Authorised Corporate Service Providers
Authorised Corporate Service Providers (ACSPs) are individuals or organisations that undertake anti-money laundering (AML) supervised activity, such as:
- company formation agents
- solicitors
- accountants
- chartered secretaries and governance professionals
Becoming an ACSP
To become an ACSP, agents must be supervised within the UK by one of the relevant Anti-Money Laundering (AML) supervisory bodies, such as:
- HMRC
- Financial Conduct Authority
- The Insolvency Practitioners Association
There are 25 supervisory bodies in the UK in total. You can find a full list of supervisory bodies on GOV.UK.
Registering as an ACSP with Companies House
If you hold a senior role within the business, such as a director or sole trader, you’ll need to complete a registration process to register your business as an ACSP.
From 25 February 2025, you can apply to become an ACSP using our new ‘Apply to register as a Companies House authorised agent’ service.
You’ll be asked to complete identity verification as part of the application and provide information about the business. You’ll also need to pay a £55 registration fee.
Once registered, you’ll be provided with a new digital account and unique identity number. This will allow you to file information and complete identity verification for your clients.
The person registering the business as an ACSP can add other people who work for the business to the authorised agent account once it’s registered and approved.
We’ll publish guidance on GOV.UK in early February 2025 to help you with your responsibilities.
Read our blog post to find out more information about ACSPs.