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Overdue Company Accounts Filing in Peterlee
- Simple Fixed Pricing
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- FRS 105 specialists
Overdue Company Accounts Filing
- Overdue accounts preparation
- Companies House filing
- Review of outstanding periods
- Corporation Tax support where applicable
- Clear fees with no hidden costs
- Qualified accountant support
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From newly incorporated companies to established owner-managed businesses, our clients trust us to prepare their accounts accurately and handle their annual filing requirements.
─── OVERDUE ACCOUNTS EXPLAINED
What It Means When Company Accounts Are Overdue
─── Why Choose Us
How Much Are Companies House Late Filing Penalties?
Penalties escalate the longer your accounts stay unfiled, and they double if your company also filed late in the previous financial year. Acting now is the single most effective way to cap what you owe.
| How late the accounts are | Private company | Public company |
|---|---|---|
|
Up to 1 month late |
£150 |
£300 |
|
1 to 3 months late |
£375 |
£750 |
|
3 to 6 months late |
£750 |
£1,500 |
|
More than 6 months late |
£1,500 |
£3,000 |
HMRC applies separate penalties for late Corporation Tax Returns, starting at £100 per return plus interest on unpaid tax. Companies House late-filing penalties can change, so check the current GOV.UK guidance for the latest penalty rules.
─── Our late filing service
What's Included in Our Overdue Accounts Filing Service
One service that clears the whole backlog: accounts, tax returns, correspondence and future deadline management, handled by qualified UK accountants.
Late Statutory Accounts Preparation
We rebuild and prepare your overdue statutory accounts under FRS 105 or FRS 102 from whatever records you have available.
Companies House Catch-Up Filing
Every outstanding accounting period is filed in the correct order so your public record is brought fully up to date.
Corporation Tax Return Support
Where Corporation Tax Returns are also outstanding, we can assist with preparing the relevant CT600 returns and supporting computations for HMRC.
Penalty Appeal Support
Where there are reasonable grounds, we help you appeal late filing penalties and respond to enforcement letters.
Strike-Off Notice Support
If your company has received a strike-off notice, we can review the outstanding filing position and assist with preparing the required accounts. Further action may be required depending on the company's status and circumstances.
Deadline Monitoring Going Forward
Once you are compliant, we track your future accounting reference dates so you never file late again.
─── How It Works
How We Get Your Overdue Accounts Filed
Free Overdue Accounts Review
We check your Companies House record, confirm which accounting periods are outstanding and quote a fixed fee before any work starts.
Send Whatever Records You Have
Bank statements, invoices and expense records go through our secure portal. Gaps are normal — we tell you exactly what is missing.
We Rebuild the Accounts & Tax Returns
Our accountants reconstruct the bookkeeping, prepare the overdue accounts and calculate the Corporation Tax due for each late year.
Approve, File & Get Compliant
You review the draft accounts and returns, then we submit the relevant accounts to Companies House and any required Corporation Tax Returns to HMRC. We confirm what has been submitted and highlight any remaining compliance matters.
─── Why Choose Us
Why Directors Trust Us With Late Accounts
Experienced Late-Filing Support
We understand the additional work involved when accounts are overdue and help you work through the outstanding filing requirements systematically.
Multiple Outstanding Years
Where several accounting periods are outstanding, we can review the backlog and work through the required accounts in the appropriate sequence.
No Judgement, Just Fixes
Missed deadlines happen. We focus on addressing the outstanding filings and helping you avoid leaving further accounts overdue.
Fixed Fee, No Hidden Costs
One transparent price per outstanding year, agreed in writing before we begin.
───WHO WE HELP
Who We Help With Overdue Company Accounts
From single-director companies to dormant businesses and companies facing strike-off, we bring overdue records back into compliance.
One-Director Companies
Owner-managed limited companies that fell behind on annual accounts and Corporation Tax filings.
Dormant & Inactive Companies
Dormant companies with missing accounts, including those that never traded but still owe filings.
Companies Facing Strike-Off
Businesses with a proposal to strike off, needing overdue accounts filed fast to stay on the register.
Worried About Overdue Company Accounts in Peterlee? Let's Get Your Filing Back on Track
─── FAQs
Overdue Company Accounts FAQs
Still unsure where you stand? Reach out to our UK team at info@microentityaccounts.co.uk and we will review your filing history with you.
Accounts become overdue when the statutory filing deadline for a particular accounting period has passed and the required accounts have not been delivered to Companies House. It is a question of whether the deadline has been met and whether the accounts have actually been filed — it is not determined by whether the company has traded, made a profit or generated any income during that period.
There are several common reasons. Directors may have assumed the deadline followed the financial year end exactly, bookkeeping records may not have been passed to an accountant in time, a company may have been quiet or dormant and therefore overlooked, or there may have been a change in directors or circumstances. Whatever the reason, the filing obligation itself does not disappear, and the sooner the position is reviewed the clearer the options tend to be.
Yes, in most cases the outstanding statutory accounts still need to be prepared and delivered to Companies House, subject to the applicable requirements for that company and accounting period. Filing the accounts and any late-filing penalty are separate matters: delivering the accounts does not by itself cancel a penalty, and a penalty does not remove the requirement to file. Where Corporation Tax returns such as a CT600 are also outstanding, those are separate obligations dealt with through HMRC rather than Companies House.
Yes. Dormancy and overdue filing are separate issues. A dormant company can still have annual accounts filing obligations at Companies House, and if the required accounts were not delivered by the applicable deadline then those accounts are overdue. Assuming that dormancy removes the need to file is a common and potentially costly misunderstanding, so it is worth confirming the position rather than leaving it unaddressed.
Companies House can apply a late-filing penalty where accounts are delivered after the applicable deadline. The penalty that may apply depends on how late the accounts are and on the company's circumstances, so it is not the same in every case. Where a penalty has been issued, the scope to appeal or challenge it depends on the circumstances and the applicable Companies House rules, and an accountant cannot guarantee that a penalty will be reduced, removed or cancelled.
Yes. Paying a penalty does not satisfy the filing obligation. The requirement to prepare and deliver the outstanding accounts to Companies House remains, and the penalty is a separate matter arising from the late delivery. Dealing with one does not resolve the other, which is why it usually makes sense to address both the accounts themselves and any penalty correspondence as part of the same review.
Some companies with overdue accounts may qualify for the micro-entity reporting framework, and where a company qualifies, micro-entity accounts prepared under FRS 105 may be appropriate for the period in question. This is not automatic and does not apply simply because a business is small. Eligibility depends on the company's legal structure, its accounting period and the qualifying conditions being met, so the appropriate framework should be confirmed before the accounts are prepared.
We can review which accounting periods remain outstanding, identify what information is needed to prepare each set of accounts, and then prepare and file the statutory accounts with Companies House on your behalf, following your review and approval before anything is submitted. Where more than one period is outstanding, we will work through them in a structured order. We can also point out any separate matters — such as Corporation Tax, HMRC correspondence or confirmation statements — that may need to be dealt with in their own right.