Director Resignation Service

Removing a director from your UK limited company is a legal obligation, not just an admin task. Companies House must be notified within 14 days of the resignation date via the official TM01 form, as required under the Companies Act 2006, and an inaccurate or late filing leaves the departing director publicly listed as an officer of your company longer than is accurate or legally appropriate. This service handles the entire process: collecting the right details, preparing the TM01, and filing it directly with Companies House on your behalf. Form My Company is a Companies House Authorised Agent, which means the filing is done correctly the first time, by people who handle these submissions every single day.

What the Director of Resignation Service Includes

Simple Online Webform

To file a TM01 correctly, Companies House requires specific information about the departing director: their full legal name exactly as it appears on the register, the company number, and the precise date their appointment ended. That date matters more than most people realise. It determines whether the filing falls within the 14-day statutory window under section 167 of the Companies Act 2006, and it is the date that permanently appears on the public register. Submitting the wrong resignation date — or leaving any field inconsistent with the existing record — can cause an outright rejection or create a discrepancy that needs a separate correction process down the line.

Rather than leave you to locate and complete a government form yourself, Form My Company sends you a secure web form that collects exactly what is needed, in the right format, with no ambiguity about which fields are required. The process takes minutes. Once submitted, the information goes directly to our filing team — there is no back-and-forth, no chasing, and no risk of accidentally submitting incomplete details.

Preparation & Filing of TM01 Form

The TM01 is the statutory form prescribed by Companies House for notifying the removal or resignation of a director from a UK limited company. It is a mandatory filing with a hard deadline — 14 days from the date the director’s appointment actually terminated, not from when you decided to act on it. A missed deadline does not just leave the register inaccurate; it can expose the company to a late filing penalty and, more practically, means the departing director remains publicly listed as an officer of your business. That has real consequences for credit checks, due diligence, and the former director’s own liability position while they remain on record.

Form My Company prepares and submits the TM01 directly to Companies House as part of this service. Every field is cross-checked against the information you provide before submission, and, because we file as an Authorised Agent, our submissions go through a verified channel with a lower rejection rate than self-filed forms. You do not need a Companies House account, a WebFiling login, or any working knowledge of the submission system. If you are simultaneously bringing someone new onto the board, the Director Appointment & Resignation Bundle covers both the TM01 and the AP01 filings together at a reduced combined price.

Official Companies House Confirmation

Once Companies House processes a TM01 filing, it updates the public register and issues a formal acknowledgement that the change has been recorded. This is not simply an email receipt. It is the official document confirming that a director’s appointment has ended and that the company’s statutory record is now accurate as of the resignation date. For small companies in particular, this document carries real weight — it is what your bank may request if they query a change to authorised signatories, what a solicitor will need during a transaction or acquisition, and what protects the former director from any suggestion they remained an officer after their departure.

You receive that official Companies House confirmation directly as part of this service. Keep a copy in your company records alongside your internal statutory registers. If you also use a company secretarial service to manage ongoing compliance, this confirmation should be filed there too. Having the documentary evidence that the resignation was properly recorded gives everyone involved — the company, the departing director, and any future investors or acquirers — a clean and unambiguous paper trail.

Peace of Mind Compliance

UK company law is specific about what constitutes a valid director resignation and what obligations arise once one occurs. Under the Companies Act 2006, a director may resign by giving notice to the company, but the company’s duty to notify Companies House is immediate and time-limited. Beyond the TM01 itself, the company’s own internal register of directors must also be updated to reflect the change. If the departing director also held the status of a person with significant control (PSC), a separate PSC notification may be required. Missing any of these connected obligations is exactly where smaller companies tend to fall short — not through negligence, but through not knowing that the obligations existed at all.

This service is built around getting all of it right, not just submitting the form. Form My Company checks your details against the register before filing, flags anything that looks inconsistent, and ensures the TM01 reflects the actual legal position. If the incoming replacement director also needs to satisfy current identity verification requirements — introduced under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 — that is handled separately through our Identity Verification Service for directors and PSCs. Compliance on a director change is straightforward when it is handled by people who understand what accurate means in this context.

Is the Director Resignation Service Right for You?

A director at your company has resigned — or you have agreed it is time for them to step down — and you know the change needs to go on record with Companies House. You are not certain whether the 14-day deadline has already started running, what form is actually required, or whether the departing director’s role as a PSC creates any additional obligations. You want it filed correctly and confirmed, without spending an afternoon learning a process you will rarely need to use again. If that sounds like you, Form My Company makes it straightforward.

What Happens After You Buy

1. Secure webform sent to you. You receive a link to provide the departing director’s details and the exact resignation date in a guided online form.
2. Details checked by our team. We cross-reference your submission against the current Companies House register to confirm accuracy before preparing the TM01.
3. TM01 prepared and submitted. The completed form is filed directly with Companies House by our team as your Authorised Agent.
4. Register updated by Companies House. The director’s record is removed from the public register, reflecting the correct resignation date.
5. Official confirmation sent to you. You receive the Companies House confirmation for your records — documentary proof the change is complete and accurate.

Most filings submitted through Form My Company are processed by Companies House within three working hours.

Why Choose Form My Company

Director changes are among the most frequently mishandled statutory filings because they look straightforward but have specific legal requirements that catch people out. Having processed filings for over 15,000 companies, we have seen every variation — late resignations, PSC overlaps, rejected TM01s from self-filed errors, and disputed resignation dates. That experience translates directly into lower rejection rates and cleaner outcomes on your filing.

Companies House Authorised Agent

Authorised Agent status means Companies House has formally verified our identity, our filing processes, and our compliance with their submission standards. This is not a badge any company can claim — it is a recognised status that creates accountability. Unregistered agents who file on your behalf have no such accountability; if their submission is rejected or inaccurate, the legal consequences fall on your company, not on them.

Transparent Pricing, No Surprises

£24.99 plus £4 VAT is the total cost. That covers the secure webform, the TM01 preparation, the filing with Companies House, and the official confirmation. There is no separate charge for form preparation, no urgent processing fee, and no invoice that looks different after checkout. What you see is what you pay.

Your Information Is Safe

All personal data you provide is handled in full compliance with UK GDPR and processed securely throughout. We do not retain sensitive personal details beyond what is required to complete the filing. If Companies House returns a query or rejects the submission for any reason, we resubmit at no additional cost to you.

File Your Director’s Resignation Today

Removing a director correctly — with an accurate TM01 filed within the statutory window — protects your company’s public record and gives the departing director a clean exit from their legal obligations as an officer. The entire service costs £24.99 plus £4 VAT, with no hidden charges and confirmation delivered once Companies House has processed the change. If you are ready to get this filed, do it now before the 14-day deadline moves further on.

About Form My Company

Form My Company is a Companies House Authorised Agent specialising in company formation and statutory filing services for UK limited companies. With over 15,000 companies registered, we help business owners meet their legal obligations accurately and on time.