CH02 Form: Change a Corporate Director's Details

What is CH02 Change a corporate director's details?

Form CH02 tells Companies House that the details of a corporate director, a company or firm acting as a director of a UK company, have changed. It covers three kinds of change: a new name, a new principal office address (the address on the public record), and new legal details such as its legal form, governing law, or the register it's on and its number there.

You identify the corporate director by its name as currently on the register, give the date of the change, and fill in whichever change sections apply. Someone with authority to act for the company prints their name to authenticate it. No signature is needed on this edition. An individual director's changes go on form CH01 instead.

FileIt asks only for the parts you switch on, checks the company number, the date and the address, and prints your answers into Companies House's own CH02 PDF (Version 7.0, 11/25), with accented and Eastern European letters printed correctly. If you need the paper form, FileIt prepares it and saves a copy in your vault. You upload or post it yourself; FileIt never files anything for you.

Who fills it: The company: usually a director, the secretary or an authorised agent
Given to: Companies House (online filing is also available)
Covers: Name, principal office address and legal details
Signature: None: a printed name authenticates it
Public record: Everything on the form appears on it
Edition: CH02 Version 7.0 (11/25)

Who needs to fill out CH02 Change a corporate director's details?

A UK company whose corporate director has changed its name.
A company whose corporate director has moved its principal office.
A company whose overseas corporate director has changed its legal form, governing law, register or registration number.
Accountants and company secretarial agents keeping a client company's register current.
Not an individual director (use CH01) or a corporate secretary (use CH04).

When to use CH02 Change a corporate director's details

After the corporate director's details have changed.
When you can't or would rather not use Companies House's online service.
Not when the corporate director is appointed (AP02) or stops acting (TM01).

What you need before you start

The company number and the company name exactly as on the register.
The corporate director's name exactly as currently on the register.
The date the details changed.
The new name, the new principal office address, and/or the new legal details. The address must be a physical location: not a PO Box (unless part of a full address), DX or LP number.
The name of the person authenticating the form.

What’s on CH02 Change a corporate director's details

The 2025 edition has 3 pages. FileIt asks for it in 8 parts:

1. Company detailsCompany
2. The corporate director's current details on the registerCorporate director
3. Date of change of detailsCompany
4. Change of nameCorporate director
5. Change of principal office addressCorporate director
6. Change of legal detailsCorporate director
7. AuthenticationCompany
Presenter information (optional)Presenter

How to fill out CH02 Change a corporate director's details, step by step

1 Company details

Enter the company number (8 characters) and the full company name, as on the register.

2 Current details

The corporate director's name as currently shown on the register, so Companies House can find the appointment.

3 Date of change

The date the details changed. Then fill in the sections for what changed.

4 Name and address

Section 4 takes the new name. Section 5 takes the new principal office address, which appears on the public record.

5 Legal details

Section 6 takes any change to the legal form, the governing law, the register it's entered in (including the state) and its new registration number. If you give the register, you must also give the number.

6 Authentication

The person authenticating prints their name: a director, the secretary, a person authorised under section 270 or 274 of the Companies Act 2006, or one of the office-holders listed on the form.

Common mistakes to avoid

Putting the new name in section 2. Section 2 is the name currently on the register.
A principal office address that's a DX or LP number, or a bare PO Box.
Naming a new register without the registration number.
Using CH02 for an individual director (CH01) or a corporate secretary (CH04).

After you fill it out

Print the CH02 and go through the checklist on its last page. Companies House says you can upload certain forms instead of posting them; if you post it, send it to the address for where the company is registered (see gov.uk/companies-house/offices). FileIt doesn't send it for you.

Once accepted, the register shows the new details. Keep the completed form in the company's FileIt folder.

Fill out CH02 Change a corporate director's details online with FileIt

Pick the person. Choose someone from People and FileIt fills in their name, date of birth, address and other details it already knows.
Answer plain-language questions. One part of the form at a time, with the official help text beside each question — 37 fields in all. Your answers save as you go.
Check the live preview. Watch your answers land on the real Companies House form, and let FileIt do any worksheet arithmetic.
Generate the official PDF. FileIt prints your answers into the agency’s own PDF and files it in that person’s folder in your vault.

FileIt fills the form — it never files or submits anything for you. Deliver the finished form to whoever asked for it, the way the form’s instructions say.

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CH02 Change a corporate director's details: frequently asked questions

Can one CH02 record several changes?

Yes. Fill in each section that applies (name, principal office address, legal details) on the same form, with one date of change.

Does anyone sign CH02?

No. The form is authenticated with a printed name and says you do not need to include a signature.

Which address is the principal office address?

The corporate director's own principal office. It appears on the public record and must be a physical location for the delivery of documents.

Is CH02 for an individual director?

No. An individual director's details are changed on form CH01.

Official sources

Blank form (PDF), published by Companies House: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6912077abda892e068aa644d/CH02_v7.0-FINAL.pdf
Official instructions and guidance: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/change-the-details-of-a-corporate-director-ch02
Edition shown on this page: CH02, Version 7.0 11/25 (checked 2026-10-01).

FileIt is not affiliated with or endorsed by Companies House or any government. This page explains the form in general terms and is not legal, tax or immigration advice. Always read the official instructions, and check that you are using the edition the recipient accepts. Page last reviewed 2026-10-01.