We confirm your company against the Companies House register, so if your business has recently changed name, address, or its directors or members, those changes need to be reflected on the register for our checks to match cleanly.
Changes that can affect an application
- A new company name
- A change of registered office or trading address
- Appointing or removing a director or designated member
- Changes to persons with significant control
Update the register first
Where you can, file the change at Companies House and let it appear on the public record before you apply. If what you enter does not match the register, our verification can stall and we may come back to you for confirmation.
If a change is still in progress
If a change has been filed but not yet shown, it is usually best to wait until it appears. If timing matters, contact us and explain the situation so we can advise on the right moment to apply.
Keeping your record accurate also protects your company, by making it harder for anyone to apply in your name without authority. This is business finance for UK limited companies and LLPs, outside the consumer-credit regime and not covered by the Financial Ombudsman Service or FSCS.
See also: Updating your registered company details, Our structure changed — does that affect our application? and How arrears affect your company's future borrowing with us.