity Verification & Incorporation Process.

Coordinate identity verification with the formation of your proposed LLP and follow the connected stages from proposed members and role classification through Personal Code use and Companies House registration.

Follow the LLP incorporation and identity-verification journey from defining the proposed LLP through role classification, formation preparation, verification, Personal Code matching and Companies House submission.