Overdue company accounts filing in Exmouth

Overdue accounts catch-up for Exmouth companies

When accounts stay overdue, Companies House adds penalties, can start the process of striking the company off the register and, in serious cases, can prosecute directors. HMRC works separately: if you ignore a notice to file a Corporation Tax return it can charge tax-geared penalties and estimate the tax you owe.

Overdue company accounts for Exmouth businesses: local facts

Exmouth is in the East Devon council area, in the South West region. ONS figures for 2026 count 6,970 VAT- or PAYE-registered businesses in East Devon, and 6,225 of them (89%) employ fewer than ten people. Many are small enough to use the micro-entity regime.

The largest groups of micro businesses in East Devon are construction (1,000), agriculture, forestry and fishing (940) and professional, scientific and technical services (805). If you work in construction in Exmouth, Construction Industry Scheme deductions, retentions and stage payments can distort profit, so we reconcile your CIS statements before the accounts are prepared. That puts construction at 16% of the local micro-business base.

Zooming in, the ONS neighbourhood area around Exmouth (East Devon 019) has 355 VAT- or PAYE-registered businesses, and 305 of them (86%) are micro businesses.

East Devon ranks 586 of the 1105 areas we serve by number of micro businesses, and its micro share of 89% is in line with the 89% average across them. In agriculture, forestry and fishing (940 micro businesses in East Devon), seasonal income, grants and farm equipment need careful year-end treatment, so we tie your accounts to bank records and an asset register. In professional, scientific and technical services (805 micro businesses in East Devon), fee income, work in progress at the year end and how directors are paid are the key decisions, so we plan these with you before the accounts are finalised.