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What is an authorised corporate service provider (ACSP)?

Published in News and opinion on May 12, 2025 by Johnathan Korchak

Registering as an authorised corporate service provider (ACSP) is a new requirement designed to help Companies House track who is verifying the identity of individuals involved in companies and filing information on the public…

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Tags: ECCTA, Companies House, directors, PSCs

Maximising Companies House Filing Success

Published in Company records on July 15, 2024 by Johnathan Korchak

As part of the implementation of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, on 4 March 2024 Companies House gained a range of new powers. In these first few months, we have already seen a more active Registrar,…

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Tags: ECCTA, addresses, Companies House, company records

Companies House fee increases from 1 May 2024

Published in News and opinion on March 16, 2024 by Johnathan Korchak

Companies House has announced fee increases taking effect on 1 May 2024, affecting all new and existing UK companies.…

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Tags: ECCTA, Companies House, news

Companies House changes from 4 March 2024

Published in Company records on February 21, 2024 by Johnathan Korchak

4 March 2024 sees the implementation of the first set of changes to company secretarial work introduced by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (‘ECCTA’). Most notably, this includes the launch of the…

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Tags: registered email address, ECCTA, Companies House

What is the registered email address?

Published in Company records on February 12, 2024 by Johnathan Korchak

The new requirement for companies to supply a registered email address (REA), also sometimes referred to as an ‘appropriate email address’, is found in Clause 29 of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (2023).…

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Tags: registered email address, ECCTA, Companies House

Navigating the ECCT Act 3: Identity verification of directors and PSCs

Published in News and opinion on January 26, 2024 by David Hill

This article discusses one of the most significant changes to company law brought about by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA): mandatory identity verification for company directors and persons with…

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Tags: ECCTA, Company Formation, directors, PSCs

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