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What's happening
Your name, role and correspondence address are public at Companies House by law. That transparency helps trust but also gives fraudsters a starting point to impersonate you — to us, to suppliers, or to the register itself.
What to do
Reduce the exposure: use a service address rather than your home; enable Companies House email reminders and consider the PROOF scheme against forged filings; be sparing with personal detail online; and secure your finance account with a unique password, 2FA and alerts. Full detail in protecting director details.
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