What can you do to be accepted as an ACSP by Companies House?

To prevent your application to act as Authorised Corporate Service Provider (ACSP) being rejected, here are the steps you need to follow.

1 Ensure AAT is your AML supervisor

Do: Check if AAT appears as your Anti-Money Laundering (AML) supervisor on AAT’s AML directory.

There have been instances where members thought they were being supervised by AAT when they were not. If you have any questions, please contact our Customer Support team at [email protected].

2 Use the correct AML membership number

Do: Use your ID membership number, which you can find on your MyAAT account.

Don’t: use your license ID number, and don’t include any letters or special characters.

3 Use the correct business/entity name and address

Do: Ensure your business/entity name and address exactly match the details on your MyAAT account.

If you notice that your business details and/or the address are incorrect on your MyAAT account, you will have to update your details and wait for two weeks before you can re-submit your ACSP application. This is because AAT shares the data set with Companies House every two weeks (see agreed process below).

Don’t: Omit any parts of the name or use any variations.

Members with recently granted licence and AML supervision

You will have to wait for two weeks from the approval date before you can submit your ACSP application. This is because AAT shares the data set with Companies House every two weeks (see agreed process below).

Agreed process with Companies House

Once the application is received, Companies House conducts verification checks against the data set, which is shared by AAT every two weeks. If needed, it will also check AAT’s AML directory.  

If Companies House is unable to verify the application details, your application will be rejected and your registration fee will be refunded. You will be able to submit another application but before you do so, please ensure that you carefully follow the steps outlined above.

Read more about ACSPs

Identity verification and Authorised Corporate Service Providers (ACSPs): what you need to know

ACSPs, are you meeting the Companies House ID verification standard?

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