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File your Dormant Company Accounts here. Simple.
Dormant company accounts are annual accounts that can only be filed by companies that are exempt from audit (ie. a dormant company).
Important: Accounts are not to be confused with the Confirmation Statement (previously known as Annual Returns). A Confirmation Statement is a snapshot of general information about a company (not financial information). Both must be filed with Companies House on an annual basis. If you are unsure which is due please contact us and we can check for you.
For companies Limited by Shares and Limited by Guarantee. Includes preparation and filing of the Dormant Company Accounts to Companies House.
Express service for companies Limited by Shares and Limited by Guarantee. Includes preparation and filing within 24 hours of purchase to Companies House (excluding weekends and Bank Holidays).
For companies Limited by Shares and Limited by Guarantee. If a company has never traded it must file dormant company accounts and a confirmation statement (a snapshot of general information). With this service we’ll prepare and file both of these for you. Companies House fee included.
Dormant company accounts are annual accounts that can only be filed by companies that are exempt from audit (ie. a dormant company).
A limited company is deemed to be dormant if it’s had no 'significant accounting transactions' since incorporation, or since the last filing of accounts. In layman’s terms, a company is dormant if it has not traded.
Company accounts must be filed for every financial year. If filing your first accounts they must be filed within 21 months of the date of incorporation. Every subsequent filing of accounts must be done within 9 months from the accounting reference date (ARD). If you are unsure of your ARD you can login to your account to view it.
None. The only possible issue might be if the shares in the company are paid or unpaid:
By default we will mark shares as paid unless otherwise advised prior to the purchase of this service. For an explanation as to why this is, please see the next question
The reason we mark shares as paid by default is that an unpaid share capital may result in a tax liability. It means that the shareholders owe money to the company, which HM Revenue & Customs can interpret as the company lending the shareholders the money. As these shareholders are participators in the company, HM Revenue & Customs could demand that a S419 tax charge is paid.
The processing time for the Standard Service is 48-72 hours (excluding weekends and Bank Holidays). By default we will mark shares as paid unless advised otherwise within 24 hours of purchase.
For the Express Service, your accounts will be processed within 24 hours (excluding weekends and Bank Holidays). Due to the nature of this service, we will mark shares as paid unless advised otherwise within 3 hours of purchase.
We strongly advise that customers purchase their dormant accounts service at least 15 days before the due date of filing. We cannot be held responsible for any late penalties or fines incurred as a result of purchasing the service within 15 days of the due date.
Yes, we just need a few details from you. We need: the company name, company number, webfiling authentication code, share capital and the name of one director. We also need to know if the shares in the company are paid or unpaid (see above).
You can not use this service if:
If a company files accounts after the due date, Companies House will impose a penalty:
Lateness:
If company accounts are overdue the only ways to avoid the penalty are:
The Dormant Company Accounts will be filed within 48 hours (excluding weekends and Bank Holidays). The Confirmation Statement will be filed in accordance with the due date unless advised otherwise. Once prepared we will email you and request that you review the prepared Statement. If you are happy with the Statement you can accept it - it will then be filed with Companies House. If a change needs to be made, simply reject the Statement and let us know what needs changing. We will then make the requested change and ask that you review it again.
Unfortunately, dormant company accounts cannot be filed online for LLPs. The online filing service is only available to Ltd by Shares and Guarantee companies. You would need to submit the accounts on paper directly to Companies House. Please see Companies House's guidance here.
