When To File Annual Return

The UK company law requires every company to deliver annual return to Companies House within 28 days. The filing dateline is usually either from the anniversary of incorporation of your company or 12 months from the date of previous return filed.

It is the director or secretary’s responsibility to ensure the annual return is filed with Companies House. The Registrar may remove your company if annual return was not filed after three reminder letters have been sent out to your company registered office address and no reply from you.

Once your company is struck off, your company asset will be legally belongs to the Crown.

It is a criminal offence not to deliver your company annual return with 28 days to Companies House and the Registrar may prosecute directors for this reason.

The information needed for annual return is general information of your company officers, registered office address, services addresses and share capital as at the return date.

Can I File Annual Return Early?

Companies House allows companies to file their annual return earlier than the given statutory dateline. You must specify the new annual return filing date. This date will be the date used to determine your next annual return due date.

Annual Return Filing Fee

Your company is required to pay the legal filing fee to Companies House when filing the annual return. The statutory filing fee is £30 if file paper return and it is reduced to £15 if filing online.
Company authentication code is required if choose to file Form AR01 electronically with Companies House.

Company Formation Accountant Services

Accountants at Concise Accountancy provide company secretarial services to companies. This service includes taking care of your company Annual Return and other legal filing requirements with Companies House. Feel free to contact us if you require help in completing your annual return.

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