Confirmation Statement Filing in Wanstead London Made Simple

A confirmation statement is a filing made to Companies House that confirms the information the register currently holds about your company is accurate and up to date. It is sometimes called a CS01. It is not a financial document — it does not report profit, turnover or tax — and it is not a replacement for your statutory accounts or your Corporation Tax Return. Think of it as a check-up on your company's public record: you verify the registered office, directors, shareholders, people with significant control and the nature of your business, and you tell Companies House if anything has changed.

In general, any UK company registered at Companies House — including companies based in Wanstead London — needs to file a confirmation statement at least once every 12 months, and that normally includes dormant and non-trading companies. LLPs and other entities with filing obligations at Companies House are also generally in scope. The exact position can depend on your company's circumstances, so if you are unsure whether your company falls within the requirement, it is worth checking before your review period ends rather than assuming a dormant or quiet company is exempt.

UK companies generally need to file a confirmation statement at least once every 12 months, even if nothing has changed since the last one. That 12-month window is a review period, and it is separate from your accounting period and from your annual accounts deadline — the two do not run on the same timetable. If you are unsure when your next confirmation statement is due, you can check the company's filing history and confirmation date at Companies House, and we can help you work out what is outstanding.

Yes. Filing once every 12 months is the minimum, but you can file more than one confirmation statement during a review period, which is useful if your company information changes part-way through the year and you want the public register to reflect it promptly. Many changes — such as appointing a director, changing the registered office, or updating shareholder details — can also be reported separately to Companies House rather than being held back until the confirmation statement is due. Working out which route is appropriate depends on the change in question, and we are happy to guide you through it.

When you prepare a confirmation statement you are confirming the accuracy of the company's record at that point in time. Typically that covers the registered office address, the directors and any company secretary, the shareholders and share capital, people with significant control, and the SIC codes describing what the company does. If something has changed, you generally need to update Companies House rather than simply ticking the confirmation statement through — a confirmation statement confirms what is on record, so the underlying record needs to be right first.

In most cases, yes. Being dormant or not currently trading does not normally remove the requirement to file a confirmation statement, because the filing is about confirming the company's details rather than reporting income or tax. A dormant company still has a registered office, directors, shareholders and people with significant control that must be kept accurate at Companies House. It is a common misunderstanding that dormancy means no filings at all — dormancy may affect what you report in your accounts, but it does not usually switch off the confirmation statement requirement.

They are three separate filings with three separate purposes. A confirmation statement confirms that the information Companies House holds about your company is accurate and up to date. Statutory annual accounts report your company's financial position and performance for an accounting period and are filed at Companies House. A Corporation Tax Return (CT600) is submitted to HMRC to report taxable profits and work out what Corporation Tax is due. Filing one does not satisfy the others, and they can have different deadlines — so treating the confirmation statement as part of your annual accounts paperwork is a mistake worth avoiding.

If a confirmation statement is not filed, the filing becomes overdue and the company's record at Companies House will show it as outstanding. Continued failure to file can lead to enforcement action by Companies House, which in serious cases can include steps to remove the company from the register — the precise consequences depend on the circumstances and how long the position continues. An overdue confirmation statement can also affect how the company looks to banks, lenders and other organisations that check the public register. If you have missed a filing, it is usually better to sort it out promptly than to wait.

We begin by reviewing the information Companies House currently holds about your company and checking it against what you tell us. We flag anything that looks out of date or inconsistent — a former director still listed, a registered office that has moved, a shareholding that needs updating — and explain what needs to happen before your confirmation statement is submitted. Once the record is accurate, we prepare and submit your CS01 filing and confirm when it is done. To get started, simply get in touch and tell us a little about your company; we will explain what is required, what it involves, and how our fixed-fee Confirmation Statement Filing service works for Wanstead London companies.