Questions and answers
Questions to answer before a director appointment.
These answers separate statutory duties, tax, identity verification, provider checks and the site's current paused status.
What is a nominee director?
It is a person formally appointed as a company director within an arrangement involving another party. Companies House does not create a lower-responsibility nominee category, so ordinary director duties apply.
Are nominee director arrangements legal in the UK?
Some arrangements can be lawful, but the label does not make a specific service or appointment lawful. Purpose, ownership and control disclosures, the director's conduct, filings and any applicable AML supervision must be checked.
Must a UK company director be 18 and live in the UK?
UK law generally sets a minimum age of 16 and does not generally require a director to live in the UK. This site previously stated 18-plus and UK residence as programme criteria; they were not universal legal rules.
Are applications currently open?
No. Applications, document uploads and referrals are paused while the operating entity, privacy/controller details and applicable regulatory information are being verified. No reopening date has been set.
What is Companies House identity verification?
It is a statutory process that verifies a person's identity and links a personal code to relevant roles. It is completed through GOV.UK One Login or an independently verified ACSP route, not merely by uploading documents to a website.
Are Companies House verification and AML/KYC the same?
No. Companies House verification, a regulated provider's AML customer due diligence and a website's own onboarding have different purposes. Completing one does not automatically satisfy either of the others.
What director information becomes public?
A director's name, service address, nationality, month and year of birth, and appointment details are generally public. A usual residential address and full date of birth are normally kept off the public register, subject to legal access rules.
Are director fees normally handled through PAYE?
Fees paid directly for holding a director's office are generally employment income and normally fall within PAYE operated by the company in which the office is held. Narrow exceptions depend on detailed facts.
Does every director have to file Self Assessment?
No. Holding a directorship alone does not automatically require every person to file. HMRC notices, untaxed income, dividends and the person's wider tax position determine the answer.
Who would pay a fee, and how much?
No payer, amount, schedule or payment history has been verified for this site. Any genuine proposal should identify the payer, gross amount, trigger, PAYE treatment and non-payment terms in writing; applying would not guarantee payment.
Can a director resign immediately and remove the record?
Resignation depends on the company's articles and any contractual notice terms. The company must notify Companies House, but resignation does not erase the historical record or liabilities arising while the person was in office.
Does an indemnity remove director liability?
No. Companies Act 2006 restricts exemptions and indemnities. A lawful indemnity or insurance policy may respond to defined matters, but duties, investigations and excluded or unlawful conduct remain separate.
Is a director personally liable if the company fails?
Not merely because the company fails. Personal exposure can arise in specific circumstances such as guarantees, breach of duty, misconduct and particular insolvency or tax provisions. The facts require professional advice.
How should I check a proposed company?
Use the live Companies House register and independent sources to check status, filings, officers, PSC information, charges, insolvency indicators, business purpose, controllers and the actual appointment documents. Registration is not official approval.
Do not use an answer as approval.
General information cannot establish that a provider, company, contract or appointment is legitimate or suitable for you. Verify the evidence and obtain independent advice where the consequences could be material.