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

A confirmation statement is a filing submitted to Companies House, often called a CS01. It confirms that the information Companies House holds about your company is accurate and up to date, covering matters such as the registered office address, directors, secretary, shareholders, share capital, people with significant control and the company's recorded business activity. It is not a financial document, so it does not report turnover, profit or tax — it simply confirms the corporate record.

If your company is registered at Companies House, then in most cases you will need to file a confirmation statement at least once every 12 months, based on the company's review period. This applies to companies based in Gillingham just as it does anywhere else in the UK. The requirement follows the review period rather than the company's financial year, so the confirmation statement deadline and the annual accounts deadline are not the same thing.

Generally, a company must file a confirmation statement at least once every 12 months, calculated from its review period. You can file more than one during a review period — many companies choose to file again after a change so the public record reflects the position sooner. Filing an extra confirmation statement does not remove the obligation to file for the following review period, so it is worth diarising the next one as soon as the current filing is complete.

The filing asks you to confirm a range of details, including the registered office address, any SAIL address, directors and secretary details, shareholders and the statement of capital, people with significant control, and the company's principal business activity recorded through SIC codes. If any of those details have changed, they need to be reflected correctly. Where the change requires a separate notification to Companies House, that notification should be made in its own right rather than left to the confirmation statement.

Not every change can simply be confirmed on the confirmation statement. Events such as appointing or terminating a director, changing the registered office address, allotting shares, altering share capital, changing the company name or updating people with significant control details generally need to be notified to Companies House on the relevant separate form. The confirmation statement then confirms that the register is correct. It is usually best to report changes promptly rather than waiting until the next confirmation statement is due.

In general, yes. Dormancy and non-trading status affect how a company reports for accounts and tax purposes, but they do not normally remove the need to file a confirmation statement. A dormant company still appears on the public register, so Companies House still expects confirmation that its details are accurate each review period — even where absolutely nothing has changed since the last filing.

They are two entirely separate filings. A confirmation statement confirms that the company's corporate information held by Companies House is accurate and up to date — who the directors are, where the company is registered, who the shareholders are and similar details. Annual accounts are a financial report showing the company's position and results for its accounting period. Each has its own deadline, and completing one does not satisfy the requirement to complete the other.

A Corporation Tax Return (often called a CT600) is submitted to HMRC and deals with the company's taxable profits and Corporation Tax position. A confirmation statement goes to Companies House and has nothing to do with profit calculations, tax liabilities or allowances. Different recipient, different purpose, different content and a different deadline, so it is important not to treat one as a substitute for the other.

If a confirmation statement is not filed when it is due, Companies House may take action. The company's record will be out of date, which can cause practical problems with banks, lenders and anyone running checks on the company. Continued failure to file can ultimately lead to steps being taken to remove the company from the register, and directors may face consequences as a result. Filing on time keeps the public record reliable and avoids unnecessary attention.

It is designed to be simple. You share the company details and the authentication code needed to file, and we check what Companies House currently holds against your information, flag anything that looks incorrect or out of date, and prepare and submit the confirmation statement. Once the filing is accepted, you receive confirmation that it has been completed. Where a change also requires a separate notification, we can point that out so nothing is missed, and we can help keep your Companies House information updates moving. To get started, contact Micro Entity Accounts with your company name and details.