Confirmation Statement Filing in Teddington: 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 filing, and it covers details such as the registered office address, directors, shareholders, people with significant control, share capital and SIC code. Importantly, it is not a financial document. It is a separate requirement from annual accounts and from a Corporation Tax Return, and filing one does not, on its own, satisfy your other Companies House or tax obligations.

The requirement applies to UK companies generally, so a company registered in Teddington with its registered office here is very likely to need one. That includes trading companies, dormant companies, non-trading companies, companies limited by guarantee and owner-managed companies with a single director. Because the obligation depends on how and when the company was set up and on its own review period rather than on where it is based, it is worth checking your company's position specifically rather than assuming it does not apply.

A company generally needs to file a confirmation statement at least once every 12 months. That 12-month window is known as the review period, and it runs independently of the accounting period used for annual accounts and Corporation Tax. Companies House normally writes to the company around the relevant date, and the confirmation statement then needs to be submitted within the period allowed. Because each company's review period depends on its own filing history, it is sensible to check your own dates rather than assuming they line up with your year end.

Yes. A company can choose to file more than one confirmation statement within the same review period, which can be useful where information changes partway through the year and you want the public register to reflect it sooner. That said, some changes — such as a director appointment or resignation, a change of registered office, or certain share capital changes — must be reported to Companies House separately using the appropriate forms, rather than simply being noted on the next confirmation statement.

In most cases, yes. Being dormant or not trading does not normally remove the requirement to file a confirmation statement, because the filing is about confirming the company's registered details rather than reporting trading activity or profit. A dormant company may still have directors, shareholders, a registered office and a person with significant control recorded at Companies House, and those details still need to be confirmed. Dormant status can affect other filings, so it is worth taking advice on your specific circumstances.

Annual accounts are the financial statements prepared for each accounting period, showing the company's financial position and performance, and they are filed at Companies House and used for tax purposes. A confirmation statement is not a financial document at all — it simply confirms that non-financial company information on the register is correct. The two are filed separately, can have different dates, and satisfying one does not satisfy the other. Preparing accounts and completing a confirmation statement are genuinely different tasks.

A Corporation Tax Return, often referred to as a CT600, is submitted to HMRC and deals with the company's taxable profits and tax calculations for an accounting period. A confirmation statement is submitted to Companies House and deals with company details such as directors, shareholders and addresses. They go to different authorities, serve different purposes and follow different deadlines. Filing a confirmation statement does not file your CT600, and filing your CT600 does not file your confirmation statement.

If a confirmation statement is not filed, the company can be shown as overdue on the public register and Companies House may take enforcement action. The exact consequences depend on the company's situation and how long the filing remains outstanding, so it is best not to let it drift. The practical answer is to deal with it as soon as you notice: check your company details, correct anything that has changed, and get the confirmation statement submitted. Acting early is far simpler than resolving an overdue position later.

We start by asking you to check and confirm your current company details, so you can flag anything that has changed, such as a new director, a different registered office or an updated shareholding. Where a change needs to be reported separately to Companies House, we will point that out. We then prepare your confirmation statement and submit it to Companies House, keeping you updated along the way. You remain responsible for making sure the information is accurate, but you avoid working through the filing process yourself — which is where a confirmation statement service usually saves the most time.