Confirmation statement filing in Ellesmere Port

Confirmation statements for Ellesmere Port companies

A confirmation statement tells Companies House that the information it holds about your company is correct: registered office, directors, shareholders and people with significant control. It is due at least once every 12 months, and the statement must be filed within 14 days of the end of your review period. Missing it can lead to the company being struck off.

Companies House confirmation statement for Ellesmere Port businesses: local facts

Ellesmere Port is in the Cheshire West and Chester council area, in the North West region. ONS figures for 2026 count 13,845 VAT- or PAYE-registered businesses in Cheshire West and Chester, and 12,240 of them (88%) employ fewer than ten people. Many are small enough to use the micro-entity regime.

The largest groups of micro businesses in Cheshire West and Chester are professional, scientific and technical services (2,535), wholesale and retail (1,560) and construction (1,450). For professional, scientific and technical services companies in Ellesmere Port, fee income, work in progress at the year end and how directors are paid are the key decisions, so we plan these with you before the accounts are finalised. That puts professional, scientific and technical services at 21% of the local micro-business base.

Zooming in, the ONS neighbourhood area around Ellesmere Port (Cheshire West and Chester 007) has 530 VAT- or PAYE-registered businesses, and 450 of them (85%) are micro businesses.

Cheshire West and Chester ranks 235 of the 1105 areas we serve by number of micro businesses, and its micro share of 88% is in line with the 89% average across them. In wholesale and retail (1,560 micro businesses in Cheshire West and Chester), closing stock and the VAT treatment of different product lines are the usual pressure points, so we value stock carefully and check your VAT records. In construction (1,450 micro businesses in Cheshire West and Chester), Construction Industry Scheme deductions, retentions and stage payments can distort profit, so we reconcile your CIS statements before the accounts are prepared.