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

A confirmation statement is a filing made at Companies House, usually referred to as a CS01, that confirms the information held about your company is accurate and up to date. It covers things such as your registered office address, directors, shareholders, people with significant control and share capital. It is not a financial document — it contains no profit and loss figures or balance sheet — and it is entirely separate from your annual accounts and your Corporation Tax Return.

If you run a UK limited company, you will generally need to file a confirmation statement at least once every 12 months, regardless of whether the company is trading. That includes dormant companies, non-trading companies, companies limited by guarantee and companies with a single director. The requirement follows the company rather than the location of its directors, so a company registered in Woodmansterne or anywhere else in the UK follows the same rules. If you are unsure whether your company has an active filing requirement, it is worth checking your Companies House record or asking an accountant.

Companies generally need to file a confirmation statement at least once every 12 months, measured across a review period that starts on incorporation or on the date of your last confirmation statement. A confirmation statement is normally due shortly after the end of that review period, so it is important to check the exact date shown for your company rather than assuming it lines up with your accounting year end. The review period is a Companies House concept and is not the same as your accounting period.

Yes. A company can file more than one confirmation statement during a review period, and doing so is a practical option when something has changed and you want your Companies House record corrected straight away. Filing again confirms the current position rather than creating a duplicate obligation. Some changes, however, must be reported to Companies House separately as they happen — for example certain director appointments and resignations or changes of registered office — so the confirmation statement should not be treated as a catch-all way of reporting every update.

Before your confirmation statement submission, you should check the details Companies House already holds and correct anything that is out of date. In practice that means reviewing your registered office address, your registered email address, director and secretary details, shareholder information and the statement of capital, your people with significant control and their nature of control, and your SIC code. If something is wrong, the underlying change usually needs to be reported to Companies House separately, and the confirmation statement then confirms the corrected position.

Yes, in most cases. Being dormant or not trading does not normally remove the requirement to file a confirmation statement, because the filing is about the company's record rather than its activity or its tax position. A dormant company may still need to prepare and file annual accounts or other documents depending on its circumstances, so it is worth taking advice if your company has been inactive for a while or has never traded.

No — these are three different filings with different purposes. A confirmation statement confirms that the information Companies House holds about your company is accurate and up to date. Annual (statutory) accounts report the company's financial position and performance and go to Companies House. A Corporation Tax Return, often called a CT600, is filed with HMRC to report the company's taxable profits and is not filed with Companies House. Filing a confirmation statement does not satisfy your accounts or tax obligations, and filing accounts or a tax return does not satisfy your confirmation statement obligation.

If a confirmation statement is not filed, the company's record at Companies House falls out of date and Companies House may treat the company as eligible for strike-off action, which can have serious consequences for the business and its assets. It is also worth remembering that a late or missing confirmation statement does not postpone or replace any other filings you owe. Because the practical consequences depend on the company's circumstances, the safest approach is to bring the filing up to date promptly and, where relevant, take professional advice.

Professional Confirmation Statement Filing usually means sending over your company details and the changes you know about, and having someone check the position at Companies House, prepare the confirmation statement, deal with any information updates that need to be reported separately, and submit the filing on your behalf. You receive confirmation once it has been filed, along with a clear record of what was confirmed. To get started with your Woodmansterne company, simply share your company name and number and we can review your filing position and explain the next steps.