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

A confirmation statement is a filing made at Companies House that confirms the information Companies House already holds about your company is accurate and up to date. It is sometimes called a CS01, which is the form used to make the filing. Think of it as an annual check on the public register rather than a report on how the business is doing. It is not a financial document, so it does not include turnover, profit, tax figures or accounting detail — that is a different job entirely, handled by your annual accounts and your Corporation Tax Return.

Broadly speaking, any UK company registered at Companies House needs to keep its confirmation statement obligations up to date, and that includes companies based in Coatbridge and the surrounding area. Limited companies are the most common example, and limited liability partnerships and certain other entities also have confirmation statement duties. Whether you are a sole director trading actively, a company holding property, or a company that has never really started trading, the filing requirement usually still applies. If you are unsure about your own position, it is worth checking rather than assuming you are outside the requirement.

UK companies generally need to file a confirmation statement at least once every 12 months, even if nothing about the company has changed since the last one. This 12-month window is known as the review period, and Companies House expects a statement covering that period to be filed within a set time after it ends. It is important not to confuse this with your company's accounting period or your annual accounts deadline — those run to their own timetable and are separate filings. You can also file more than one confirmation statement during a review period, which is useful if information changes and you want the register brought up to date sooner.

Before you file, it is worth reviewing the details Companies House holds and confirming they are correct. That typically includes the registered office address, the company name, director and secretary details, shareholder information and share capital for companies limited by shares, people with significant control (PSC) details, and the SIC codes describing the company's activities. You should also confirm the statement of lawful purpose. If something has changed, the confirmation statement itself does not always update the register — certain changes must be reported to Companies House separately, which is one of the reasons it pays to review the record carefully rather than simply submitting the same details year after year.

In most cases, yes. Being dormant or not trading does not normally remove the requirement to file a confirmation statement, because the confirmation statement is about the accuracy of your company's record at Companies House rather than about business activity or tax. A dormant company may have very little to confirm, but it still needs to confirm it. Dormant companies also have their own separate filing obligations for annual accounts, which is a different matter again — the confirmation statement sits alongside those obligations rather than replacing them.

They are three different filings with three different purposes. A confirmation statement confirms that the information Companies House holds about your company is accurate and up to date, and it goes to Companies House. Annual statutory accounts are the financial statements for your company's accounting period, also filed at Companies House. A Corporation Tax Return, often referred to as a CT600, is submitted to HMRC to report the company's tax position. Deadlines, content and recipients all differ, and filing one does not take care of the others. Keeping them clearly separated in your diary is one of the simplest ways to avoid missed filings.

A confirmation statement is not an optional extra — it is a legal filing requirement, and letting it slide can cause real problems. Companies House may take action against the company, and in serious or prolonged cases the registrar can begin the process of removing the company from the register. The company and its officers can also face consequences for failing to deliver the required filing. If you have missed one, or you are not sure whether one is outstanding, it is far better to deal with it promptly and get the record back on track, which is exactly where a professional filing service can help.

With a professional service, you send over the current details for your company and we check them against what Companies House holds. We prepare the confirmation statement, flag anything that looks out of date or needs to be reported separately, and submit the CS01 filing on your behalf. You receive confirmation once it has been filed, and we can keep track of your review period so the next one does not creep up on you. To get started, simply share your company details and any changes since the last filing — we will take it from there and keep the process simple.