Register Of Directors (Individuals)

IN LIGHT OF THE ECONOMIC CRIME & CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY ACT 2023, THIS TEMPLATE IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW. 

Companies are required to keep a register of Directors at their registered office (or at a place specified in regulations under section 1136 of the Companies Act 2006). This form of the register is specifically to record the details of individuals who are company directors. We have created registers applicable to both individuals and corporate entities respectively for ease of use due to the differing disclosure requirements relating to each, however the Companies Act 2006 does not draw a distinction between the two, referring only to a “Register of Directors”.

Individuals are required to provide a service address for inclusion in the register. A service address means an address at which documents may be effectively served on the director. A director may give the company’s registered office as his or her service address. The service address may also be the same as the director’s residential address but this will not be apparent from the public record.

Individual directors are also required to include any name by which the individual was formerly known for business purposes since the age of 16. If there is more than one such former name, each must be included. However former names not used for 20 years do not need to be stated.

The register must be kept available for inspection at the company’s registered office by members (free of charge) or the public (for a prescribed fee). Refusal to permit inspection is an offence for which every company officer in default (including a shadow director) can be liable. In addition, the court may compel immediate inspection of the register if the company has refused.

The full date of birth of directors will not be shown on the public record. The day of birth is suppressed, with the public record showing the month and year of birth only. The full date of birth must be provided to Companies House.

Note that under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA), the requirement for companies to maintain statutory registers (other than the register of members) will be abolished. This includes the register of directors. The register at Companies House will become the sole, verified source of this information. The ECCTA creates stringent requirements for keeping Companies House updated on all changes. These will need to be notified to Companies House within 14 days of any relevant change occurring. This will impact the information that is currently required in relation to the register of directors. No commencement date has yet been announced as to when this provision will be in force.

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