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

A confirmation statement is a filing made to Companies House that confirms the information held about your company on the public register is accurate and up to date. It is sometimes called a CS01, which is the form reference used for the filing. It contains no financial information — there is nothing about turnover, profit, assets or tax on it — and its only purpose is to confirm the register is correct, or to point to the changes that need to be made. It is a completely separate filing from your annual accounts and your Corporation Tax Return.

As a general rule, every company registered at Companies House must file a confirmation statement at least once every 12 months, including companies that are dormant or not currently trading. Newly incorporated companies also fall within the requirement once their first review period ends. A small number of entity types sit outside the usual company rules, so if you are unsure whether the obligation applies to you, it is worth checking your company's own filing history and requirements rather than assuming it does not apply. For companies in and around Pitstone, we can confirm the position and handle the filing for you.

The requirement is at least once every 12 months. The 12-month period is known as your review period, and it normally runs from the date of incorporation or from the date of your last confirmation statement. The filing is due shortly after the review period ends, and the due date shown on your Companies House record is the one to work to. This is separate from your company's accounting period and from the deadline for your annual accounts, so it is worth keeping the two dates distinct in your diary. You can also file more than one confirmation statement within the same review period if your company information changes and you want the register brought up to date sooner.

The confirmation statement is a chance to review the core details Companies House holds about your company, including the registered office address, your directors and company secretary (if you have one), your shareholders and share capital, your people with significant control details, and the SIC codes that describe your company's activities. You are confirming that these are correct as at the confirmation date. If something has changed, the change may need to be reported to Companies House separately rather than simply noted on the confirmation statement — company information updates often follow a different process, so it is worth dealing with the underlying change as well as the confirmation statement itself.

Yes, in most cases. Being dormant or not trading does not normally remove the requirement to file a confirmation statement, because the confirmation statement is about the accuracy of your company's register information rather than about trading activity or income. A dormant company may still be required to file accounts and, where relevant, a Corporation Tax Return — those are separate obligations with their own deadlines. The confirmation statement simply sits alongside them as the annual confirmation that Companies House holds the right details.

Annual accounts are the financial statements that show your company's position and results for an accounting period, and they are filed at Companies House for the relevant period. A confirmation statement is not a financial document at all — it confirms that the company information on the register is correct. The two are filed separately, they follow different periods and deadlines, and filing one does not satisfy the other. Keeping the accounting period and the 12-month review period separate in your records helps avoid confusion.

A Corporation Tax Return, usually filed as a CT600, is submitted to HMRC to report your company's taxable profits and work out the Corporation Tax due. A confirmation statement is submitted to Companies House and contains no tax or profit figures — it confirms the accuracy of the company information on the public register. They go to different authorities, cover different things and have different deadlines. Filing a confirmation statement does not mean your Corporation Tax obligations are dealt with, and vice versa.

If a confirmation statement is not filed, Companies House can take action against the company, and failing to file is a matter that can ultimately put the company's place on the register at risk, including the possibility of it being struck off. Directors also have responsibilities here, so leaving it unaddressed is rarely a sensible option. Professional Confirmation Statement Filing takes the uncertainty out of it: your company record is checked, any changes are identified and reported in the right way, the confirmation statement is prepared and submitted on your behalf, and you get clear, transparent pricing with no surprises. If you are unsure where your company stands with Pitstone-area filing requirements, or you simply want the job handled properly, getting in touch is the easiest next step.