The Beginning of the End: Are Company Registers Redundant?

Companies House has announced a pivotal change in how companies record their information.

With effect from 18 November 2025, companies will no longer be required to keep and maintain the following registers:

• Register of directors;
• Register of secretaries;
• Register of directors’ residential addresses; and
• Register of persons with significant control.

Companies still need to ensure that the information currently recorded in these registers is notified to, and kept up to date at, Companies House. 

This change arises out of the implementation of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, a statute adopted by the government to reform company law in an attempt to prevent organised criminals, fraudsters, and terrorists from abusing the UK's open economy.