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The annual Companies House filing confirming your company’s details are correct. It now carries extra weight: after 18 November 2025, your confirmation statement date is when director identity verification falls due.
The number: November Is Not Your Deadline.
What it means in practice
Directors file it on autopilot, which is exactly why Companies House hung the identity deadline on it. The date you barely think about is now the date that matters.
Look up your statement date today and work backwards. Verifying early costs nothing; missing it puts your filing at risk.
Whito stage: Any stage. Use it before you sign anything.
The numbers to hold onto
- The verification requirement phases in from 18 November 2025, statement date by statement date. November Is Not Your Deadline.
- An up-to-date file is also what buyers and AI engines check you against. UK Public Record Index.
Where to go next
Related: Director identity verification, Person with significant control, Companies House check