As of 7 April 2026, a live screen of the FTSE 250 found 7 companies where active director appointments still showed overdue public verification statement fields in Companies House data, covering 53 director appointment gaps.
The screen uses public fields shown on Companies House officer records. It focuses on active director appointments where the public statement due date has passed and no public statement start date is visible for that appointment.
The same screen also found 11 companies with due dates inside the next 30 days. The list below focuses on the companies already showing overdue appointment gaps.
What the FTSE 250 screen found
250 FTSE 250 constituents pulled Using the current FTSE 250 table published on Wikipedia.
223 companies screened automatically Against live public Companies House officer records as of 7 Apr 2026.
7 overdue companies Accounting for 53 active director appointment gaps.
11 more companies due inside 30 days These are the companies closest to moving into overdue territory.
The FTSE 250 companies currently showing overdue public statement gaps
These are the FTSE 250 companies currently showing overdue public statement gaps in the screen. Each line below links to the public company page inside Entity Watch so the record can be checked company by company.
Harbour Energy 10 active directors with overdue public statement gaps. Oldest visible due date 18 Nov 2025. Next confirmation statement due 12 Aug 2026.
Taylor Wimpey 9 active directors with overdue public statement gaps. Oldest visible due date 18 Nov 2025. Next confirmation statement due 16 Jul 2026.
Keller Group 8 active directors with overdue public statement gaps. Oldest visible due date 18 Nov 2025. Next confirmation statement due 19 Nov 2026.
Chesnara 7 active directors with overdue public statement gaps. Oldest visible due date 18 Nov 2025. Next confirmation statement due 14 Nov 2026.
Pennon Group 7 active directors with overdue public statement gaps. Oldest visible due date 18 Nov 2025. Next confirmation statement due 2 Nov 2026.
Primary Health Properties 7 active directors with overdue public statement gaps. Oldest visible due date 18 Nov 2025. Next confirmation statement due 30 Apr 2026.
Foresight Group 5 active directors with overdue public statement gaps. Oldest visible due date 9 Feb 2026. Next confirmation statement due Not available.
Harbour Energy is the largest row in this screen, with 10 active directors showing the gap and an oldest visible due date of 18 Nov 2025.
What the data measures
The public officer record exposes fields such as appointment_verification_statement_due_on and appointment_verification_start_on. This screen identifies active director appointments where the visible due date has passed and no public statement start date is shown.
As of this 7 April 2026 screen, the companies listed here showed zero flagged appointments with identity_verified_on alongside a missing public statement start date. The list therefore reflects what is currently visible in the public record for each appointment.
If you want the more operational version of the same problem inside a client portfolio, use Companies House Identity Verification Deadline for Directors and PSCs for the due-window view and then Companies House Verification Tracker Checklist for 2026 for the workflow layer.
How the screen was built
Pulled the current FTSE 250 constituent table from Wikipedia's FTSE 250 page on 7 April 2026.
Matched each constituent to its Companies House company record before screening the officer list.
Fetched public officer records for matched companies and filtered to active directors only.
Flagged a public statement gap when an active director appointment showed appointment_verification_statement_due_on before 7 April 2026 and no public appointment_verification_start_on.
Used company confirmation statement dates as an additional timing marker beside each company row.
The result is a company-by-company view of where the public register currently shows overdue appointment gaps and which listed companies are next in the due-soon queue.
Where Entity Watch fits
This is exactly the kind of recurring screen firms end up rebuilding in spreadsheets: a public-source list, overdue counts, upcoming due dates, and company-level proof. Entity Watch is the layer for turning that from ad hoc research into a repeatable operating surface.
That means company watchlists, tracked due windows, owner and blocker fields, report output, and a public company page for each listed name you want to cite or revisit.
Common questions
Does this article prove those directors are unverified?
No. It tracks overdue public director verification statement gaps in Companies House data. It does not claim more than the public officer record shows.
Are due-soon companies included in this screen?
Yes. The same screen found 11 FTSE 250 companies with visible due dates inside the next 30 days. They are counted separately because due soon is not the same thing as already overdue.
What does due soon mean in this screen?
Due soon means the public appointment_verification_statement_due_on field falls within the next 30 days from the screen date and the appointment still shows no public appointment_verification_start_on.
Why start with the FTSE 250 instead of the whole listed market?
It is a practical first slice: recognizable companies, enough breadth for a meaningful screen, and still small enough to run carefully against live public data without turning it into a messy bulk scrape.