Charity Trustees : ID Verification (CCLBG)
Charity Trustees : ID Verification (CCLBG)
- Written Resolution Appointment of New Trustee of CCLBG (Identity Verification Compliant)
- Consent to Act CCLBG Trustee’s Confirmation (Identity Verification Compliant)
- Note to CCLBG Charity Trustees - Summary of Key Issues under ECCTA
- Confirmation by Trustee of Identity Verification (Charitable Company Limited by Guarantee)
- Charitable Company Limited By Guarantee Letter to Trustee Re Confirmation of Identity Verification
- Trustee Identity Verification Form (Charitable Company Limited by Guarantee)
- Letter to CCLBG Trustees re ID Verification
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do charity trustees really have to verify their identity with Companies House?
Only where the charity is a company: CCLBG trustees are directors, so identity verification has applied to them since 18 November 2025. Trustees of CIOs and unincorporated charities are outside the regime entirely because Companies House does not regulate those structures. If your charitable company also has people with significant control, they verify too. The Note to CCLBG Charity Trustees in this sub-folder summarises the position board-side.
How does a new CCLBG trustee actually verify their identity?
Once, personally, before the appointment is filed: either directly with Companies House through GOV.UK One Login, or via an authorised provider such as a solicitor or accountant registered as an ACSP. They receive a personal code that links their verified identity to the appointment. Verification is portable across all their company roles. The identity verification compliant appointment resolution and consent to act here precede the check into the appointment itself.
Our existing trustees were appointed years ago. When is their verification deadline?
Their due date is the charity's first confirmation statement date after 18 November 2025, so every existing trustee is covered by 18 November 2026 at the latest. Check each trustee's due date on the Companies House register, chase confirmations well before the statement is due and record them. The letters to trustees and confirmation forms in this sub-folder run exactly that chase, and the summary note briefs the board once.
What happens if a trustee does not verify in time?
The charity has a problem on both sides: an unverified new trustee cannot properly be notified to Companies House, and an existing trustee who continues to act past their due date without verifying commits an offence, with the company exposed too. Treat non-response as a governance issue: chase in writing, record the follow-up and escalate to the board before the confirmation statement is due. If a trustee cannot or will not verify, take advice on their position promptly.