Identity Verification Services
Elemental supports law firms and their clients with Identity Verification Services as required by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act.
Expert help with verification
Under ECCTA laws, it is estimated that 7.4 million individuals need to verify, this will require:
- Director Identity Verification
- PSC Identity Verification
- Member Identity Verification
- And others.
Elemental is a leader in Economic Crime Compliance and can help clients to verify their identity. Start the process online now with expert support available.
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Expert help to verify
We offer expert help for busy individuals who need to verify their identity to meet the new legal requirements.
Verify multiple Individuals
We make it simple to refer multiple individuals in a single order
Convenience
Where the rules allow we allow individuals to verify without the need to register or downloads apps.
Flexible Engagement
We can receive instructions from those being verified or their representatives.
Overseas Clients
We can advise on ID requirements and how to overcome challenges such as non-biometric passports.
Bulk Uploads
Upload bulk lists for large numbers of verifications e.g. large partnerships (coming soon)
Track Progress
Track the progress of verifications using your admin dashboard (coming soon)
1
Verify Yourself and Others
Begin the process by providing us with basic detail of who needs to be verified.
We make it easy to verify yourself and others.
Use our online form or MS Word form.
2
Prepare Evidence
We will advise you on what documents you need. For the majority of UK residents we can verify using a single document.
For others who have moved home or live overseas we will also need proof of address.
If you are unsure, we can advise.
3
Verify
You will receive a secure link to scan your ID and take a selfie.
Once we have completed our checks we will confirm with Companies House your ID has been checked and verified.
4
Receive Personal Code
You will receive the Companies House Personal Code directly from UK Companies House.
If there are any issues, we will support you through to resolution.
ID Documentation
To complete verification, you will need one of the following documents:
- Biometric Passport
- Non-Biometric Passport
- Photocard Driving Licence (UK, EU, Channel Islands, Isle of Man)
- Biometric EU or EEA identity card
- UK Biometric Residence Permit
- UK Biometric Residence Card
- Irish Passport Card
- UK Frontier Worker Permit
For overseas individuals, those who have moved home recently and those who have changed their name, we will need further documentation.
Ready to start?
Begin Verification
Transparent Pricing
£150
We offer a fixed fee service. You can provide us with the details we need to get started here or contact us.
Our fixed fee includes:
- Verification using any standard form of ID
- Access to our admin dashboard to track progress (coming soon)
- Advice on completing verification for you and your stakeholders.
- Registering with Companies House and obtaining the Verification ID
- Liaising with Companies House to resolve any issues.
For our fees, we assume:
- Client Responsibility: The fee assumes that the client provides complete, accurate, and timely information necessary for successful verification;
- Re-verification Costs: Any re-verification, required by external regulations or additional requests, is considered a separate service and is not part of the headline fee;
- VAT and Additional Charges: The fee does not include VAT and may exclude any interest on late payments or extra charges for work beyond the initial scope.
- Non-refundable Fees: In cases where the verification is not achieved to the required standards, the fee remains non-refundable.
A full copy of our terms and conditions can be found here.
Verification Help For Professional Advisors
Elemental specialises in supporting professional advisors and intermediaries who are unable to carry out the client work themselves.
ECCTA 2023 places greater responsibility and as a result risks on professional advisors.
Elemental specialises in helping firms to meet those requirements and present clients with a high quality solution.
We offer firms flexible engagement solutions. As the ACSP, Elemental will provide expert help and take on responsibility for the filing:
- The firm can choose to engage us, or the client can.
- Elemental will respond to queries on the rules with advice and on technical queries.
- The firm can bill as disbursement, or the client can pay.
- The client receives prompt support, and the firm mitigates new false-filing risks under the Act.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes we do. As specialists in Economic Crime Compliance we are happy to verify the identity of both new and existing clients.
Our existing annual compliance clients will receive reminders as part of the service we provide.
We regularly support law firms and other professional advisors with compliance. We have aimed to create flexibility to reflect different scenarios and preference, for example:
- The law firm may choose to pay our invoice
- The corporate client can pay our invoice
- The individual being verified can pay our invoice
In each instances Elemental would be the ACSP and take on the responsibility to verify the individual.
The individual whose identity is being verified will need their original identity document to complete the process but this will not need to leave their possession.
Where additional documents are required these can be copies and do not need to be certified.
Yes we do. We already support clients from over 130 jurisdictions with UK verification requirements. We understand the additional challenges of dealing with compliance in another country.
For the ECCTA identity verification requirements there are some additional challenges for overseas individuals, for example those without a biometric passport. We are also happy to help in these situations too.
We offer flexible payment options. We can issue payment to the person initiating verification or to those being verified.
We offer instant payment by credit card through our payment provider Stripe, or payment by invoice. We would normally require any invoice payments to clear before proceeding. Invoices can be paid by credit card.
Wherever you are, we can help
We work with over 1,600 clients from over 100 countries, here in the UK.
Speak to an expert
Get in touch and we would be happy to discuss how we can help with the Identity Verification Requirements.
Meet Tobias
A dual-qualified company secretary and solicitor, he initially trained at Linklaters and later worked for Macfarlanes. Tobias works directly with a number of energy clients on company secretarial, corporate governance and corporate law. He holds a Masters in Banking & Finance Law from Queen Mary University of London and is a fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute.
Meet Nick
Nick Lindsay is Founder and Director of Elemental and heads up the Governance and Corporate Services teams. He is an experienced corporate lawyer and qualified Chartered Company Secretary. Prior to starting Elemental, Nick trained at Olswang in London (now part of CMS). He has also worked in-house at the BBC Worldwide and Visa Europe.
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Please fill in our short form and a member of the team would be happy to explain how we can help you and your stakeholders.
