| Guvnor

Status: In Force
Penalty ceiling: Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Trader3

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Trader — also bound by 864 other Acts

Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 416 duties

Companies Act 2006 244 duties

The Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 133 duties

Companies Act 1985 85 duties

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 62 duties

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.004 Transitional provision in connection with ID verification of existing directors Regulated

File identity verification statements for existing directorsTrader

s.006 Notification of changes concerning directors or secretaries to the registrar Regulated

Notify Companies House of director/secretary changes within 14 days from 18 Nov 2025 if previously overdueTrader

s.007 Notification of changes concerning people with significant control to the registrar Regulated

Notify Companies House of missed PSC changes within 14 days from 18 November 2025Trader

4 other provisions — procedural and definitional

s.001 Citation and interpretation

s.002 Commencement on 18th November 2025

s.003 Interpretation

s.005 Initial identity verification for registrable persons: transitional cases

Help complying

Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.

Set up a limited company

Change your business structure

Navigate the process of changing your business's legal structure - from sole trader to limited company, partnership, or LLP

Start a financial services business

Launch an FCA-regulated financial services business with proper authorisation

Start a healthcare business

Launch a healthcare or social care business with CQC registration

Start a transport and logistics business

Launch a transport or haulage business with the right operator licence

Start a manufacturing business

Launch a manufacturing business with the right permits and compliance

4 more guides that reference this instrument

File your confirmation statement Verify your identity for Companies House as a director or PSC Persons with Significant Control (PSC) register requirements Set up a limited company

Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.