Confirmation Statement Filing in Amersham: Keep Your Companies House Record Accurate

A confirmation statement is a document filed with Companies House that confirms the information Companies House holds about your company is correct and up to date. It covers things such as your registered office address, directors, shareholders, people with significant control, share capital and SIC codes. It is a record-checking filing rather than a financial one, so it is not the same as statutory accounts and it is not a tax return. Confirmation Statement Filing simply means preparing and submitting that statement, usually online, for the relevant review period.

Any company registered at Companies House is generally expected to file a confirmation statement, including companies based in Amersham and the surrounding area. That covers active trading companies, companies that are temporarily quiet, dormant companies and companies that are not trading at all. Limited liability partnerships also file confirmation statements. In practice, the requirement follows the company rather than its level of activity, so it is worth checking your own Companies House record rather than assuming you are exempt because nothing has changed.

A UK company generally needs to file at least one confirmation statement every 12 months, referred to as a review period. Many companies choose to file once a year and confirm that nothing has changed, while others file more than once during a review period when company information changes and they want the public record brought up to date sooner. Filing more than once does not remove the need for the statement at the end of the review period. Your own filing deadline is based on your company record, so it is worth checking it directly rather than relying on your accounting year end.

Before a confirmation statement is submitted, it is worth reviewing the information Companies House already holds. This typically includes the registered office address, the company name, details of directors and any company secretary, shareholders and share capital, people with significant control, and the SIC codes describing your company's activities. If anything is out of date, the confirmation statement itself is not always the right place to correct it. Some changes, such as a change of registered office or the appointment or resignation of a director, need to be reported separately, and we can help you work out what needs to be filed and when.

Yes, in most cases. Being dormant or not trading does not normally remove the requirement to file a confirmation statement. Dormancy affects other areas, such as whether you need to prepare full statutory accounts or notify HMRC, but the confirmation statement is a separate matter: it exists to keep the public record accurate. A dormant company with unchanged details may have a short and simple statement to confirm, but it still needs to be filed for the relevant review period.

They are two separate filings with two separate purposes. Annual accounts are financial statements showing your company's position and performance for an accounting period, and they follow your accounting reference date. A confirmation statement is a check on your company information at Companies House and follows a review period. Filing one does not satisfy the other, and the deadlines do not necessarily fall at the same time. Keeping both in view is important, which is why many directors choose to have their Confirmation Statement Filing and accounts work handled together.

A Corporation Tax Return, typically submitted as a CT600, goes to HMRC and reports your company's taxable profits, reliefs and tax position for an accounting period. A confirmation statement goes to Companies House and confirms that the company information already on the public register is accurate. They are filed with different bodies, for different purposes, and one does not replace the other. A company can also have VAT Returns, PAYE obligations or other filings running alongside these, none of which are covered by filing a confirmation statement.

If a confirmation statement is not filed when required, Companies House can take action against the company, and continued failure can ultimately lead to the company being struck off the register. Even before that stage, an out-of-date record causes real problems when opening bank accounts, applying for finance or dealing with customers and suppliers who check your details. Professional Confirmation Statement Filing takes the guesswork out of it: we review the record, prepare the statement, flag anything that needs separate reporting, and handle the submission. To get started for your Amersham company, simply share your company details and we will guide you through the next steps.