The personal codes for directors/PSCs of a company need to be recorded from the autumn of 2025.

Secretaries can receive a personal code from Companies House, however, as there is no way of reporting this to Companies House. It is not possible to add the personal codes for secretaries on Inform Direct at this time.

For further details on the checks required, please see our blog: Identity verification of directors and PSCs

Select the Officers or PSCs tab and locate the individual required, click the yellow pencil and Edit Personal Details.

The edit area contains a Companies House personal code field.

A Date of change will be required, but this is not used in relation to any other updates, so any valid date can be entered. 

Important: If the CS01 made up to date has passed (typically 14 days before the confirmation statement is due), you cannot make changes to director or PSC details after this date. To make changes, you must first file the confirmation statement and then update the records.

At the bottom of the page, select Continue to save the details. 

Inform Direct will look to locate other directors/PSCs in the portfolio with an identical name and will ask whether the code should apply for these records too, allowing you to update in bulk for the individual.

Please note: Inform Direct cannot check the correctness of a personal code. It will only be confirmed once you have submitted the relevant filing (such as a CS01 or VS01) and Companies House has accepted the update. Entering a personal code alone does not guarantee its validity.