When something changes
Update people with significant control
When someone gains or loses more than 25% of the shares or votes, or their details change, update your PSC register and tell Companies House within 14 days. Fileyear works out who counts and files the right PSC form.
Update who controls your company £10.80 all in · free to prepare
- Prepared for you, checked by you
- Pay only when you’ve checked it
- Not HMRC or Companies House
How it works, start to finish
Fileyear doesYou doHappens automatically
- The change happensA resignation, a new director, a move
- Fileyear prepares the PSC formChecked against the register
- You submitWithin 14 days of updating your register
- Register updatedUsually within a day
What’s included
Fileyear does
- The 25% thresholds checked
- The right form chosen (PSC01, PSC04 or PSC07)
- Your own PSC register updated
You do
- Tell us what changed
- Press submit
You’ll needCompany authentication code
How it works
Tell us what changed
A share sale, a new owner, a new address.
Submit
Within 14 days.
The rules
| Rule | Detail |
|---|---|
| Who counts | More than 25% of shares or votes, or the right to appoint most directors |
| Your register | Update it within 14 days |
| Companies House | Tell it within a further 14 days |
| Government fee | None |
Questions directors ask
Do PSCs have to verify their identity?
Yes. People with significant control also verify their identity with Companies House.
Is a PSC the same as a shareholder?
Not always. Only people over the thresholds, or with significant influence, count.
Related filings
Update who controls your company, prepared for you
Enter your company and Fileyear prepares it. You only pay once you’ve checked it.