Confirmation statement filing in Leicester

Confirmation statements for Leicester 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 Leicester businesses: local facts

Leicester is in the East Midlands region. Leicester has around 13,905 VAT- and PAYE-registered businesses, and 12,345 of them, about 89%, have fewer than ten employees (ONS UK Business Counts, 2026). That is the group the micro-entity rules were written for.

The largest groups of micro businesses in Leicester are wholesale and retail (3,055), professional, scientific and technical services (1,195) and construction (1,015). For wholesale and retail companies in Leicester, 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. That puts wholesale and retail at 25% of the local micro-business base.

Zooming in, the ONS neighbourhood area around Leicester (Leicester 041) has 1,795 VAT- or PAYE-registered businesses, and 1,565 of them (87%) are micro businesses.

Leicester ranks 233 of the 1105 areas we serve by number of micro businesses, and its micro share of 89% is in line with the 89% average across them. In professional, scientific and technical services (1,195 micro businesses in Leicester), 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. In construction (1,015 micro businesses in Leicester), Construction Industry Scheme deductions, retentions and stage payments can distort profit, so we reconcile your CIS statements before the accounts are prepared.