Confirmation Statement Filing in Houston: Keep Your Companies House Records Accurate

A confirmation statement is a document filed at Companies House that confirms the information the register holds about your company is accurate and up to date. It covers details such as the registered office address, directors, shareholders, share capital and people with significant control, along with the company's stated nature of business. It is not a financial document, so it does not include turnover, profit or tax figures. Its purpose is to keep the public register current rather than to report your company's trading results for the year.

Most UK limited companies need to file a confirmation statement, and that includes companies that are dormant, not trading or simply not very active. A company is generally required to file at least once every 12 months, based on its own review period rather than the tax year or accounting period. If you are unsure whether your company falls within this requirement, it is worth checking your company's position and filing history at Companies House before the next review date passes.

UK companies generally need to file a confirmation statement at least once every 12 months, even if nothing has changed since the last one. The filing is linked to the company's own review period, which is separate from the accounting period used for annual accounts. Companies can also file more than one confirmation statement during a single review period when information changes and they want the register updated promptly, rather than waiting until the period ends.

Before submitting a confirmation statement, it is sensible to review the information Companies House already holds. That typically means the registered office address, director and secretary details, shareholder information and share capital, people with significant control, and the SIC codes describing what the company does. If something has changed, you may need to report that change separately rather than relying on the confirmation statement alone to update it.

Yes, in most cases a dormant or non-trading company still needs to file a confirmation statement. Dormancy affects your accounts and tax position rather than the requirement to confirm that the register is accurate. A dormant company may have very little to change on its confirmation statement, but the filing itself is still normally required, and it is still separate from the annual accounts and the Corporation Tax Return.

A confirmation statement and annual accounts are two different filings with two different purposes. The confirmation statement confirms that the company information held at Companies House is correct, such as directors, shareholders and the registered office. Annual accounts are the company's financial statements, covering figures such as assets, liabilities and profit or loss for the accounting period. Filing one does not satisfy the requirement to file the other, so both normally need to be dealt with separately.

No. A confirmation statement is filed at Companies House and simply confirms that the company's register information is accurate and up to date. A Corporation Tax Return, often referred to as a CT600, is submitted to HMRC and reports the company's taxable profits and tax position for an accounting period. They are separate obligations with separate purposes, and completing a confirmation statement does not discharge any tax filing or payment responsibilities.

If a confirmation statement is not filed when it is due, the company can fall into default at Companies House, and there may be consequences for the company and its directors. Companies House can take action over missed filings, so it is far better to deal with the confirmation statement before the review period ends than to try to correct the position afterwards. Staying on top of deadlines is one of the main reasons company owners use a professional confirmation statement service.

Professional Confirmation Statement Filing in Houston is designed for UK company directors and owners who want the filing handled correctly without wrestling with forms themselves. We review the information currently held at Companies House, flag anything that looks out of date or inconsistent, prepare the confirmation statement, and manage the submission. If details need updating on the register, we can help with those Companies House information updates as well, so your records stay consistent.

Getting started is straightforward. Share a few basic details about your company — its name, company number and the date of the last confirmation statement — and we can confirm your position and the next steps. If you are based in Houston and run a UK company, everything can be handled remotely and at a distance. From there, we check the register, prepare the CS01 filing and keep you updated until the confirmation statement has been submitted.