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

Confirmation Statement Filing is the process of submitting a confirmation statement (form CS01) to Companies House. It confirms that the information Companies House already holds about your company — such as the registered office, directors, shareholders and people with significant control — is accurate and up to date. Annual accounts are a completely separate filing that reports your company's financial position for an accounting period, and a Corporation Tax Return (CT600) is filed with HMRC for tax purposes. Filing a confirmation statement does not replace the need to file accounts or a CT600, and it does not make a company compliant with every other Companies House or tax obligation.

In most cases, yes. A UK company registered at Companies House is generally required to file a confirmation statement, and this applies whether the company is trading, not trading or dormant. The requirement is not linked to whether the company has made a profit, paid any tax or had a busy year. If your company has been recently formed, the first confirmation statement is usually due based on the review period set when the company was incorporated, and Companies House will normally send a reminder to the registered office address.

UK companies generally need to file a confirmation statement at least once every 12 months, calculated from the end of the previous review period, even if the company is dormant or not trading. You can also file more than one confirmation statement during a review period if you want to update the register sooner — for example, after changes to share capital or company details have been notified. The confirmation statement timetable runs separately from your company's accounting period and annual accounts deadline, so the two dates should never be treated as the same thing.

Before a confirmation statement is filed, it is worth reviewing the details Companies House holds about your company. This typically includes the registered office address, the company name, director and secretary details, shareholders and the statement of capital, people with significant control, and the SIC codes describing your business activity. If something on the register is wrong or out of date, it should be corrected. Some changes — such as appointing a director, moving the registered office or updating a person with significant control — must be reported separately to Companies House rather than waiting for the confirmation statement, and they usually have their own notification timescale.

Yes, in most cases. Dormancy usually relates to tax and accounting matters rather than to the Companies House confirmation statement requirement, so a dormant or non-trading company will normally still need to file a confirmation statement at least once every 12 months. Even if nothing has changed since the last filing, the statement still needs to be submitted to confirm the recorded information remains correct. If you are unsure whether your company's specific circumstances affect the filing requirement, it is worth checking with a professional before assuming a filing is not needed.

A confirmation statement is filed with Companies House and deals with company information — who the directors are, where the registered office is, who the shareholders and people with significant control are. A Corporation Tax Return (CT600) is filed with HMRC and deals with the company's taxable profits and tax position for an accounting period. They are two separate filings sent to two different organisations, with different purposes, different deadlines and different information. Completing one does not complete the other, so both need to be handled on their own timetable.

If a confirmation statement is not filed when it is due, Companies House can take enforcement action. This may ultimately include steps to strike the company off the register, and directors can face consequences for repeated non-compliance. The deadline for filing is generally 14 days after the end of the review period, although the exact position depends on your company's own review period. Because the consequences can extend well beyond a simple late filing, it is best to deal with a confirmation statement as soon as you receive a reminder or are aware the review period has ended.

Professional Confirmation Statement Filing starts with a review of the information Companies House currently holds about your company. You provide the details needed to confirm or update that information, any changes are reported in the correct way, and the confirmation statement is then prepared and submitted on your behalf within the review period. You receive a clear explanation of what was filed and confirmation once it has been submitted, so you always know where things stand. To get started, simply share your company name and basic details with a team that handles Confirmation Statement Filing and Companies House information updates for companies in Pontnewynydd and across the UK.