Can't delete my info as director on companies house, how can I alter it ?

Undervalued

textbook said:

Jeremy535897 said:

For more recent entries, only your month of birth should be shown, not the day. Is that your situation? If it is, there is nothing you can do (even resigning), as the details seem to be on the system forever.

If there are filed documents (dated several years ago) that show details like your actual date of birth, or signature (it is unbelievable what Companies House let the public see), apparently you can pay £50 or so per item to have such details redacted.

You couldn't make it up...

Yes, only month is shown not specific day.  But I don't want even that public.   I have changed my name- shortened it and see what comes up on google searches in a couple of weeks after the altering it;  if this hides my real info  I might then even change my last name and use my middle name as last name.   I have the password to alter the info but frustratingly not able to alter date of birth but everything else.   Basically, I don't want to be found by anyone. 

  I'm just a director of a block of flats with a few others- making decisions like shall we paint that wall etc.  No serious responsibilities and no moral reason why my info should be up for the world to see.

  The guy that signed me up (an old bloke) told me that my info wouldn't go online.

Sorry, I know it is too late now, but there is a lesson in this which is that once information is out there it is incredibly difficult to call it back. Don't take advice on company director's responsibilities and liabilities etc from "an old bloke"!

Your date of birth is your date of birth so obviously can't be changed as it is an offence to provide false information when registering a company directorship.

I don't know the reason why you want to "hide" (and I am not asking) but are you not approaching the problem the wrong way? There are very few people where the only publicly findable information about them is Companies House. I bet there is more "out there" than you think. There are specialists that will find what information there is about you and, for a price, help you to professionally remove it as far as is legally possible. If it is important enough to you then maybe that is the way to go?

textbook

Undervalued said:

textbook said:

Jeremy535897 said:

For more recent entries, only your month of birth should be shown, not the day. Is that your situation? If it is, there is nothing you can do (even resigning), as the details seem to be on the system forever.

If there are filed documents (dated several years ago) that show details like your actual date of birth, or signature (it is unbelievable what Companies House let the public see), apparently you can pay £50 or so per item to have such details redacted.

You couldn't make it up...

Yes, only month is shown not specific day.  But I don't want even that public.   I have changed my name- shortened it and see what comes up on google searches in a couple of weeks after the altering it;  if this hides my real info  I might then even change my last name and use my middle name as last name.   I have the password to alter the info but frustratingly not able to alter date of birth but everything else.   Basically, I don't want to be found by anyone. 

  I'm just a director of a block of flats with a few others- making decisions like shall we paint that wall etc.  No serious responsibilities and no moral reason why my info should be up for the world to see.

  The guy that signed me up (an old bloke) told me that my info wouldn't go online.

Sorry, I know it is too late now, but there is a lesson in this which is that once information is out there it is incredibly difficult to call it back. Don't take advice on company director's responsibilities and liabilities etc from "an old bloke"!

Your date of birth is your date of birth so obviously can't be changed as it is an offence to provide false information when registering a company directorship.

I don't know the reason why you want to "hide" (and I am not asking) but are you not approaching the problem the wrong way? There are very few people where the only publicly findable information about them is Companies House. I bet there is more "out there" than you think. There are specialists that will find what information there is about you and, for a price, help you to professionally remove it as far as is legally possible. If it is important enough to you then maybe that is the way to go?

Yes, could you give me the specialist remover's contact details please- does it have to get a court order or something?

My main concerns-

-somebody coming after me with paid thugs to either physically hurt me or murder me

-stalker (ex)

Probably it won't come to this and i'm being paranoid (particularly with the violence) but I'm still uncomfortable with this info out there.   I've changed the address and will change my ,last name to see if this puts people off the scent but when you change the info the original PDF is still online and a tenacious person can look through them too and may work it out.   Hopefully I'll just move from here

The DOB is less worrying but I still don't want it there

lincroft1710

textbook said:

Undervalued said:

textbook said:

Jeremy535897 said:

For more recent entries, only your month of birth should be shown, not the day. Is that your situation? If it is, there is nothing you can do (even resigning), as the details seem to be on the system forever.

If there are filed documents (dated several years ago) that show details like your actual date of birth, or signature (it is unbelievable what Companies House let the public see), apparently you can pay £50 or so per item to have such details redacted.

You couldn't make it up...

Yes, only month is shown not specific day.  But I don't want even that public.   I have changed my name- shortened it and see what comes up on google searches in a couple of weeks after the altering it;  if this hides my real info  I might then even change my last name and use my middle name as last name.   I have the password to alter the info but frustratingly not able to alter date of birth but everything else.   Basically, I don't want to be found by anyone. 

  I'm just a director of a block of flats with a few others- making decisions like shall we paint that wall etc.  No serious responsibilities and no moral reason why my info should be up for the world to see.

  The guy that signed me up (an old bloke) told me that my info wouldn't go online.

Sorry, I know it is too late now, but there is a lesson in this which is that once information is out there it is incredibly difficult to call it back. Don't take advice on company director's responsibilities and liabilities etc from "an old bloke"!

Your date of birth is your date of birth so obviously can't be changed as it is an offence to provide false information when registering a company directorship.

I don't know the reason why you want to "hide" (and I am not asking) but are you not approaching the problem the wrong way? There are very few people where the only publicly findable information about them is Companies House. I bet there is more "out there" than you think. There are specialists that will find what information there is about you and, for a price, help you to professionally remove it as far as is legally possible. If it is important enough to you then maybe that is the way to go?

My main concerns-

-somebody coming after me with paid thugs to either physically hurt me or murder me

-stalker (ex)

Unless you are aware of having antagonised someone who is extremely vindictive or you believe your ex might arrange this, why do you think you are in danger of being visited by people intending to harm you?

Undervalued

textbook said:

Undervalued said:

textbook said:

Jeremy535897 said:

For more recent entries, only your month of birth should be shown, not the day. Is that your situation? If it is, there is nothing you can do (even resigning), as the details seem to be on the system forever.

If there are filed documents (dated several years ago) that show details like your actual date of birth, or signature (it is unbelievable what Companies House let the public see), apparently you can pay £50 or so per item to have such details redacted.

You couldn't make it up...

Yes, only month is shown not specific day.  But I don't want even that public.   I have changed my name- shortened it and see what comes up on google searches in a couple of weeks after the altering it;  if this hides my real info  I might then even change my last name and use my middle name as last name.   I have the password to alter the info but frustratingly not able to alter date of birth but everything else.   Basically, I don't want to be found by anyone. 

  I'm just a director of a block of flats with a few others- making decisions like shall we paint that wall etc.  No serious responsibilities and no moral reason why my info should be up for the world to see.

  The guy that signed me up (an old bloke) told me that my info wouldn't go online.

Sorry, I know it is too late now, but there is a lesson in this which is that once information is out there it is incredibly difficult to call it back. Don't take advice on company director's responsibilities and liabilities etc from "an old bloke"!

Your date of birth is your date of birth so obviously can't be changed as it is an offence to provide false information when registering a company directorship.

I don't know the reason why you want to "hide" (and I am not asking) but are you not approaching the problem the wrong way? There are very few people where the only publicly findable information about them is Companies House. I bet there is more "out there" than you think. There are specialists that will find what information there is about you and, for a price, help you to professionally remove it as far as is legally possible. If it is important enough to you then maybe that is the way to go?

Yes, could you give me the specialist remover's contact details please- does it have to get a court order or something?

My main concerns-

-somebody coming after me with paid thugs to either physically hurt me or murder me

-stalker (ex)

Probably it won't come to this and i'm being paranoid (particularly with the violence) but I'm still uncomfortable with this info out there.   I've changed the address and will change my ,last name to see if this puts people off the scent but when you change the info the original PDF is still online and a tenacious person can look through them too and may work it out.   Hopefully I'll just move from here

The DOB is less worrying but I still don't want it there

I can't give personal recommendations but I have read several reasonably serious articles about such services. As I understand it, they use their expertise to first do a very detailed search so that you can see all of the information somebody reasonably expert could find. Then, as far as possible they apply on your behalf for it to be removed. Where that is not possible they then use various techniques so that what remains comes much, much lower down in any Goggle or similar searches.

Obviously the police and security services can go much further than this but have limited resources so will only do so in serious cases. Have you had advice from the police?

I can only repeat that id you are seriously at risk then they are the people to talk to. Most people are staggered just how much information is "out there" about them. You have picked on Companies House but your circumstances would be unusual to say the least if that is the only site of concern.

prowla

You can leave the company.

Jeremy535897

prowla said:

You can leave the company.

Waste of time. I'm still on for companies I left 20 years ago.

Undervalued

prowla said:

You can leave the company.

Doesn't help at all. 

There are obvious valid reasons for the information remaining for six years (five in Scotland). However as far as I know it remains indefinitely.

textbook

Undervalued said:

prowla said:

You can leave the company.

Doesn't help at all. 

There are obvious valid reasons for the information remaining for six years (five in Scotland). However as far as I know it remains indefinitely.

You mean lawyers like this-

https://harassmentlawyer.co.uk/online-harassment-advice/clean-up-online-presence-and-harassment

I bet they charge a bit. 

 I'll login and and change my surname to middle name, see what that does?   Someone said it's a criminal offence to not submit real info to companies house, but I suspect no human checks or questions updates it's all computer done or no one would care and it could be put down to a typing error.  I bet no one has been prosecuted for using middle name as last name.

I just searched my full name and town and my info is not just companies house but -checkcompany.co.uk, find and update company information and brokersnavigate lol.    Even if i change my surname on companies house to middle name, I doubt it will change the info on other sites that have already stolen it.   Luckily i changed my address early on before these data collection companies nicked my info and I'm using the flat's property maintenance company's address instead.   But better late than never for my surname change , I'll do it now.

Just generally, it's all a bit worrying-  there's a website you pay for which gives out addresses - wwww.192.com of people- I believe they get there info from the council who have to record everyone who lives at every address (forget what you call it).   I ticked  not for public viewing when I filled out the form and only filled it out because the woman knocked on my door and a letter threatening prosecution arrived. Hope that tick protects me from normal people finding me.

Other concerns-   I'm gonna sign up for checkatrade and the company name and phone number comes up on google search showing any bad reviews- solution will use separate business number and slightly change company name.   i don't think your name comes up though.

Any criminal activity is searchable.  Luckily I have nothing but it does seem a bit unfair that this should be searchable forever more and affect someone's employability.

George Orwell was right.

Undervalued

textbook said:

Undervalued said:

prowla said:

You can leave the company.

Doesn't help at all. 

There are obvious valid reasons for the information remaining for six years (five in Scotland). However as far as I know it remains indefinitely.

You mean lawyers like this-

https://harassmentlawyer.co.uk/online-harassment-advice/clean-up-online-presence-and-harassment

I bet they charge a bit. 

 I'll login and and change my surname to middle name, see what that does?   Someone said it's a criminal offence to not submit real info to companies house, but I suspect no human checks or questions updates it's all computer done or no one would care and it could be put down to a typing error.  I bet no one has been prosecuted for using middle name as last name.

I just searched my full name and town and my info is not just companies house but -checkcompany.co.uk, find and update company information and brokersnavigate lol.    Even if i change my surname on companies house to middle name, I doubt it will change the info on other sites that have already stolen it.   Luckily i changed my address early on before these data collection companies nicked my info and I'm using the flat's property maintenance company's address instead.   But better late than never for my surname change , I'll do it now.

Just generally, it's all a bit worrying-  there's a website you pay for which gives out addresses - wwww.192.com of people- I believe they get there info from the council who have to record everyone who lives at every address (forget what you call it).   I ticked  not for public viewing when I filled out the form and only filled it out because the woman knocked on my door and a letter threatening prosecution arrived. Hope that tick protects me from normal people finding me.

Other concerns-   I'm gonna sign up for checkatrade and the company name and phone number comes up on google search showing any bad reviews- solution will use separate business number and slightly change company name.   i don't think your name comes up though.

Any criminal activity is searchable.  Luckily I have nothing but it does seem a bit unfair that this should be searchable forever more and affect someone's employability.

George Orwell was right.

Possibly yes but it doesn't have to be a lawyer unless you need to take legal action to enforce any rights. Initially you just want somebody with expertise at finding what information about you is out there. Some can no doubt be removed just by asking at no cost at all. Other information my be more tricky.

Related, this is why the slowly evolving "privacy laws" are really only accessible to the rich and famous. A bit like suing for libel!

There are plenty of firms that, quite legally, repackage and sell information. Genealogy sites like Ancestry largely offer a convenient "one stop shop" for information that can be tracked down for free from public sources. As you have found there are sites that re-hash Companies House and / or electoral roll information. Again perfectly lawful.

As I said before there is good reason why some information should be in the public domain. Then there is a vast amount of information that people publish about themselves, their family and friends on social media etc. Sometimes they come to regret it but they only have themselves to blame!

If you have serious concerns for your safety you really should be talking to the police.  

textbook

Undervalued said:

textbook said:

Undervalued said:

prowla said:

You can leave the company.

Doesn't help at all. 

There are obvious valid reasons for the information remaining for six years (five in Scotland). However as far as I know it remains indefinitely.

You mean lawyers like this-

https://harassmentlawyer.co.uk/online-harassment-advice/clean-up-online-presence-and-harassment

I bet they charge a bit. 

 I'll login and and change my surname to middle name, see what that does?   Someone said it's a criminal offence to not submit real info to companies house, but I suspect no human checks or questions updates it's all computer done or no one would care and it could be put down to a typing error.  I bet no one has been prosecuted for using middle name as last name.

I just searched my full name and town and my info is not just companies house but -checkcompany.co.uk, find and update company information and brokersnavigate lol.    Even if i change my surname on companies house to middle name, I doubt it will change the info on other sites that have already stolen it.   Luckily i changed my address early on before these data collection companies nicked my info and I'm using the flat's property maintenance company's address instead.   But better late than never for my surname change , I'll do it now.

Just generally, it's all a bit worrying-  there's a website you pay for which gives out addresses - wwww.192.com of people- I believe they get there info from the council who have to record everyone who lives at every address (forget what you call it).   I ticked  not for public viewing when I filled out the form and only filled it out because the woman knocked on my door and a letter threatening prosecution arrived. Hope that tick protects me from normal people finding me.

Other concerns-   I'm gonna sign up for checkatrade and the company name and phone number comes up on google search showing any bad reviews- solution will use separate business number and slightly change company name.   i don't think your name comes up though.

Any criminal activity is searchable.  Luckily I have nothing but it does seem a bit unfair that this should be searchable forever more and affect someone's employability.

George Orwell was right.

Possibly yes but it doesn't have to be a lawyer unless you need to take legal action to enforce any rights. Initially you just want somebody with expertise at finding what information about you is out there. Some can no doubt be removed just by asking at no cost at all. Other information my be more tricky.

Related, this is why the slowly evolving "privacy laws" are really only accessible to the rich and famous. A bit like suing for libel!

There are plenty of firms that, quite legally, repackage and sell information. Genealogy sites like Ancestry largely offer a convenient "one stop shop" for information that can be tracked down for free from public sources. As you have found there are sites that re-hash Companies House and / or electoral roll information. Again perfectly lawful.

As I said before there is good reason why some information should be in the public domain. Then there is a vast amount of information that people publish about themselves, their family and friends on social media etc. Sometimes they come to regret it but they only have themselves to blame!

If you have serious concerns for your safety you really should be talking to the police.  

Probably it won't come to being badly attacked but I dunno what goes on which is unreported in this country.   I may be being a bit paranoid.   Regarding, changing my surname for middle name, would I get in trouble for that?

I just tried to change my name but it said-   "There are warnings in this section"  after I tried to submit the changes.   I shortened my name and that went through.   I might try in a few weeks to just submit it with "warnings in section" still on there anyway.

I tried adding letters and deleting letters to surname.   You surname is what people will use to search for you.   Using my middle name as surname gave that warning sign as well