Directorship Checks

Put credible, reputable talent at the top of your business. With Certn, it’s quick and easy to assess candidate’s skills, experience, and potential conflicts of interest.

Turnaround Time: 1 Day
Recommended for: Employers hiring executive positions

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Know who’s running your business.

Get the full picture of senior candidates.
Instill confidence in your business with verified checks of potential management hires. Certn’s comprehensive screening verifies that candidates are qualified to lead your company into the future.

Ensure candidates are in the clear.
Identify potential conflicts of interest before they become a major pain point. With Certn’s directorship checks, you’ll gain pivotal insights into a candidates past and current dealings.

Create a culture of credibility.
By systematically checking candidates’ references, you build workforce confidence and mitigate safety, compliance, and financial risks.

What you get from Certn’s Directorship Checks:

Current and Past Directorships

Identifies both current and past directorships, including dates of appointment and resignation, function and role within the business.

Shareholdings

Identify conflicts of interest that could influence candidates’ judgement.

Disqualifications

Identifies if your candidate has held any previous disqualifications or is currently barred from being a director.

Directorship checks as simple as 1, 2, 3.

Certn is the easiest way to check your candidates’ backgrounds. There’s no setup fees, no minimums, and no hassle.

1. Select your relevant checks
Pick the products you need — and skip the ones you don’t.

2. Candidates complete checks online
Your candidate receives a secure, encrypted link via email asking them to consent and input their information. Certn’s technology scans against UK Companies House register, as well as other corporate registers in other countries, where such information is readily available.

3. Your detailed verification report gets created
Results are consolidated as an online document and sent for your review.

FAQs

What is a directorship check?
A director check investigates an individual’s past and present appointments, director disqualifications (details vary from country to country), or whether they were barred from being a director. The information can be helpful for employers who wish to verify that their candidate has indeed been a director of a company. It can also be used to confirm dates of employment, including self-employment.

What shows up in a directorship check?
The information found from a Directorship check includes:

✔️ Current and previous directorships
✔️ Appointment and resignation dates
✔️ Function and role within the business
Details of any disqualifications can be found as part of a separate ‘Disqualified Directorship’ check. Data availability may vary for countries outside the UK.

What is the process?
Certn checks the person’s name against the UK Companies House, the official registrar of companies in the UK, and produces a report with information on dates of appointment and positions held at current and previous companies.

How long does it take?
The average turnaround time for directorship checks is one day once the applicant has submitted their check. Data availability may vary for countries outside the UK.