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Stay on top of your dormant company through this 'do-it-yourself' filing service. File your dormant company accounts to Companies House with complete ease, no confusion, and minimal entries.
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How it works
Dormant company accounts filing in 3 easy steps
First, search for your dormant company name or registration number
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Card Payment Details
To make payment at the end. Ensure to pay with your personal card (and not with the dormant company’s business card if you already have one) so as not to create a ‘significant transaction' and lose dormant status.
Authentication Code
A 6-digit alphanumeric code.
It's simple! You will need just 2 things to file...
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What to expect
When you file dormant accounts through this online service, you will get your dormant company accounts filed directly with Companies House in a few quick and easy steps, and a payment confirmation with receipt to your email address. Companies House will normally approve your dormant company accounts filing within 48 hours of receipt. If for whatever reason your accounts get rejected by Companies House, we promise to resolve it or refund you.
What about Corporation Tax Returns?
Dormant companies do not usually need to file a Corporation Tax return, but you will need to notify HMRC in advance that your company will be dormant if it meets HMRC’s definition, which can be done by phone or online. They may still require you to send a nil return if you have been sent a notice letter. Quite often in the first year, HMRC may issue you a notice anyway because they don’t know you’re dormant, so make sure to check to avoid any penalties.
What is a dormant company?
Companies House and HMRC have slightly different definitions for ‘dormant companies’, but effectively if your company meets the definition for one then it highly likely meets both definitions. If so, this means that you would not need to file a corporation tax return to HMRC for the dormant year. But to be sure, you can go to HMRC’s website to check whether your company meets the definition of a dormant company for HMRC. If you are filing accounts for a dormant company to Companies House, make sure you double check whether you also need to file a corporation tax return to HMRC.
Filing dormant accounts is simple
What are dormant accounts? Dormant accounts are a much more simplified version of the full set of accounts, showing just a balance sheet with some worded statements, possibly alongside some notes. Often the balance sheet only has shares and cash in hand/bank on the balance sheet, but it can be more if the company traded in prior financial years. Click here to download a sample dormant accounts.
What is the definition of a dormant company? A dormant company means, according to Companies House, it had no transactions in its financial year apart from:
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filing fees paid to Companies House
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penalties for late filing of accounts
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payment for shares when the company was set up
If your company had no other transactions in its financial year other than the 3 listed above, then it was dormant.
Click to read our simple guides on the definition of a dormant company and the meaning of dormant accounts.
How to qualify for filing dormant company accounts
Even if your company was dormant, you still have to file accounts to Companies House as long as you haven’t closed your company down. Your dormant company accounts filing must be done once a year. But when can you file dormant accounts?
If your small UK limited company did not trade at all during its financial year, then you qualify for filing dormant accounts to Companies House. Not trading, in essence, means no transactions at all except for 3 types. Your company must be small and limited by shares or by guarantee. Your dormant company cannot be a subsidiary of another company.
If your company has been dormant since incorporation and for the financial year you need to file for, then this service is for you - click here to file dormant accounts now
Filing dormant company accounts are allowed for the financial year in which your company was dormant. For example, if it was dormant for the financial year ended 31 December 2022, but afterwards became active, you can still file dormant accounts for the 2022 year but not the subsequent year.
To use this service, you must meet the following conditions:
Dormant since incorporation
Your company has not traded since incorporation and did not have any transactions during its financial year
Not a subsidiary
Your company is not a subsidiary of another company (not owned by another company)
Limited Liability
Your company is limited by shares or guarantee (you can check this on your company page on Companies House)
What is dormant?
Generally, a dormant company is one that has not traded and had no transactions during its financial year
Who is this for?
For UK ltd companies that have been dormant since incorporation and for the financial year being filed
If it qualifies, simply file dormant accounts to Companies House and notify HMRC. Optionally, change the SIC code to 'dormant'
How to make a company dormant
To stay up to date with more questions about dormant companies, read our Blog and Frequently Asked Questions
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