If your company hasn’t traded during the year, you might assume there’s nothing to report to HMRC. But the rules on Corporation Tax Returns for dormant companies are not always straightforward.

Filing dormant company accounts with Companies House is a legal requirement in the UK — even if your company hasn’t traded. The good...

Understand what dormant accounts are, who can file them, and the format required. Step-by-step UK guide updated for 2025, plus free template download.

If you own a dormant company, you still have to keep your company compliant. Even if your business isn’t trading, Companies House and...

From 18 November 2025, all UK company directors must verify their ID under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023. Find out what this means for dormant companies, how to prepare, and avoid penalties.

Companies House has recently announced a major change in how UK companies must file their annual accounts. Starting 1 April 2027, all...

Starting and maintaining a business can be a rollercoaster, but what happens if you’re not ready to fully launch your company or decide...

A dormant company is, quite simply, one that is not active. It does not trade and has no transactions (with extremely few exceptions). A...

One may be pardoned for thinking that there's not much of an obligation for dormant companies to anyone, let alone the authorities, but...

A dormant company can have a bank account, but it just cannot have any transactions going through it to keep its dormant status (not even...

Companies House has announced plans to move over to software-only filing for all company accounts of any size. This means that soon you...

A dormant company is one that has not traded and would allow you to file dormant accounts. Companies House and HMRC have slightly different