Confirmation Statements for UK Businesses
UK business owners must legally submit a confirmation statement to Companies House. This ensures your company’s details remain transparent and up to date.
The confirmation statement has replaced the annual return. It captures your company’s key details at a specific point in time, including your address, directors, shareholders, and business activities.
The process is straightforward, and at AccountingPreneur, we are here to make it as seamless as possible for you.
What Exactly Is a Confirmation Statement?
A confirmation statement is essentially a checklist that confirms all the details held on the public register at Companies House are accurate.
It acts as a snapshot of your company information and must be filed at least once every 12 months.
Key details included:
Registered office address
Director and shareholder information
Share capital and trading status
People with significant control (PSCs)
It’s a routine requirement, and we’ll ensure everything is completed correctly.
Who Needs to File a Confirmation Statement?
Every UK company must file a confirmation statement each year, whether it is actively trading or not.
Important points:
New companies must file within 12 months of incorporation
Existing companies file annually based on their last statement
Any persons with significant control must be included
At AccountingPreneur, we help you stay compliant and avoid unnecessary penalties.
When Do You Need to File?
You must submit your confirmation statement within 14 days of the end of your review period.
The review period runs from either:
The date of incorporation, or
The date of your last confirmation statement
Missing the deadline can result in fines or even your company being struck off the register.
Getting Ready to File
Before submitting your confirmation statement, you should review and update your company details:
Registered office address
Director and shareholder details
Share capital and trading status
Any changes (such as directors or PSCs) must be filed separately before submitting your confirmation statement.
How to File a Confirmation Statement
You can file online or by post, although online is quicker and more cost-effective.
Steps:
Log in to your Companies House account
Review and update your company details
Check all information is accurate
Submit and pay the filing fee
Fees:
£34 online
£62 by post
We can manage the entire process for you, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
What Happens If You File Late?
Missing the deadline can lead to:
Fines
Legal action
Your company being struck off the register
With AccountingPreneur, we monitor deadlines and ensure everything is submitted on time.
Why Filing Early Helps
Filing early:
Reduces the risk of penalties
Keeps your company records up to date
Avoids last-minute stress
How We Can Help
At AccountingPreneur, we support businesses with confirmation statements and ongoing compliance.
Our services include:
Reviewing and updating your company details
Filing your confirmation statement on time
Sending proactive reminders
Providing compliance support
Offering expert guidance on shareholders and PSCs
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a confirmation statement?
A confirmation statement verifies that your company details held by Companies House are accurate and up to date.
How do you submit a confirmation statement?
You can file online via Companies House or submit a paper form. Online filing is faster and costs £34.
How much does it cost?
£34 online
£62 by post
When do you need to file?
You must file at least once every 12 months and within 14 days of the end of your review period.
Need Help?
Filing a confirmation statement is straightforward, but it’s easy to miss deadlines or overlook details.
At AccountingPreneur, we take care of everything for you so you can focus on running your business.
Speak to our team today
Request a free consultation
Let us handle your compliance
What We Provide
A Designated Person
We will ensure that you have one person that is your designated team contact to ensure continuance. This person will be the one who runs your payroll so any queries will be handled quickly and with ease.
You will be given access to the payroll team and your contact via a direct phone line and email. All queries will be answered within a 24 hour period.
Salary Sacrifice
We can advise you on salary sacrifice options such as the provision of a company car for employees and any employment benefits such as bonuses.
HMRC
If an employee has an incorrect tax code, or a non-beneficial tax code, our team of experts will lease with HMRC on your behalf to sort this out.
We make sure that your systems are up to date with any changes in HMRC legislation and changes to PAYE schemes. Keeping on top of the constantly changing rules is vital to having a smooth running payroll system and avoiding any penalties for not doing so.
Safety and Security
Our state of the art payroll system ensures minimal room for errors. We also check the results to ensure a problem free payroll run every time.
All data is securely encrypted and stored for you to access at any time you need, for a minimum of seven years, as required by law.
Data security is our top priority and our portal is highly secure. We also use encrypted emails and have a secure online payroll dashboard for employees
Reporting to HMRC
Our payroll software will send a Full Payment Submission (FPS) to let HMRC know about all payments to your employees including any deductions that you have made.
We make sure that the FPS is sent on or before your employees’ payday as per HMRC guidelines even if you pay quarterly rather than monthly.
HMRC require a consistent reporting of pay. For example, even if payday falls on a Bank Holiday and employees are paid early, they still want the entry on the regular payday. We make sure of this consistency.
Payments
We are approved to pay salaries via BACS and can also make any pension payments, HMRC and 3rd party payments on your behalf.
Most importantly, we ensure your employees are paid the correct amount every time and on time.
We understand that payroll is something that you just want to run smoothly without having to worry about it.
Your staff want to be paid the right amount, on time, every time. We know that you want to ensure this happens.
At AccountingPreneur, our systems ensure that this is exactly what happens. Contact us today to find out how we can help you with your Payroll.
Auto Enrolment Systems
We can advise on and set up auto enrolment pension or personal pensions such as SIPPs. This will ensure the smooth running of any pension plans taking the pressure off you and making sure you are compliant with all legislative requirements.
