Companies House to use GOV.UK One Login

Companies House online services will begin moving to GOV.UK One Login from Autumn 2024.

GOV.UK One Login allows users to access a range of central government services using just one account, one username, and one password. This means they will not need to provide their information multiple times.

First Companies House service to move

Find and update company information will be the first Companies House service to use GOV.UK One Login.

Companies House will introduce this change in two phases.

Private beta

Companies House will invite a small group of users of the find and update company information service to sign in using GOV.UK One Login.

Public beta

All users of the find and update company information service will have the option to use GOV.UK One Login to sign in.

Once the public beta is complete, every user signing in to the find and update company information service will need to use GOV.UK One Login.

Find out which service you can use with GOV.UK One Login.

Companies House WebFiling service

The Companies House WebFiling service will move to GOV.UK One Login at a later date. Companies House will give users plenty of notice before this change happens.

Verifying your identity

Under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act, anyone setting up, running, owning, or controlling a company in the UK will need to verify their identity to prove they are who they claim to be.

When Companies House introduces this requirement, users will be able to use GOV.UK One Login to verify their identity directly with Companies House.

First published 9 September 2024