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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鈥檚 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聽online form to report if your personal details have been used without permission.

We鈥檒l ask about the details being used without permission and the company (or companies) using them. If you鈥檙e reporting an address, we鈥檒l also ask for evidence showing that it鈥檚 your address.

What happens next

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

Once we鈥檝e processed your case, we鈥檒l email to let you know if we can remove your details from the Companies House register.

As we鈥檙e 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聽complain about a company. For example, if you were sold a faulty product or if you think it鈥檚 a scam.

Report 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聽聽or call them on 0300 123 2040.

If the company鈥檚 registered in Scotland, you鈥檒l need to report this to聽.

For more guidance, visit聽听辞谤听, the UK鈥檚 fraud prevention service.

Registrar鈥檚 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.

厂别别听Companies House forms for registrar鈥檚 powers.

Read our guidance on what聽the registrar鈥檚 powers聽are and when we鈥檒l use them.