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Can I remove my date of birth from public records on Companies House?
I noticed that new directors at our company do not have their full date of birth included when documents are uploaded to Companies House, whereas my full date of birth is showing. Can I ask for this to be removed from documents which include my date of birth?
First published 24 Jul 2025
By Helen Wood, CA 1 min read
Directors' Series
From Monday, 21st July, you can apply to Companies House to remove the day from your date of birth. This may be beneficial for security and privacy reasons.
Companies House has not published the day of the date of birth on the publicly available register for directors appointed since 10th October 2015. The ability to remove the day therefore applies to documents filed before this date only.
It costs £30 per document to remove the day from your date of birth, or any other personal details which Companies House permits you to redact from the publicly available versions of documents e.g. home address, occupation, signature.
Instructions are available on the Companies House website here.
Further articles from TaxAssist Accountants about hiding residential addresses on Companies House and ongoing Companies House reforms may be of further interest.
First published 24 Jul 2025
This article is intended to inform rather than advise and is based on legislation and practice at the time. Taxpayer’s circumstances do vary and if you feel that the information provided is beneficial it is important that you contact us before implementation. If you take, or do not take action as a result of reading this article, before receiving our written endorsement, we will accept no responsibility for any financial loss incurred.
Helen Wood, CA
Helen is a qualified chartered accountant (CA) and joined TaxAssist in 2025 following three years as a freelance content writer for clients in the tax and accounting publishing sector. Prior to this, She spent 17 years at Big Four and Top 10 accountancy firms. Helen writes clear and helpful articles on tax and accounting for businesses and individuals.
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