Confirmation Statement Filing in Armagh — Keep Your Companies House Record Accurate

A confirmation statement is a filing made to Companies House that confirms the information held on the public register about your company is accurate and up to date as at the confirmation date. It is often referred to by its form name, CS01. It is not a financial document, and it does not replace your annual accounts or your Corporation Tax Return. Instead, it is a checkpoint where you confirm or update the company's statutory details, such as registered office address, directors, shareholders, share capital and people with significant control.

Most companies registered in Armagh, elsewhere in Northern Ireland, and across the rest of the UK need to file a confirmation statement with Companies House at least once every 12 months. This generally applies whether the company is actively trading, dormant, or simply not trading at present. If you are unsure whether your company falls within scope, or whether any exemptions could apply to your particular circumstances, it is worth checking your position against your company's own records rather than assuming the obligation does not apply.

UK companies generally need to file a confirmation statement at least once every 12 months, even if the company is dormant or not trading. The 12-month period runs from your confirmation date, which is set by Companies House and shown on your company record, and it is completely separate from your accounting period and your annual accounts deadline. Missing the confirmation date can lead to unnecessary complications, so it is sensible to diarise it or ask a professional service to keep track of it for you.

Yes. A company can file more than one confirmation statement during the same review period when its information changes. This is useful if, for example, a director resigns, a new shareholder is appointed, or the share capital alters partway through the year, and you would rather update the register promptly than wait for the next annual filing. Where a change must be reported to Companies House separately — such as certain appointments, terminations or share updates — that notification should be made in its own right rather than being left until the confirmation statement is due.

The confirmation statement confirms the company information held by Companies House, so the usual items to check include the registered office address, the directors and company secretary where applicable, the shareholders and statement of capital, the people with significant control (PSC), and the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code. If anything is out of date, it normally needs to be corrected, sometimes through a separate filing. A professional service will review these details with you before submission so that what is confirmed on the register is genuinely accurate.

In most cases, yes. Being dormant or not trading does not normally remove the requirement to file a confirmation statement, because the filing is about confirming the company's statutory information rather than reporting profit or activity. A dormant company may still have a registered office, directors, shareholders and a PSC record that need confirming. Dormant companies do have different rules for annual accounts, which is a separate matter entirely, so it is worth taking advice if you are unsure how your company's status affects each filing.

These are three distinct obligations. The confirmation statement is sent to Companies House and confirms that the company information on the public register is correct. Annual (statutory) accounts are also filed at Companies House and report the company's financial position for an accounting period. A Corporation Tax Return, usually submitted as a CT600, goes to HMRC and reports the company's taxable profit and tax position. Filing one does not satisfy the others, and each has its own deadline, so they should be tracked separately.

Failing to file a confirmation statement is a breach of the Companies Act requirements, and Companies House can take action — which may include the company being struck off the register, along with other consequences that depend on how long the filing remains outstanding. Because the outcome varies with the circumstances, the safest approach is to deal with an overdue filing as soon as possible rather than waiting. With Micro Entity Accounts, Confirmation Statement Filing in Armagh is handled end to end: we review your company details, flag anything that needs updating at Companies House, prepare and submit the confirmation statement, and keep the process clear and straightforward from start to finish. To get started, simply get in touch with your company details and we will take it from there.