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Annual filings, accounts and reports

Once you have The legal process to have formed a company. your A private company limited by shares incorporated and registered in England and Wales. , you will need to file a A statement which a company must deliver to Companies House every year. It confirms that all the information the company is required to deliver to the registrar has been delivered or is being delivered along with the confirmation statement. It replaces the old Annual Return. and accounts each year at The registrar of all companies in the UK. Companies House incorporates and dissolves limited companies, registers the information companies are legally required to supply, and makes that information available to the public.. This section will tell you how to file each of these documents. Bigger Private companies limited by shares incorporated and registered in England and Wales. must also send in The directors of a company are the individuals who make up the company's board of directors. Directors may be natural persons or companies, but each company must have at least one director who is a natural person. The board is the main decision-making body of the company. ' and strategic reports. It is a criminal offence to fail to file any of these properly.

This section assumes your A private company limited by shares incorporated and registered in England and Wales. not listed or part of a group. If it is, you should seek advice from an accountant or financial adviser about what annual filings to make.

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Annual filings

  1. 1.What annual filings does my company need to make at Companies House?

Confirmation statement

  1. 2.What is a confirmation statement?
  2. 3.When must you file a confirmation statement?
  3. 4.How do I complete and file a confirmation statement?
  4. 5.How do I complete and file a confirmation statement online?
  5. 6.How do I complete and file a confirmation statement by post?
  6. 7.How much does it cost to file my confirmation statement?
  7. 8.What if I fail to file a confirmation statement on time?

Which accounts and reports to file at Companies House

  1. 9.What annual accounts and reports do I need to file at Companies House?
  2. 10.How can I tell the size of my company for accounting and reporting purposes?
  3. 11.Is my company a micro-entity?
  4. 12.What are the annual filing obligations for a micro-entity?
  5. 13.Is my company subject to the small companies regime?
  6. 14.What are the annual filing obligations for a company subject to the small companies regime?
  7. 15.Is my company a medium-sized company?
  8. 16.What are the annual filing obligations for a medium-sized company?
  9. 17.Is my company a large company?
  10. 18.What are the annual filing obligations for a large company?

Annual accounts

  1. 19.What are my company's annual accounts?
  2. 20.When must I file my company's annual accounts?
  3. 21.What do I need to include in my annual accounts?
  4. 22.Do I need to get my annual accounts audited?
  5. 23.How do I file my annual accounts?
  6. 24.Can I apply for an extension to the filing date for my annual accounts?
  7. 25.What happens if I miss the filing date for my annual accounts?

Directors' Report

  1. 26.What is a directors' report?
  2. 27.Do I need to prepare a directors' report?
  3. 28.Do I need to file a directors' report?
  4. 29.What are the penalties if I fail to prepare or file a directors' report?

Strategic Report

  1. 30.What is a strategic report?
  2. 31.Do I need to prepare a strategic report?
  3. 32.Do I need to file a strategic report?
  4. 33.What happens if I fail to prepare or file a strategic report?

Step-by-step guide to completing and filing a confirmation statement via the paper form

A confirmation statement is an annual statement providing a snapshot of the status of your company. It contains details about your business activities, your shares, your shareholders and your PSCs. Every company must file a confirmation statement at Companies House every 12 months. A confirmation statement can either be filed online or in paper form. This guide will help you to complete the hard-copy paper confirmation statement. Note, online filing is the quickest and cheapest way to file your confirmation statement. The fee for filing your confirmation statement online is £13, whereas it costs £40 to file by the paper form. Failing to file your confirmation statement on time is a criminal offence committed by your company, its directors and any other officers responsible. The offence is punishable by a fine, or more commonly by Companies House commencing proceedings to strike your company off the register entirely. It is therefore crucial to file your confirmation statement properly and on time.
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Step-by-step guide to completing and filing a confirmation statement online

A confirmation statement is an annual statement which provides a snapshot of general information about your company. It contains information about business activities, capital, shareholders and people with significant control. You must file a confirmation statement every 12 months. Your company’s confirmation statement can either be filed at Companies House online or in paper form. This guide will help you to complete and file your confirmation statement online. It is a criminal offence not to file your company’s confirmation statement, committed by your company, its directors, and any other officer of the company who is responsible. The offence is punishable by a fine, or more commonly by Companies House taking steps to strike your company off the register entirely. It is therefore vital that you file your confirmation statement properly and on time.
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