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Use this service to verify your identity for Companies House.
You need to prove who you are to set up, run, own or control a company in the UK.
Use this service to provide the Companies House personal code and identity verification statement for a PSC, or to request an extension.
When you need to verify depends on your role, and when you started that role.
How to use and manage the personal code you receive when you verify your identity for Companies House.
Get a goods movement reference to move goods through locations which use the Goods Vehicle Movement Service.
Use the checklist if you start a new job or have been sent to work in the UK, so your new employer can complete their PAYE payroll.
Importers and import agents need to use IPAFFS to notify authorities about imports to Great Britain.
What to do before you apply, and how to apply for a licence yourself or through your employer.
How to identify and record the people who own or control your company.
What the confirmation statement is and how to send your statement to Companies House.
How to tell Companies House you have verified someone's identity.
How to complete your identity verification in person at a Post Office, once you've entered your photo ID details online.
How to request and manage the company authentication code you'll need to file information online at Companies House.
If you account for your import VAT on your VAT Return, you’ll have to access the Customs Declaration Service to get a postponed import VAT statement online.
Using our Find and update company information service to follow companies and search company information for free.
Find out which people, entities and ships are designated or specified under regulations made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018, and why.
This list includes details of businesses and sole traders that have registered as an Authorised Corporate Service Provider (ACSP). This is also known as an authorised agent.
What the registrar's powers are, and how and when they work.
What you need to do if you've submitted a declaration using the Customs Declaration Service and need to send supporting documents or respond to HMRC queries.
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