Request Letter of Authority for Co Sec to File on Director/PSC’s Behalf at Companies House

This Request Letter of Authority can be used where a company secretary will be filing at Companies House on behalf of an individual director or PSC.

It explains the new ECCTA-related filing rules and asks the director or PSC to give authority for the company secretary to file on their behalf.

ECCTA 2023 and filing on behalf of others

Part of the rationale behind the Economic Crime & Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) is to ensure that the register at Companies House contains accurate information and is updated in a timely manner. The ECCTA is introducing new rules for those filing on behalf of someone else at Companies House.

From Spring 2026, an individual may only deliver a document on behalf of another firm or individual if the individual delivering it is ID verified (unless the individual is either an Authorised Corporate Service Provider (ACSP) or an employee of an ACSP) and is not a disqualified person or filing on behalf of a disqualified person. This may impact a company secretary’s ability to file on a company’s behalf or on behalf of the company’s directors and PSCs.

The ECCTA gives Companies House new and enhanced powers to help disrupt economic crime and the ID verification regime is a key component of this. From Spring 2026, any company secretary wishing to file at Companies House will need to identity verify.

In addition, with the abolition of certain statutory registers, there will be more filings that must be made directly with Companies House, usually within 14 days. Failure to do so is a breach that may attract serious consequences.

What this letter does

• Requests authority from an individual director or PSC for the company secretary to make filings at Companies House on their behalf.
• Sets out the rationale for putting clear authority in place in light of the new filing rules.

Related acknowledgement

This letter should be accompanied by an acknowledgement form for the director or PSC to sign and return, confirming that they agree to the company secretary filing on their behalf.

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