Companies House
is a separate entity from HMRC and thus has different requirements.
They expect confirmation statements and annual accounts, both of which must be prepared even if the company is dormant.
Confirmation Statement:
Confirmation statements must be filed once every 12 months and they confirm any changes made to your company in the period. Please note that we do not offer the functionality for filing confirmation statements yet.
Annual Accounts:
With regards to
annual accounts, this reports the financial performance of the organisation at
the end of its financial year.
The type of
account is dependent on the size of company. Micro-entities should prepare
micro entity accounts, which are simpler than small company accounts. But both
entities must prepare abridged accounts, which is just the balance sheet.
Large companies,
however, are required to submit full statutory accounts, which include both the
profit and loss statement and balance sheet.
Filing Deadline:
Companies House
expects annual accounts to be filled 9 months after the end of the company’s accounting
period.
For example, if
your accounting period is 1 May 2020 to 30th April 2021. Companies
House expects accounts by 31st January 2022.
If this is the company’s
first year of filing, your first accounts are due 21 months after the date of incorporation.
Please note
that Companies House expects accounts to be IXBRL-tagged. Our system
will enable you to meet your filing requirements successfully.
Please visit our
article on HMRC’s filing requirements here (new tax article to hyperlink).