Companies and Charities: Proof of Identity
Commons · Question 90491 · Tabled 12 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Manuela Perteghella
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make it his policy to re-introduce postal verification for trustees of (a) companies and (b) charities who are otherwise excluded from these roles due to lack of digital accessibility.
Answer
Answered by Blair McDougall, 19 Nov 2025
Identity verification at Companies House is a new requirement for company directors. Some charities are incorporated as companies, and some companies limited by guarantee call their directors ‘trustees’. Only trustees who are company directors must verify...