Authorised Corporate Service Provider - Companies House ID Verification Service.
Step 3 - Acceptable ID Back to Step 2 - Payment Information.Acceptable Evidence of Identification Documents
Below is the list of identification documents acceptable for Companies House ACSP identity verification. You are required to provide either, two documents from Group A or one from Group A and one from Group B. If you are unable to provide these documents (either UK or overseas documents where applicable) we will not be able to verify you.
Group A – Must be 1 or 2 documents from this group.
- Passport or Irish Passport Card (Up to 18 months expired)
- Identity Card with Biometric Information from the EU, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein
- UK Biometric Residence Card
- UK Accredited PASS Card
- UK or EU Driver Digital Tachograph Card
- UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and EU Photocard Driving Licence
- UK HM Forces ID Card
- UK HM Armed Forces Veteran Card
- UK Frontier Worker Permit
- Photographic Work Permit (Government Issued)
- Photographic Immigration Document
- Photographic Visa
- UK, Channel Islands and isle of Man Firearms Licence
Group B – Must be 1 from this group if not submitting two group A documents.
- Utility Bill – Gas, Electricity, or Water Invoice (Most recent document)
- Bank or Building Society Statement (Most recent document)
- UK Local Authority or Social Housing Rental Agreement (For your current address)
- Mortgage Statement (For your current address)
- UK Council Tax Statement (For your current address)
- Birth or Adoption Certificate
- Marriage or Civil Partnership Certificate
- Non-photographic Immigration Document
- Non-photographic Visa
- Non-photographic Work Visa
2 X Photos of each document.
For each photographed ID documents provided we require two pictures of the same document. One picture from straight on and one from a slight angle. The whole document must be in both pictures with nothing obscured from view, so watch your fingers and thumbs ! Don’t worry about it filling the full photo with the document and having things in the background is also fine.
If your document is downloaded from the internet then we will only need that documents. However when we carry out the real life ID check you will need to be able to open the document on your device for checking.
Take a photo of your ID documents straight.
Take a photo of your ID documents at an angle
Submitting your documents
If we are verifying the documents over the internet or What’s app call, we will need your documents in advance. Please email your documents to ACSP@1stcloudaccountants.co.uk
If you have an in office appointment then please bring the original documents with you for checking. We CANNOT verify photocopies or printed copies of passport, driving licenses, birth/adoption certificates, work permits, Visa etc. However we can verify internet printed utility bills, mortgages statements, bank statements, rates bills and rental agreements.
Matching your documents to your booking form.
We will automatically match your documents to your details entered on your booking form and carry out any pre-appointment checks to ensure the documents / photographs provided are of good quality and are able to be checked. We may contact you for additional photographs, alternative documents or further information if they do not meet the minimum standards required.
Step 4 - Verify your ID in real time.
Now please ensure you have the correct documentation ready for checking. The next step explains what is acceptable and how to provide them to us for checking depending on the service you requested.