Petition · past parliament
Introduce background checks and statutory regulation of company directors
Closed
29 signatures
What the petition asks
Current processes for registering limited companies are not adequate. Companies House should be required to conduct thorough background checks on company directors before registering a company, and should be given the role of regulating the conduct of company directors.
Rogue trading is a crisis that leaves many innocent people out of pocket, in debt, upset, depressed and worse!
I have been a victim of a rogue trader who took £17,000 of my hard earned money.
I cannot understand why Companies House do not regulate directors. Directors should be required to prove DOB, prove past names via deed poll, and allow liquidation companies to access to all their accounts (personal and business). It’s too easy for innocent people to lose their assets. It has to stop!
I have been a victim of a rogue trader who took £17,000 of my hard earned money.
I cannot understand why Companies House do not regulate directors. Directors should be required to prove DOB, prove past names via deed poll, and allow liquidation companies to access to all their accounts (personal and business). It’s too easy for innocent people to lose their assets. It has to stop!
Timeline
| 26 Aug 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 Feb 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
29
Status
Closed
Opened
26 Aug 2021
Closed
26 Feb 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.