Confirmation statement deadline: how to check yours and never miss it
What the confirmation statement is, when yours is due, and how to get a free reminder before the date.
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What the confirmation statement is
The confirmation statement (form CS01) is a once-a-year check-in with Companies House where you confirm the company's key details are correct: registered office, directors, shareholders, share capital and the people with significant control (PSC). It replaced the old annual return. It isn't accounts, it's a lighter statement that says "yes, our public record is still accurate."
When yours is due
Your review date is usually the anniversary of incorporation (or of your last statement). You then have 14 days from that review date to file. So a company incorporated on 2 September has a review date of 2 September each year and must file by 16 September. Enter your company number above to see your exact next due date and the days remaining.
What happens if you miss it
Unlike late accounts, a late confirmation statement doesn't carry an automatic financial penalty, but it's not harmless. The company's record shows as overdue, which reads as a warning sign to anyone checking you, and if it's left unfiled the registrar can begin the process of striking the company off the register, which would dissolve it and put its bank account and assets at risk. Directors can also be personally liable for failing to file.
The easy way to stay on top of it
Because it only comes round once a year, the confirmation statement is the single easiest filing to forget. Enter your company number, see your date, and let us email you before it, at 30, 14, 7 and 1 days out, and on the day. The deadline check is free; the automatic reminders are part of Monitoring (£15/mo), with one-click unsubscribe. We remind you; we don't file it for you and we're not your accountant or agent.
Read from the public Companies House record. General information, not legal or accounting advice, check GOV.UK for current rules.