Confirmation Statement Filing in Llanelli – Keep Your Companies House Information Accurate

A confirmation statement is a filing made to Companies House that confirms the information Companies House holds about your company is accurate and up to date as at a set date. It is sometimes referred to by its form name, CS01. It covers details such as your registered office address, directors, shareholders, people with significant control and your company's standard industrial classification codes. It is not a financial document — it does not replace your annual accounts or your Corporation Tax Return, and those remain separate requirements in their own right.

In most cases, yes. The confirmation statement requirement is generally not removed just because a company is dormant, has not traded, or has had no activity during the year. The purpose of the filing is to confirm that the information Companies House holds is still correct, so the duty usually continues regardless of how much business the company has done. There are some circumstances where the position differs, so it is always worth checking your company's specific situation rather than assuming you are exempt.

A UK company generally needs to file a confirmation statement at least once every 12 months, even if nothing about the company has changed. Companies House sets out a review period for each company, and the deadline for filing falls shortly after that review period ends — Companies House confirms the exact due date for your company. You can also file more than one confirmation statement within a review period if your details change and you want Companies House to hold the updated position sooner.

Before filing, it is worth reviewing the company's registered office address, its directors and company secretary (where one is appointed), the shareholders and their shareholdings, share capital details, your people with significant control information, your SIC codes, and the company's statement of lawful purpose. If any of that information is out of date, it needs to be corrected — sometimes through a separate filing rather than through the confirmation statement itself. Checking everything carefully before submission helps avoid a follow-up correction later.

Some changes can be reflected when you file, but others must be reported to Companies House separately and should not be left until your confirmation statement is due. Changes such as a new registered office address, the appointment or resignation of a director, a share allotment or a change to your people with significant control details typically need their own notification. A professional Confirmation Statement Filing service will usually flag these for you and make sure the right information reaches Companies House through the right route.

They are two completely separate filings with different purposes. A confirmation statement confirms that the company information held at Companies House is accurate and up to date — it is about facts such as directors, shareholders and addresses, not money. Annual accounts, by contrast, are the company's statutory financial statements covering a set accounting period and include figures such as turnover, assets and liabilities. Filing one does not satisfy the requirement to file the other, and their deadlines are calculated differently.

No. A confirmation statement goes to Companies House and confirms company information. A Corporation Tax Return, often referred to as a CT600, goes to HMRC and reports the company's taxable profits and the tax due for an accounting period. They are filed with different organisations, cover different things, and are subject to their own deadlines. Preparing or filing a confirmation statement does not deal with your Corporation Tax Return or any other tax obligation, and vice versa.

If a confirmation statement is not filed, the information held at Companies House is no longer confirmed as up to date, and Companies House can take action in line with its published guidance. This can create difficulties when you need to show your company's records are current, for example when dealing with banks, lenders or other organisations that check the register. The simplest approach is to keep on top of the filing date and deal with it as soon as it comes round.

You provide the details of your company and anything that has changed over the year, and we check that information against what Companies House holds. We then prepare the confirmation statement, confirm the details with you, and submit it on your behalf, keeping you informed along the way. Where something needs to be reported separately, we will let you know so it can be dealt with properly rather than being missed.

Get in touch with us and tell us a little about your company — whether it is trading, dormant or non-trading — and when your confirmation statement is next due. If you are unsure about the date, we can help you work out where you stand by looking at your company's review period. From there, we will explain what is needed, give you clear details of how our service works, and take it from there.