Remove a PSC at Companies House (PSC07)

PSC07, "Notice of ceasing to be an individual person with significant control (PSC), relevant legal entity (RLE), or other registrable person (ORP)", tells Companies House that a person or entity no longer has significant control of the company. It is made under section 790LF of the Companies Act 2006.

Filing does not take away anyone's control. The change happens first, for example when a share transfer completes. PSC07 then reports it. If the person still meets any PSC condition, they are still a PSC and PSC07 is the wrong form.

Companies House recommends filing online. A paper form is still available, but paper forms take longer to process. Only one PSC, RLE or ORP can be named per form, so two people leaving means two filings.

Companies no longer keep their own register of PSCs. That duty was removed on 18 November 2025. The Companies House register is now the record, so it needs to be right.

• The PSC's name exactly as it appears on the public register: an individual's full forenames and surname, or the entity's name. Their month and year of birth helps identify them, but it is optional on the form.
• The date the person stopped having significant control. This is when the change took effect, such as the day a share transfer completed, not the day you file.
• The date the company had confirmation that the person had ceased to be a PSC, and of the date they ceased. If those came on different days, use the later one. Give this date even if it is the same as the date control ended.
• Why their control ended. The form does not ask for a reason, but we need it to check that PSC07 is right and not PSC04.
• Who now controls the company. If someone else has become a PSC, or there is no PSC left, that needs its own notice.
• The company authentication code and who is authorised to file. We check both before you pay.
• Whether any PSC has applied, or is applying, to keep their details off the public register, and that the company is covered by the PSC rules. Protected, paper or unusual cases are checked with you before you pay. A paper PSC07 needs the authenticator's printed name and capacity, not a handwritten signature.
• If the PSC has died: a copy of the grant of probate or letters of administration. We check it privately; it is not sent with the form. If the grant has not been received yet, choose the review option instead.

A person is a PSC if they meet one or more of the conditions: more than 25% of the shares, more than 25% of the voting rights, the right to appoint or remove a majority of the board, or significant influence or control. Control through a trust or firm also counts. They stop being a PSC only when none of these apply any more.

Common examples are a shareholder selling or transferring shares so they hold 25% or less, a shareholder agreement ending so someone loses the right to appoint most directors, or a company owner selling its stake.

If someone's holding falls but they still meet a condition, for example from 60% to 40%, they stay a PSC. Their nature of control has changed, which is reported on PSC04 for an individual, not PSC07.

See also: who is a person with significant control

Section 790LF says the notice must be given within 14 days beginning with the day the company had confirmation that the person ceased to be registrable and of the date they ceased.

Two dates go on the form. The date ceased is when control actually ended. The date of confirmation is when the company had that confirmed. The 14 days run from the confirmation date. Do not wait for the next confirmation statement.

Companies House guidance says a PSC who has died should remain on the register until a grant of probate or letters of administration has been received. Their identity does not need to be verified.

Once the estate is being dealt with, the shares or rights may pass to someone else. If that person now meets a PSC condition, they must be added as a new PSC. Our service prepares the PSC07 for your approval once you confirm the grant has been received. It does not deal with probate or the transfer of shares.

• A new PSC. If the shares went to someone who now holds more than 25%, they are added with PSC01, or as an entity through the PSC02 route.
• No PSC left. If no one is a registrable person or relevant legal entity, the company must tell Companies House within 14 days. PSC information cannot be left blank.
• Director role. If the person was also a director and has resigned, that is reported separately on TM01.
• Share records. A share transfer is not completed by filing PSC07. The transfer paperwork and any Stamp Duty are separate.
• Protected details. Do not use PSC07 if any individual PSC has applied, or is applying, to protect their details from the public register. Contact the Companies House secure forms team for the correct form.
• An LLP. LLPs use LL PSC07, not PSC07.

Find your company, confirm the ordinary online route and choose the exact PSC record. Give the current name, actual cessation date, later company-confirmation date and how the company confirmed these facts. Confirm that no registrable control remains, provide the actual post-cessation PSC position and, for a deceased individual, the grant evidence. We verify these facts, company authentication and the authorised filer before payment. Uncertain or specialist cases remain in route review. You approve the filing before submission.

The register changes only when Companies House accepts the filing. Payment, or a submission receipt, does not on its own mean the change has been accepted. The person's entry is not deleted. All information on the form goes on the public record, and the register keeps a history of past PSCs.

• Using PSC07 when the person's holding fell but they still have more than 25%. That is a change of details on PSC04.
• Putting the filing date as the date they ceased.
• Removing a PSC who has died before probate or letters of administration have been received.
• Forgetting to add the new PSC who bought the shares.
• Leaving the company with no PSC and no notice saying so.
• Naming two people on one form.
• Assuming a director's resignation also removes them as a PSC, or the other way round. Each role is reported separately.