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UK associations incorporated as “companies limited by guarantee (“CLG)” are reminded that they are required to register all Directors with Companies House. The following excerpt is taken from https://www.gov.uk/guidance/your-personal-information-on-the-public-record-at-companies-house

• Companies House is the registry for all UK limited companies.

• In return for the benefits of limited liability, your company must be open and transparent. When you set up or ‘incorporate’ a company, we review and register certain information about your company and make it available to the public.

• Your company must send us information about its activities, annual accounts and who controls it. You must also give details of its directors, who are responsible for running the company. Your company is expected to keep these details up to date during its lifetime.

• This collection of public information is commonly known as the Companies House register or ‘public register’. The Companies House register is available worldwide for the public to search online free of charge.

• You must keep the information on our register up to date, so that it’s useful to anybody looking at your company’s records. This includes those who want to do business with your company.

• Anybody who becomes a director or officer of a company must be prepared for some of their details to be publicly available. It’s important to understand what information we have a duty to make available to the public. You must carefully consider any personal or sensitive information you decide to register.

• You’ll also need to verify your identity if you are:
o a director
o the equivalent of a director – this includes members, general partners and managing officers
o a person with significant control (PSC)
o an Authorised Corporate Service Provider (ACSP) - also known as a Companies House authorised agent
o someone who files for a company - for example, a company secretary