Questions & Answers

From time to time, your office service provider in England may request documents for your anti-money laundering documentation. Since there is no system in England comparable to the German system for recording residences, they usually ask for a copy of an ID or passport along with proof of address.

This usually involves bills or bank statements that are no more than three months old and must include your name and address. Simply scan these and send them to the office service provider.

If we handle the secretarial service in England for your Ltd., you are also welcome to send us your ID copy and proof of address - we will forward them accordingly.

With the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, the British legislator has introduced new identity checks.
Since then, Directors and People with Significant Control (PSCs) must verify their identity to the Companies House and actively confirm this verification.

The obligation is personal, regardless of how many companies are affected.

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What are the tiered fines for late submission of annual accounts of a Limited at Companies House – and what are the implications in cases of repeat offenses?

What steps are required to settle a fine imposed by Companies House for late submission of annual accounts – and how high can these fines be?

Here's how to respond correctly – if your Limited is registered at Companies House with an improperly used registered office address as the "default address".