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Filing company accounts: your questions answered

Published in Company records on May 21, 2025 by Jayne Challinor

Covering issues such as: the consequences of filing your accounts late; how to extend your filing deadline; when you can change an accounting reference date; whether you need to file accounts if your company is dormant, and…

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Tags: company accounts, accounting reference date, annual accounts, Companies House, company records, company size, filing deadlines, financial statements, statutory accounts

What is an authorised corporate service provider (ACSP)?

Published in News and opinion on May 12, 2025 by Johnathan Korchak

Registering as an authorised corporate service provider (ACSP) is a new requirement designed to help Companies House track who is verifying the identity of individuals involved in companies and filing information on the public…

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Tags: ECCTA, Companies House, directors, PSCs

Micro-entity accounts: your questions answered

Published in Company records on May 7, 2025 by Jayne Challinor

A micro-entity is a very small company or LLP. We will define the criteria for micro-entity status below. Micro-entities may be able to produce a much simpler set of year end accounts for their members and provide less…

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Tags: accounting, annual accounts, Companies House, company size, micro entities, statutory accounts

Inform Direct – April 2025 product update

Published in Inform Direct news on April 30, 2025 by Philip Newman

After a busy March with three releases:…

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Tags: Companies House, confirmation statement, Inform Direct, news

Companies House’s updated approach to enforcement and financial penalties

Published in News and opinion on October 14, 2024 by Ben Robinson

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCT Act) is continuing to change the role of Companies House.…

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Tags: Companies House, penalties

Understanding the Certificate of Good Standing for UK companies

Published in Company records on August 9, 2024 by Henry Catchpole

A Certificate of Good Standing is used to prove that a company is incorporated and authorised to conduct business in a specific jurisdiction. It is also known as a ‘Certificate of Authorisation’ or ‘Certificate of…

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Tags: certificate of good standing, Companies House, company records, incorporation

2025 Review
of UK Company Formations

Read our comprehensive review of UK company formations in 2024, year-on-year growth rates and breakdown by county. This detailed insight is provided in the form of easy to understand infographics available for sharing through social media and on your own website

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