Disqualified director match: what the check means
How Senserity checks a company's directors and owners against the register of disqualified directors, why name matches need confirming, and what to do.
- Severity
- Critical
- Category
- Governance
- Plan
- Free and above
- Test code
- GOV-070
What this test checks
Compares the company's current and former directors, its persons with significant control and, for charities, its trustees with the Companies House register of disqualified directors.
A disqualified person cannot act as a director or be involved in running a company without the court's permission, for between two and fifteen years. Doing so is a criminal offence, and they can become personally liable for the company's debts.
What a fail looks like
Someone connected with the company matches a disqualified person. The most serious case is a currently disqualified person who still holds an active appointment.
Harmless explanations
- Matches are made on names and dates of birth, and people with common names can be matched wrongly.
- The disqualification may have ended, or the person may have left the company before it began.
- A disqualified person can act with the court's permission.
What to do
- Compare the disqualification record with the person's register entry, including month and year of birth.
- If a currently disqualified person is running the company, treat it as a serious warning and take advice before dealing with it.
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