Report a company using your personal details without your permission
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-16)

How to tell Companies House that a company is using personal information such as your name and address without your consent.

If a company has given your personal details to Companies House without your permission, you need to let us know.

This includes if a company has used your:
- name
- address
We can usually remove your information from the Companies House register if there’s enough evidence to support your case.

If your name or address has been used without your consent

You should tell Companies House if your name has been used without consent for any roles in a company, for example:
- director
- company secretary
- person with significant control (PSC) or beneficial owner
You should also tell Companies House if a company has used your address without consent, as a:
- registered office address
- correspondence address
- home address
How to tell Companies House your details have been used without permission

Use the online form to report if your personal details have been used without permission.

We’ll ask about the details being used without permission and the company (or companies) using them. If you’re reporting an address, we’ll also ask for evidence showing that it’s your address.

Make a report (https://submit.forms.service.gov.uk/form/8295/report-that-a-company-has-used-your-personal-details-without-your-permission)

What happens next

We may contact you for more information or evidence to support your case.

Once we’ve processed your case, we’ll email to let you know if we can remove your details from the Companies House register.

As we’re dealing with a high volume of reports at the moment, it may take a while to get back to you.

You do not need to call Companies House, as we cannot resolve this type of issue over the phone. Do not report your case more than once, as this will delay your case.

More guidance on fraud and identity theft

The process is different if you want to complain about a company (https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20250704175048mp_/https://www.gov.uk/complain-company). For example, if you were sold a faulty product or if you think it’s a scam.

Action Fraud is the national fraud and cyber crime reporting centre for the police.

If a crime has been committed, you may need to report your case to Action Fraud online (https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20250704175048mp_/https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/) or call them on xx-xxxx-xxxx.

If the company’s registered in Scotland, you’ll need to report this to Police Scotland (https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20250704175048mp_/https://www.scotland.police.uk/).

For more guidance, visit Citizen’s Advice (https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20250704175048mp_/https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/) or Cifas (https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20250704175048mp_/https://www.cifas.org.uk/), the UK’s fraud prevention service.

Registrar’s rules and powers

The Registrar of Companies can amend or annotate the register in some cases. You can also apply to replace or remove a document or information from the register.

See Companies House forms for registrar’s powers (https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20250704175048mp_/https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/companies-house-forms-for-limited-companies#registrar's-powers).

Read our guidance on what the registrar’s powers (https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20250704175048mp_/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/company-registrars-rules-and-powers) are and when we’ll use them.