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

A confirmation statement is a filing made with Companies House that confirms the information held about your company on the public register is accurate and up to date. It is sometimes called a CS01. It is not a financial document: it does not report profit, turnover, or tax, and it is separate from your annual accounts and from any Corporation Tax Return. Think of it as a periodic check that the register reflects the real company — its address, officers, shareholders, and people with significant control.

The requirement applies to UK companies registered at Companies House, regardless of where in the country they operate, so a company based in Kington or anywhere else in the UK is generally within scope. It applies to trading companies as well as dormant and non-trading ones. If your company is on the register, the chances are it has a filing obligation. Where a company has been recently incorporated, the first review period begins from incorporation, so new companies should check their position rather than assume nothing is due yet.

Companies generally need to file a confirmation statement at least once every 12 months, even if nothing about the company has changed. That 12-month window is the review period, and it runs separately from your accounting period and from your annual accounts deadline — the dates are not interchangeable. If your company's details change during a review period, you can file more than one confirmation statement within that period rather than waiting, so the register is corrected sooner.

The statement confirms details such as the registered office address, directors and company secretary, shareholders and share capital, people with significant control, and the SIC code describing business activity. If something has changed, you normally update the underlying record or file the relevant form rather than relying on the confirmation statement alone. For example, appointing a director or moving the registered office usually needs to be reported separately, and the confirmation statement then confirms the position as it should already stand.

Yes. Being dormant or not trading does not normally remove the requirement to file a confirmation statement. Dormancy affects what you report for accounts and tax purposes, but the confirmation statement is about the company's recorded details at Companies House rather than about money coming in or going out. A dormant company with no activity can still find that its review period has come around, which is why dormant directors should keep an eye on their filing position.

A confirmation statement confirms that the company information held by Companies House is correct. Annual accounts, by contrast, report the company's financial position and performance for an accounting period. They are separate filings with separate deadlines, and preparing one does not discharge the other. It is possible — and common — for accounts to be due at a very different time from the confirmation statement, so treat them as two distinct tasks rather than one combined chore.

A confirmation statement goes to Companies House and concerns company information. A Corporation Tax Return (CT600) goes to HMRC and concerns the company's taxable profits. They are filed with different bodies, for different purposes, on different timetables. Filing a confirmation statement does not satisfy any tax filing obligation, and filing a CT600 does not update the public register. Keeping the two clearly separate helps you avoid assuming one has covered the other.

If a confirmation statement is not filed, Companies House's record can become out of date and the company may fall into default on its filing obligations. Continued failure can lead to further action, and it also leaves the register showing information that may no longer be true, which can cause problems with banks, customers, and future filings. The practical answer is to file on time and to keep the underlying company details accurate, rather than waiting for something to be flagged.

You give us the details of your company and any changes since the last statement. We check that against the information Companies House holds, prepare the confirmation statement, and handle the submission for you. If something needs to be corrected or reported separately — a new director, a share transfer, a change of address — we can point you in the right direction so the register is put right properly. You then receive confirmation that the filing has been made, without having to work through the CS01 yourself.

Get in touch with the details of your company, including its name and company number, and let us know roughly when the last confirmation statement was filed. If you can share what has changed since then — officers, shareholders, address, or business activity — that helps us prepare accurately. From there we confirm the scope, explain the process in plain English, and take the filing forward. It is a straightforward step that keeps your Companies House record in good order.