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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.

Companies House Forms for PSCs is part of Corporate. Just £38.50 + VAT provides unlimited downloads from Corporate for 1 year.

Frequently Asked Questions

Someone has become a PSC of our company. Which form do we file? +
Form PSC01 for an individual, PSC02 for a relevant legal entity and PSC03 for other registrable persons such as government bodies, filed within 14 days of the position being confirmed. Since 18 November 2025 an individual PSC must have a verified identity before the PSC01 can be filed. This collection contains each form with guidance on completing the nature of control statements.
Which forms cover changes and people ceasing to be PSCs? +
Changes of particulars go on PSC04 for an individual, PSC05 for a relevant legal entity and PSC06 for other registrable persons. Someone ceasing to be a PSC goes on PSC07, and the statement forms PSC08 and PSC09 cover the position statements the register must carry, such as investigations still in progress. Each must be filed within 14 days of the change being confirmed.
Do the PSC forms cost anything to file? +
No. Filing PSC forms at Companies House is free, whether online or on paper, and the forms themselves are also available free on the Companies House website. Any cost sits in identity verification through an Authorised Corporate Service Provider if you choose that route, since verification through GOV.UK One Login is free, and in professional time preparing the filings.
When does the 14 day filing clock actually start? +
From the date the change is confirmed, not the date it happened. Because Companies House only accepts confirmed information, the clock runs from when you receive confirmation, typically the reply to a statutory notice or direct notification from the PSC. That makes prompt notice-serving the practical key to meeting the deadline. The Statutory Notices section provides the notices that produce the confirmation.
Do our PSCs need identity verification before we can file? +
Yes for individuals. Since 18 November 2025 a new PSC must verify within 14 days of being registered, an existing PSC who is also a director must provide their personal code within 14 days of the company's confirmation statement date and an existing PSC who is not a director must do so within the first 14 days of their birth month. Missing the window is an offence, so diarise the correct one.
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