Long Form Board Minutes Appointment of New Director (Identity Verification Compliant)
These board minutes are a long form board minute to appoint new director(s) and are modelled on our standard form board minute to appoint new directors.
Use these long form minutes where you want fuller reasoning and appointment options recorded
These board minutes set out in more detail the reason(s) for the appointment and give options as to how the new director(s) will be appointed, i.e., by board resolution (passed at this meeting or by a separate resolution of the directors) or by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders (passed as a written resolution or at general meeting).
These board minutes also allow for the approval of any service contract with the new director(s).
Articles, consent to act and Companies House notification
The same principles apply to the appointment of directors whether using our standard or long form board minutes to approve the appointment. Therefore, the company’s articles must be checked to ensure the company is following the correct procedure to make the appointment(s).
The director(s) must consent to the appointment and this statement must be sent to Companies House with the notice of appointment. This statement is part of Companies House form AP01.
Identity verification (IDV) under the ECCTA
As with our standard board minutes, these board minutes have been updated to allow for the introduction of the identity verification (IDV) regime.
The introduction of IDV is one of the key changes to UK company law under the Economic Crime & Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA). Directors must be ID verified to act under the provisions of the ECCTA and there will be potential civil and criminal penalties for failure to do so.
Mandatory IDV begins for individuals who are directors on 18 November 2025. IDV applies to directors irrespective of their nationality or where they are resident.
The ECCTA gives Companies House new and enhanced powers to help disrupt economic crime and the IDV regime is a key component of this.
It is no longer possible to register an appointment of a director at Companies House nor for that director to act, until they have been ID verified.
Further guidance
Our guidance note here provides further details.
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