Company confirmation statement changes
As well as filing accounts with Companies House, there is an important requirement to check that the information Companies House has about your company is correct every year. This is facilitated by the filing of an annual company confirmation
Register of Overseas Entities
The Register of Overseas Entities came into force in the UK on 1 August 2022. The register is held by Companies House and requires overseas entities that own land or property in the UK to declare their beneficial owners and / or managing
Changing a company’s accounting year end
There are special rules which limit the ability to change your company’s accounting year end date. A company’s year end date is also known as its ‘accounting reference date’ and is historically set by reference to the date the company was
Companies House filing fees increase
Companies House has announced that some of their fees will be changing from 1 May 2024. The last change in fees was April 2016.
The fees have been calculated on a ‘cost recovery’ basis meaning that the fees are calculated based on what it costs to
Advise HMRC if company is dormant
If a company has stopped trading and has no other income, then the company is usually classed as dormant for Corporation Tax purposes.
A company is usually dormant for Corporation Tax if it:
has stopped trading and has no other income, for
Types of limited companies
A limited company is a company ‘limited by shares’ or ‘limited by guarantee’.
Limited by shares
This is the most common limited company structure. A limited by shares company is a separate legal entity owned by its shareholders and managed by its
Summary of Companies House changes
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act received royal assent on 26 October 2023. The new Act provides Companies House with more power to reduce the abuse of corporate structures whilst at the same time tackling economic crime.
As part of
Re-starting a dormant company
HMRC must be informed when a non-trading or dormant company starts trading again and thus becomes active for Corporation Tax purposes. Companies can use HMRC Online Services to supply the relevant information.
When a company has previously traded
Change to Company Accounts filing
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill has completed its initial journey through the House of Commons and the House of Lords and is now at the stage known as, consideration of amendments. This is where the second House’s amendments are
Closing a limited company
There are a number of reasons why you may consider closing your limited company. This could be because the limited company structure no longer suits your needs, your business is no longer active, or the company is insolvent. You will usually require