A dormant company still has two filings due every year at Companies House: dormant accounts using form AA02, and a separate confirmation statement, now £50 online since February 2026. Neither obligation disappears just because the company has not traded, and the same automatic penalties apply as they would to an active company.
We file both on time for dormant Slough companies, whether the company is holding a name for future use, sitting inactive between projects, or was set up as a property SPV not yet trading.
Directors often assume a dormant company has nothing to file, since there is no trading activity to report. Companies House disagrees. The same late filing penalty, starting at £150, applies to a dormant company exactly as it would to a fully active one, and persistent non-filing can lead to the company being struck off. This is exactly why a dormant company still needs a filing routine, even with no accounts to speak of. We track your filing dates every year, whether the company is trading or not.
This service is for anyone in or around Slough holding a UK limited company that is not currently trading.
We prepare and file your dormant accounts with Companies House, at no filing cost from them.
We file your annual confirmation statement, keeping your company details current on the public register.
We confirm your dormant status with HMRC, so no Corporation Tax return is incorrectly expected
When you start trading again, we switch your company back to active status and resume full accounting.
Not if HMRC has been notified the company is dormant. Companies House filings, the AA02 and confirmation statement, are still required regardless.
The same automatic penalty applies as for an active company, starting at £150 and rising the later you file.
Very few. Paying the confirmation statement fee or a filing penalty is permitted, but paying an accountant or any supplier normally breaks dormancy.
You cannot use the simplified AA02 form in that case. A different dormant accounts format is needed, carrying forward the prior year’s figures.
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