Confirmation Statement Filing in Bourne End — Keep Your Companies House Record Up to Date

A confirmation statement is a statutory filing made to Companies House that confirms the information held on the public register about your company is accurate and up to date. It is commonly known as the CS01, and it is not a financial document — it does not report profit, loss, turnover, tax or VAT. Instead, it lets a company check its core details, such as registered office address, directors, shareholders, statement of capital, SIC codes and people with significant control. If something has changed, the new information often has to be reported separately as well, and the confirmation statement then confirms the position is correct.

Any UK company registered at Companies House will generally need Confirmation Statement Filing, regardless of where it is based — including companies operating from Bourne End. The requirement applies to companies that are trading, companies that are dormant, and companies that are not currently trading at all. It is linked to the company's registration rather than to its level of activity or profitability, so a quiet or dormant year does not normally remove the obligation. If you are unsure whether your company falls within scope, a professional confirmation statement service can review your circumstances and confirm the position.

UK companies generally need to file a confirmation statement at least once every 12 months, even if the company is dormant or not trading. Each company has its own review period, and the period resets once a statement is filed. Companies can also file more than one confirmation statement during a review period, which is useful when information has changed and you want the register to reflect it sooner rather than later. The confirmation statement date is not the same as your accounting period or your annual accounts deadline, so it is worth checking your company record or any reminder from Companies House for the exact date that applies to you.

The statement is used to confirm the information Companies House already holds, so the main task is checking that the register is correct. That includes the registered office address, directors and company secretary, shareholders and the statement of capital, people with significant control, SIC codes, and confirmation that the company's intended future activities are lawful. If any of those details have changed, they may need to be reported on the relevant separate form rather than simply noted on the confirmation statement — for example a change of registered office, a director appointment or resignation, a share allotment, or an update to a person with significant control. Getting both parts right is where professional support is most useful.

Yes. Being dormant or not trading does not normally remove the requirement to file a confirmation statement, because the duty is about confirming the accuracy of the public register rather than about business activity. A dormant company may have fewer details to check, but it still needs to confirm them and file by its own review period date. It is also worth remembering that dormant companies may still have separate filing obligations, such as dormant company accounts, and that the confirmation statement is not a substitute for those.

No — these are three different filings with different purposes. A confirmation statement confirms that the information Companies House holds about the company is correct, and it contains no financial figures. Annual accounts are statutory accounts showing the company's financial position and performance, and they are filed at Companies House on a separate deadline. A Corporation Tax Return (CT600) is submitted to HMRC to report taxable profits and calculate what tax is due, and it sits alongside other HMRC obligations such as VAT Returns. Filing one of these does not satisfy the others, so each needs its own attention.

Failing to file a confirmation statement is an offence under company law, and Companies House can take action against the company and its officers. Continued failure can lead to Companies House starting the process to strike the company off the register, which can have serious consequences for the business, its assets and its bank account. On top of that, an out-of-date public record can cause problems when dealing with banks, lenders and customers. The exact consequences depend on the circumstances, so it is always better to bring a missed or upcoming filing up to date as early as possible.

A professional service reviews the information currently held at Companies House, checks it against what you tell us about the company today, and prepares and submits the confirmation statement on your behalf. Where something has changed, you are told what needs updating and how, and the relevant Companies House information updates can usually be handled at the same time so the register is correct before the statement is filed. To get started, simply share your company details and confirm the information is accurate — we will take it from there and let you know once the filing has been completed and accepted.