Sometimes it will be necessary to change the name of a person this is quick and easy to do on Inform Direct.
1. First, find the person using either the Officers, Shareholders or PSC tab. Someone who has each of these roles will show under all three tabs.
2. Select the yellow pencil next to their name and click Edit Personal Details
3. You will be presented with the edit screen shown below, enter the date of change, the date the individual confirmed the above and edit the name as required.
Note: You cannot use this process to appoint a different an officer, instead you would need to terminate the existing officer then appoint the new individual separately.
4. Once you have made the relevant changes click Continue it will then ask if approval is required. Selecting Yes will produce a summary document but not submit the filing to Companies House. This is used should you need to gain approval prior to submitting the change. Please see How Do I Prepare Draft Documents to Change the Details of an Officer?
5. If No is selected on the aproval step then you will now be presented with the red Submit to Companies House button, click this to complete the changes.