Every UK limited company must file annual accounts with Companies House within 9 months of its financial year end, or 21 months from incorporation for a first set of accounts. Late filing triggers an automatic penalty starting at £150, and it doubles if you are late two years running. This is a filing deadline separate from HMRC, and directors remain responsible for it even when an accountant is involved.
We prepare and file your statutory accounts with Companies House and coordinate the figures directly with your corporation tax return, since both are built from the same underlying numbers. Accurate bookkeeping throughout the year makes this process faster and reduces the chance of last minute corrections.
Companies House does not send a reminder before the penalty lands. It issues the fine automatically the day after your deadline passes, starting at £150 and rising to £1,500 the later you file. If you are late two years in a row, both years’ penalties double. This is exactly why a fixed filing routine matters more than any single deadline in isolation. We track your accounting reference date and start preparation with enough runway to file well before it.
This service is required for any UK limited company registered in or around Slough, whatever its size.
Your accounts are prepared to Companies Act standards, including the balance sheet and notes.
We file your accounts electronically in the correct iXBRL format before your deadline.
Your CT600 prepared and filed with HMRC, with your Corporation Tax liability calculated accurately.
Your accounts figures are passed directly into your corporation tax return, with nothing re-entered.
We calculate and track your exact accounting reference date, so filing happens with time to spare.
Nine months after your company’s financial year end. A newly incorporated company has 21 months from incorporation for its first set of accounts.
Companies House issues an automatic penalty starting at £150, rising to £1,500 the later you file, and the fine doubles if you are late two years in a row.
Yes, dormant companies must still file simplified dormant accounts by the same deadline.
Yes, we can review your existing records and take over your filing from wherever your last set of accounts left off.
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