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Is this director disqualified?
Check a person against Companies House’s register of disqualified directors. You’ll see whether they are disqualified now or were in the past, for how long, why, and in connection with which companies.
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About disqualified directors
- What does a disqualified director mean?
- A court order, or an undertaking the person gave instead, bars them from being a director or taking part in running a company for a set time, up to 15 years. Acting as a director while disqualified is a criminal offence (Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986, section 13).
- Why add a birth month and year?
- Many people share a name. Companies House publishes the birth month and year of directors, so with them a namesake born at a different time is left out, and a match is much more likely to be the same person.
- What if the disqualification has ended?
- The person can act as a director again. It can still be a reason to ask questions when you take them on as a client or business partner.
- Is this lookup free?
- Yes, up to 10 lookups a day, with no sign-up. It reads Companies House’s register directly.
Source: Companies House, register of disqualified directors. Editorial policy.