TCSP compliance health check

Twelve questions, about four minutes. Answer honestly — you get a score across registration, due diligence, Companies House and mail handling, and an action plan with the highest-risk gaps first. Nothing is stored unless you ask us to email you.

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REGISTRATION & SUPERVISION

1.Is your firm registered with HMRC or a professional body for AML supervision covering every TCSP service you provide?

2.Has every beneficial owner, officer and manager of the firm been approved by your supervisor?

3.Does your written firm-wide risk assessment specifically address the risks of providing registered office and correspondence addresses?

CLIENT DUE DILIGENCE

4.Is due diligence completed for every client company and its beneficial owners before you provide the address or release any mail?

5.Do you re-review client due diligence on a schedule and when officers, PSCs or activity change?

6.Do you regularly check Companies House for every company registered at your address and act on any you do not recognise?

COMPANIES HOUSE & ECCTA

7.Can you show, for any letter, that it was received, attributed to the right company, and brought to the attention of someone acting for that company?

8.If you file or verify identities for clients at Companies House, are you registered as an ACSP and tracking which client officers are verified?

MAIL HANDLING & RECORDS

9.Could you produce, within minutes, every letter received for a named client company over the last year?

10.Is statutory mail (HMRC, Companies House, courts, Insolvency Service) flagged and forwarded to the client the same day it arrives?

11.Do you keep a record of when and how each letter was passed on, retained for five years after the client leaves?

12.Do staff who handle post know the mail red flags and how to escalate them to your MLRO?

This tool gives general guidance on UK rules for trust and company service providers. It is not legal advice. Confirm your position with your AML supervisor or a qualified adviser.