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Companies: Registration

Commons · Question 77409 · Tabled 15 Sep 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 14 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Vikki Slade

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking with Companies House to ensure companies under the control of the same person or persons are connected on the Companies House website.

Answer

Answered by Blair McDougall, 14 Oct 2025

Companies House currently links the appointments of company officers where sufficient details across different companies' match. The introduction of compulsory Identity verification for company officers in November will help improve the quality of matchin...