WHITO GLOSSARY · MEASURED DEFINITIONS
The Companies House requirement for directors to prove who they are. The date everyone half remembers, 18 November 2025, is not the deadline; verification falls due with your next confirmation statement after it.
The number: November Is Not Your Deadline.
What it means in practice
The rule arrived with a famous date attached, and the date is the least useful fact about it. Your own deadline is personal: it is your next confirmation statement after November 2025.
Verify through GOV.UK or an authorised agent before your statement is due, and get your personal code stored somewhere a future you can find it.
Whito stage: Any stage. Use it before you sign anything.
The numbers to hold onto
- The requirement lands on your confirmation statement date, not 18 November itself. November Is Not Your Deadline.
- Verified, matchable records are what separate you from the 29% of listings that fail a register check. UK Directory Dead Listings Study.
Where to go next
Related: Confirmation statement, Companies House check, The register-confirmed share