Form

Appoint a director (AP01)

Use this online form to appoint an individual as a company director.

• From: Companies House
• Published: 19 September 2014
• Last updated: 18 November 2025
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  1. 18 November 2025

     Updated in line with changes to company registers and the launch of mandatory identity verification.

  2. 9 February 2018

     Link to nationalities and countries added.

  3. 7 December 2017

     New AP01 online filing access.

  4. 30 June 2016

     Form version 6

  5. 9 October 2015

     New version uploaded.

  6. 5 March 2015

     Online filing option added

  7. 19 September 2014

     First published.

Documents

File online: AP01 appointment of a director

https://idam-ui.company-information.service.gov.uk/

Details

Notify Companies House about an individual being appointed as a director.

You must use a paper form if you’re:

• restoring a company to the register
• a UK Societas

Before you file

All directors must verify their identity to prove who they are. You’ll need to give the Companies House personal code for the director and confirm they have verified their identity.

See Verifying your identity for Companies House.

Nationalities and countries

Use our list of nationalities and countries to complete your form. We’ll only accept entries from this standard list.