Company secretarial

Maintaining accurate company information and meeting filing requirements are part of running a limited company.

We provide practical support with routine company administration, helping you keep track of the work and understand what needs to be done when circumstances change.

How we can help

• Preparing and filing confirmation statements.
• Updating company details at Companies House.
• Routine filings relating to directors and shareholders.
• Maintaining company records where required.
• Registered office support where agreed.
• Identifying matters requiring specialist legal advice.

Careful preparation, defined responsibilities

We review the relevant information, ask you to confirm any changes and prepare the agreed filings.

Our engagement sets out the work we will undertake, the information we need from you and the fees involved, including applicable filing charges.

We’ll manage the agreed filings and make sure you always know what’s needed from you — the legal responsibility for the company’s obligations always stays with its directors, and we’ll flag anything that needs their attention.

Speak to us before making changes

Changes to ownership, shareholdings or company structure can have wider accounting, tax and legal implications.

Involving us early gives us the opportunity to explain the matters to consider and identify whether additional advice is needed.

Is this covered by my annual accounts fee, or is it extra?

We confirm this in your engagement, so you'll know the scope and charges upfront, whether the work forms part of an ongoing service or is instructed separately.

Regular filings and deadlines

• A confirmation statement is due at least once every 12 months.
• Annual accounts are filed at Companies House, normally within 9 months of the year-end for a private company.
• Changes to directors, registered office or people with significant control generally need to be notified within set periods, commonly 14 days.

Directors and people with significant control are also now required to verify their identity with Companies House. Our guides on confirmation statements and Companies House ID checks set out what to do and when.

Who this suits

This is usually most useful for owner-managed limited companies that want the routine filings handled alongside their accounts and tax, so that nothing is missed and the public record is correct. It is also helpful when a company changes hands, adds a director or issues new shares.

Useful guides

Companies House ID checks: what directors need to do →

Director's loans: how to stay clear of unwanted tax charges →

Confirmation statements explained →

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