Company filing deadlines: when are your accounts and confirmation statement due?
Check your Companies House deadlines for free and get a reminder before each one, so you never pay a late-filing penalty.
The two deadlines every UK company has
Whatever your company does, Companies House expects two things from it on a recurring cycle:
- Annual accounts. A private limited company must file accounts within 9 months of its accounting reference date (the anniversary of the month it was set up, in the first year the window is longer, 21 months from incorporation).
- Confirmation statement. At least once every 12 months you confirm the company's details (registered office, directors, shareholders, people with significant control) are up to date. You get 14 days after the review date to file it.
Both dates are on the public register. Your exact ones are shown the moment you enter your company number on the check-your-company page.
What happens if you miss them
Late accounts trigger an automatic penalty, there's no warning letter first and no discretion. For a private company it starts at £150 (up to one month late) and rises to £1,500 (more than six months late). File late two years in a row and the penalty doubles. A persistently late confirmation statement can lead to the registrar starting to strike the company off, which also puts your bank account and any assets at risk.
How to never miss one again
The dates don't move and nobody chases you before they pass, so the fix is simply a reliable reminder. Enter your company number and we'll show your exact deadlines, then email you at 30, 14, 7 and 1 days before each one (and on the day). The deadline check is free; automatic reminders come with Monitoring (£15/mo), and you can cancel any time.
We only remind you. We don't file on your behalf and we're not your accountant or agent, if you use an accountant they may already handle filing, this just makes sure a date never slips through.
Penalty figures are Companies House's published late-filing penalties for private companies and can change, check the current figures on GOV.UK. General information, not legal or accounting advice.