Companies House Forms for PSCs

Under the Companies Act 2006, as amended by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, most UK companies (and LLPs) are required to identify the people with significant control over them (PSCs) and provide this information to Companies House where this information is publicly recorded. This includes those who own or control (directly or indirectly) more than 25% of the entity. Companies (and LLPs) are required to file this information with Companies House.

All information must be filed directly with Companies House within 14 days of a confirmed change. This includes:

• when someone becomes a PSC,
• their information has been updated, 
• when someone stops being a PSC, 
• when a company stops having a PSC, 
• when a person notified as an “initial PSC” on incorporation did not become an initial PSC,
• when there is a change of PSC information pre-incorporation, and
• when someone disputes information on the PSC register.

Note that the PSC register at Companies House cannot be left blank and there is a duty to keep information up to date. The company must take reasonable steps to find out if there is anyone who is a registrable person or a registrable relevant legal entity (RLE), and if so, to identify them. Failure to comply with the regime and provide timely and accurate PSC information to Companies House, without a reasonable excuse, is a criminal offence. Failure to comply (by companies, their officers and those required to provide the relevant information) is a criminal offence, with those found guilty facing up to two years imprisonment and/or a fine.

Companies House forms PSC01 to PSC09 should be used for this purpose.

This collection contains the Companies House forms relevant to filings relating to PSC register information on the public (central) register.

The forms in this collection can also be found for free on the Companies House website.

What Is Included in This Collection?

• PSC01 to PSC09: forms for notifying PSC details, changes, cessations and PSC statements to Companies House.
• Guidance about registering, filing and disclosing information with Companies House.

• CHF - PSC01 – Notice of Individual Person with Significant Control (PSC)
• CHF - PSC02 – Notice of Relevant Legal Entity (RLE) with Significant Control
• CHF - PSC03 – Notice of Other Registrable Person with Significant Control
• CHF - PSC04 – Change of Details of Individual Person with Significant Control
• CHF - PSC05 – Change of Details of Relevant Legal Entity with Significant Control
• CHF - PSC06 – Change of Details of Other Registrable Person with Significant Control
• CHF - PSC07 – Notice of Ceasing to be a Person with Significant Control
• CHF - PSC08 – Notification of PSC Statement
• CHF - PSC09 – Give Notice of Update to PSC Statements
• Government Guidance for People with Significant Control

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