For further details on sending a check, see our separate guide titled: How to send an identity check request.

Completion of the check by the individual will update the BrightChecks Overview screen. You will be able to see confirmation of this via the below methods:

1. An email will be sent as notification that it has been completed.

2. The pending icon will update to passed on the Overview page. 

Selecting View on the right-hand side of the page opens the check details, as shown in the image below. At the bottom of this section you can download the PDF check summary.

Next steps:

The passed check status must be confirmed to Companies House in your ACSP portal. The details to record in the portal are quite extensive, the sections are noted below:

You will need to tell them the person’s:

• name (as it’s shown on at least one of the identity documents they provided)
• date of birth
• home address
• email address

You will also need to tell them:

• whether the person’s identity documents were checked by a person, or using identity document validation technology (IDVT)
• which documents you used as evidence. You do not need to submit copies of the documents you used to verify their identity. However, for relevant documents you’ll need to give the: document reference number/equivalent, expiry date, country of issue
• the date you completed the identity checks

You’ll also need to confirm a statement that you:

• are satisfied that the person is who they claim to be
• have completed identity checks that meet the Companies House identity verification standard

Completion of the above will generate an email from Companies House to the individual containing their Companies House personal code. This is an 11 character code.