Appointing and managing directors

What it does

The Directors page is your statutory Register of Directors under section 162 of the Companies Act 2006. Every UK company must maintain it.

Statutory fields:

• Full name
• Service address (the public-facing address; private residential goes to Companies House but not on the public register)
• Country of residence
• Nationality
• Occupation
• Full date of birth (held privately; CH shows month/year only)
• Appointment date
• Cessation date (if applicable)

How to appoint a director

1. Go to Company → Directors
2. Click Appoint director
3. Enter the full name
4. Pick the type: Individual (most common) or Corporate (a corporate director — rare but legal)
5. Set the appointment date
6. For individuals, fill in:
   • Date of birth (full date — the register requires DD-MM-YYYY even though CH only publishes month/year)
   • Nationality
   • Country of residence
   • Occupation
7. For corporate directors, fill in the corporate name and company number
8. Enter the service address — this is the public-facing address that goes on the public register, not necessarily the residential address
9. Click Appoint

When a director resigns

Open the director's row and set their Resigned at date. The register preserves the historical entry — required by s162 — but they no longer appear in the active list by default.

Tips

• The full date of birth is legally required on the s162 register but stays private to the company. Only month/year goes to Companies House.
• Corporate directors must have a natural-person director on the board too — UK law since CA2006.
• Direct Companies House filing (AP01 for appointment, TM01 for termination) is on the Phase 4 roadmap. For now you'll need to file with CH separately after recording the change here.
• Download the s162 register as a PDF any time via the Register button at the top of the page.