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Company Identity Theft

Companies House have recently introduced measures to prevent corporate identity theft or so called ‘Company Hijacking’. This occurs when an individual files paper forms usually 288a, 288b, 288c, 287 or 363a to remove the directors from the company and appoint their own directors who then go on to obtain goods on the behalf of the company by deception.

Although Companies House do not have the resources to investigate the content and accuracy of every single form they receive, they have recently introduced a new measure to reduce the risk of Identity Theft. The new service is called PROOF (PROtected Online Filing) and is available on the Quick File System. This service allows you to inform Companies House that you will only be sending information to them electronically through the Quick File system and that the following paper forms should be rejected:

	Appoint new director/secretary (288a)
	Resign a current director/secretary (288b)
	Change a director/secretary's details (288c)
	Change the registered office address (287)
	Shuttle returns (363s)

Essentially this means that a fraudster would be unable to modify the structure of your company without gaining access to your Quick File Account or your company’s authentication code.

How do I enable the PROtected Online Filing Feature within Quick File?

To enable PROOF you must inform Companies House using the forms below.

	Opt In (120 kb)
	Continuation sheet (172 kb)
	Opt out (426 kb)
	consent for paper filing (119 kb)

Before you can register for this service you must first enable the E-Filing feature within the Quick File system.

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