# PSC08: telling Companies House there is no PSC, or why details are missing

- **Canonical URL:** https://formspedia.com/uk/psc08/
- **Last updated:** 2026-11-05
- **Country & Language:** United Kingdom (`en-GB`)
- **Form:** PSC08
- **Revision:** 11/25 Version 3.0
- **Issuing Agency:** Companies House
- **Tax Area:** Registration, representation and benefits
- **Who Must File:** A company (authenticated by a director, secretary, person authorised under s.270/274 or a listed officeholder) that has no registrable person or RLE, believes someone has become a PSC without confirmation, has had a s.790D/790DA/790E/790EA notice ignored, or has issued a Schedule 1B restrictions notice; not for updating statements (PSC09), not where a PSC has applied for protection, not for LLPs (LL PSC08)
- **Filing Method:** Online (WebFiling, GOV.UK One Login) recommended by GOV.UK; paper PSC08 uploaded or posted to Companies House, Cardiff
- **Filing Deadline:** 14 days: from first knowledge (no PSC, s.790LH; unconfirmed PSC, s.790LC), from the end of the notice period (s.790EB), or from the day the restrictions notice was given (s.790ED)
- **Legal Basis / Statute:** Companies Act 2006, sections 790EB, 790ED, 790LC and 790LH
- **Official Form PDF:** https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69131f505dec0071ce496357/PSC08_v3.0-FINAL.pdf

PSC08 is the paper notice a company sends to Companies House when its people with significant control (PSC) information cannot simply be a list of names. It covers a company that has no registrable person, a company that believes someone has become a PSC but has not had that confirmed, a person who has ignored a statutory information notice, and a restrictions notice the company has issued. The current PDF is version 3.0, dated 11/25, and is made under sections 790EB, 790ED, 790LC and 790LH of the Companies Act 2006.

### Which situations PSC08 reports

Companies House's PSC guidance says a company's PSC information cannot be blank: where there is no PSC, or the details have not been confirmed, the company registers a statement explaining why. PSC08 carries five such statements, each with its own section:

- section 3: the company knows or has reasonable cause to believe there is no registrable person or registrable relevant legal entity (RLE)

- section 4: the company knows or has cause to believe someone has become a registrable person or RLE, but it has not yet had confirmation

- section 5: a notice the company gave under section 790D or 790DA has not been complied with

- section 6: a registrable person or RLE has not complied with a notice under section 790E or 790EA

- section 7: the company has issued a restrictions notice under paragraph 1 of Schedule 1B

Only one box may be ticked on each form. A company with two statements to make, say a section 5 failure by one shareholder and a restrictions notice against another, files two PSC08s.

A statement already on the register is changed with PSC09, not PSC08. The form also turns away any company where an individual PSC is applying, or has applied, for protection from having their details shown on the public register; Companies House asks those companies to email secureforms@companieshouse.gov.uk for the right form. Limited liability partnerships have their own version, LL PSC08.

Two statements have an exemption at incorporation. Section 790LH(4) says a company need not file the no-PSC statement if its registration application already stated that nobody would become a registrable person or RLE, and it has had no cause to believe anyone has since. Section 790LC(4) similarly excludes people already named in the statement of initial significant control from the unconfirmed-PSC notice.

### Filing online or on paper since November 2025

GOV.UK republished PSC08 on 18 November 2025 with the note that it was updated for changes to company registers and the launch of mandatory identity verification. On the same date, Chapter 3 of Part 21A, which held a company's duty to keep its own PSC register (section 790M) and the section 790VA notice of changes, was omitted by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, according to legislation.gov.uk. The government's summary guidance now describes the PSC register as the one held by Companies House.

The paper form is still published, and the GOV.UK page links to it, but the same page tells companies to use the online service to update PSC information as quickly as possible and warns that paper forms sent by post take longer. The online link on that page goes to WebFiling, Companies House's list of what can be filed through its web services includes "Notice of PSC statements" (PSC08), and since 13 October 2025 signing in to WebFiling requires a GOV.UK One Login. If you do post the form, GOV.UK asks for it to be printed at full size on white A4 paper.

PSC08 has no field for a Companies House personal code. Identity verification applies to the individual PSCs themselves once they are registered: the PSC guidance gives each PSC a 14-day period to provide a personal code, with the dates depending on whether they were registered before 18 November 2025 and whether they are also a director of the company.

### How to fill in PSC08 section by section

Use typescript or bold black capitals. Every field is mandatory unless the form marks it with an asterisk or says it is optional. The frames on the image below match sections 1 to 4 on page 1; sections 5 to 8 are on page 2.

| Section | What goes in | When it applies |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 Company details | Company number in eight boxes and the company name in full. | Every PSC08. |
| 2 Relevant date | One date in day, month, year boxes. | Every PSC08; which date depends on the box ticked (see the next section of this guide). |
| 3 Company statement | Tick box only. | No registrable person or RLE exists. |
| 4 Person statement | Tick box only. | Someone has become registrable, but the company has not had confirmation. |
| 5 Failure to comply (790D or 790DA) | Tick box only; no name is asked for. | The deadline in the company's 790D or 790DA notice has passed without a reply. |
| 6 Failure to comply (790E or 790EA) | Tick box, then the name of the individual PSC, the RLE or the other registrable person (ORP). | A registered PSC has ignored a notice about a change or about ceasing to be a PSC. |
| 7 Restrictions notice | Tick box only. | The company has issued a restrictions notice under Schedule 1B. |
| 8 Authentication | Printed name of the person authenticating; no signature. | Every PSC08. |

For an individual in section 6, give title, full forenames, surname and month and year of birth. Title and month and year of birth carry the asterisk, and the note beside them says that information is voluntary and goes on the public record if given. Section 790EB(1B) requires the name itself whenever a 790E or 790EA failure is notified. For an RLE, enter its name. The ORP box is for a corporation sole, a government or government department, an international organisation whose members include two or more countries or territories (or their governments), or a local authority or local government body in the UK or elsewhere.

Section 8 can be authenticated by a director, the secretary or a person authorised under section 270 or 274, or by a liquidator, administrator, administrative receiver, receiver, receiver manager, Charity Commission receiver and manager, CIC manager or judicial factor.

### Which relevant date to enter, and the 14-day deadline

Each statement has its own statutory trigger, and the date in section 2 is that trigger. All four sections behind PSC08 give the company 14 days, counted from different days:

| Box ticked | Date for section 2 | Deadline for filing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Section 3, no PSC | The date the company first knew or had cause to believe there is no PSC. | 14 days beginning with that day (s.790LH(3)). |
| Section 4, unconfirmed PSC | The date the company first knew or had cause to believe the person had become a PSC. | 14 days beginning with that day (s.790LC(3)). |
| Section 5 or 6, notice not complied with | The date by which the person had to comply with the notice. | 14 days beginning with the end of the period set in the notice (s.790EB(2)). |
| Section 7, restrictions notice | The date the restrictions notice was given. | 14 days beginning with that day (s.790ED(3)). |

A notice under section 790D, 790DA, 790E or 790EA must require the recipient to comply by the end of one month beginning with the day it is given, so for sections 5 and 6 the relevant date is the last day of that period, not the day the notice was sent. Section 790DA notices go to third parties, such as someone the company believes knows who a suspected PSC is.

Under the summary guidance, refusing to supply PSC information without a reasonable excuse is a criminal offence, and so is a company's failure to provide accurate PSC information to Companies House; either can lead to a fine, a prison sentence of up to 2 years, or both. Companies House's PSC guidance describes restrictions on shares or voting rights as a significant step, to be considered only where the person has repeatedly failed to respond.

### After PSC08 is filed

A section 4 statement is a holding position. When it stops being true, PSC09 records the update, and its notes tell the company to send PSC01, PSC02 or PSC03 as well if needed. The summary guidance asks for a later compliance with a notice to be reported within 14 days of that compliance, and a withdrawn restrictions notice within 14 days of the withdrawal; both are PSC09 matters. A PSC who stops being one is removed with [PSC07](/uk/psc07/), and changed details of an other registrable person go on [PSC06](/uk/psc06/).

### PSC08 checks from page 3

Companies House says it may return a form completed incorrectly or with information missing. The page 3 checklist asks for three things:

- company name and number match the public register

- the right statement is ticked

- the form is authenticated

Presenter details on page 3 are optional: contact name, company name, address, post town, county or region, postcode, country, DX and telephone. Companies House uses them if there is a query, and they become visible to anyone searching the register, as does everything else on PSC08.

### Where to get PSC08 and where to send it

The PDF and the link to the online service are on the GOV.UK page [Give notice of PSC statements (PSC08)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/give-notice-of-psc-statements-psc08). Some forms can be uploaded to Companies House in place of posting. Posted forms for companies on the England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland registers all go to the main office:

Companies HouseCrown WayCardiffCF14 3UZDX 33050 Cardiff

Companies House says it aims to process most online filings within 24 hours, while paper sent by post might take a week or more. The Companies House fees page has no entry for PSC statements. Questions go to enquiries@companieshouse.gov.uk or 0303 1234 500, Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 6pm.

### Questions about PSC statements

#### Does a new company with no PSC have to send PSC08?

Not if the incorporation application already stated that nobody would become a registrable person or RLE and nothing since has given the company cause to believe otherwise (section 790LH(4)). A company that later comes to know or have cause to believe it has no PSC files the section 3 statement within 14 days of that day.

#### Can one PSC08 report two people who ignored our notices?

Section 6 has space for one individual, one RLE or one ORP, and the form allows a single ticked statement. Use a separate PSC08 for each statement.

#### What happens when the person answers after we filed section 5 or 6?

The summary guidance asks for the compliance to be reported within 14 days of it, and PSC09 has a late-compliance statement for each type of notice. Where the reply gives you a PSC's particulars, PSC09 points to PSC01, PSC02 or PSC03 for registering them.

### Sources

- [Companies House PSC08, notification of PSC statements, 11/25 version 3.0](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69131f505dec0071ce496357/PSC08_v3.0-FINAL.pdf)

- [Give notice of PSC statements (PSC08), GOV.UK](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/give-notice-of-psc-statements-psc08)

- [People with significant control (PSCs), GOV.UK](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/people-with-significant-control-pscs)

- [Summary guidance for companies: register of people with significant control, GOV.UK](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/people-with-significant-control-summary-guidance/summary-guidance-for-companies-register-of-people-with-significant-control-pscs)

- [Filing your Companies House information online, GOV.UK](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/filing-your-companies-house-information-online)

- [LL PSC08 for limited liability partnerships, GOV.UK](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/give-notice-of-a-person-of-psc-statements-for-a-limited-liability-partnership-ll-psc08)

- [Companies House office access and opening times, GOV.UK](https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/companies-house/about/access-and-opening)

- [Companies House fees, GOV.UK](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/companies-house-fees/companies-house-fees)

- [Companies Act 2006, section 790LH, legislation.gov.uk](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/790LH)

- [Companies Act 2006, section 790LC, legislation.gov.uk](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/790LC)

- [Companies Act 2006, section 790EB, legislation.gov.uk](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/790EB)

- [Companies Act 2006, section 790ED, legislation.gov.uk](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/790ED)

- [Companies Act 2006, section 790D, legislation.gov.uk](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/790D)

- [Companies Act 2006, section 790M (omitted), legislation.gov.uk](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/790M)