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Letters and Pro-Forma Replies from 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.

A company will first need to identify who has significant control over it. 

Because a company can only provide confirmed information to Companies House, unless a company has a simple shareholder base, where it is quick and easy to work out its PSCs, it may need to serve statutory notices on individuals or legal entities it knows (or has reasonable cause to believe) are registrable under the PSC regime. 

Individuals or legal entities who receive a statutory notice requiring them to disclose their registrable interests, or any information they have about registrable interests, must reply to the company within one month of the date of the notice.

To help both companies and their PSCs complete this process efficiently, this collection contains a set of pro-forma reply slips and response letters that can be used to respond to statutory PSC notices.

PSCs are also under an obligation to notify the company of their status and to keep that information up to date. This collection also includes letters that can be used for that purpose.

Letters and Pro-Forma Replies from PSCs is part of Corporate. Just £38.50 + VAT provides unlimited downloads from Corporate for 1 year.

Frequently Asked Questions

I have received a PSC notice from a company. Do I have to reply? +
Yes. A statutory notice under the PSC regime must be answered within one month of its date, whether it asks you to confirm your own position or to identify someone else's. Failing to reply without a valid reason is a criminal offence and can lead to restrictions freezing any shares or rights you hold in the company. The pro-forma reply slips in this section let you respond correctly and on time.
Do I have to come forward as a PSC if the company never asks? +
Yes. A PSC is under a statutory duty to notify the company of their registrable status and to keep that information up to date, without waiting for a notice, and failing to do so is an offence. This section includes letters a PSC can use to make the initial notification and to report later changes, so the duty is discharged in writing with a clear record.
What information do I have to provide as a PSC? +
Your name, date of birth, nationality, service address and usual residential address, the date you became registrable and the nature of your control, expressed in one of three bands: more than 25% up to 50%, more than 50% but less than 75% and 75% or more. Your residential address is not shown publicly. The reply slips in this section capture each required particular in the correct form.
Can I refuse to reply because of privacy concerns? +
No, refusal is not a lawful option: non-response is an offence and can trigger restrictions over your interest. The regime already protects your usual residential address from the public register, and individuals at serious risk, such as those facing violence or intimidation, can apply to Companies House to protect further details. Reply within the month using the pro-forma slips and pursue any protection application separately.
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