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Statutory Compliance

Statutory Accounts &
Year-End Compliance

Year-end statutory accounts prepared under FRS 102 and filed with Companies House on time. Confirmation statements and supporting filings included. Corporation Tax returns are handled by your appointed tax adviser using our year-end pack - we will refer you if you do not yet have one.

FRS 102 statutory accounts
Companies House filing on time
Confirmation statement (CS01)
Year-end pack for your tax adviser

Statutory accounts preparation - clean year-end records, on time

The year-end engagement covers everything from trial balance through to filed accounts at Companies House, plus a clean handover pack for your tax adviser to use when computing corporation tax.

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Statutory Accounts (FRS 102)

Full statutory accounts prepared under FRS 102 (Section 1A for small companies). Directors' report, profit and loss, balance sheet, notes to the accounts - all formatted to Companies House filing requirements.

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Companies House Filing

Accounts filed with Companies House within the 9-month deadline (private companies). Micro-entity or abridged accounts filed where eligible, protecting commercial detail from public view.

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Year-End Pack for Your Tax Adviser

A clean year-end handover pack - final trial balance, supporting schedules, fixed asset register, and accounts working papers - ready for your appointed tax adviser to compute and file the CT600. Tax services are outside our AAT Tier 3+4 scope.

Confirmation Statement (CS01)

Annual confirmation statement filed with Companies House, confirming the company's registered details, SIC codes, shareholders, and PSC information are current and correct.

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Deadline Tracking

Accounts filing deadline (9 months after period end for private companies) and confirmation statement due date tracked and acted on with time in hand. No last-minute scrambles.

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Tax Adviser Referral

If you do not currently have a tax adviser to compute corporation tax, we will refer you to an appropriately licensed firm. The year-end pack is structured so the handover is straightforward and time-efficient on both sides.

Miss these and Companies House charges penalties. We track them for you.

Every limited company in the UK has statutory deadlines that are fixed by the Companies Act 2006. They do not flex for busy periods, illness, or accountant delays. We track your Companies House deadlines; your tax adviser tracks the HMRC corporation tax deadlines.

Statutory Accounts
9 months
After accounting period end - Companies House filing deadline for private companies. We handle this.
Confirmation Statement
14 days
After review date - Companies House annual confirmation statement (CS01). We handle this.
CT600 & CT Payment
12 / 9 months + 1 day
After period end - HMRC corporation tax return and payment deadlines. Handled by your tax adviser using our year-end pack.

What happens when accounts are filed late

Companies House imposes automatic penalties starting at £150 for accounts up to 1 month late, rising to £1,500 for accounts more than 6 months late. Repeated late filing doubles the penalty. We track your Companies House deadlines and work backwards from them - not towards them.

Every UK limited company must file. The question is whether the filing is correct.

Statutory accounts are a legal requirement for every UK limited company under the Companies Act 2006. But the requirement to file and the quality of what is filed are two different things.

S.K.E. Statutory Accounts are particularly suited to:

  • Ltd companies whose director is handling their own books and needs a professional to close the year correctly
  • Companies switching from a previous accountant - especially where prior-year accounts need reviewing
  • Businesses preparing for finance applications where three years of clean accounts are required
  • Construction businesses with CIS deductions, subcontractor costs, and retentions to handle correctly
  • Companies with directors loan accounts where the underlying records need to be accurate for the tax adviser’s CT600
  • First-year companies filing their first accounts with Companies House

Statutory accounts - frequently asked

What is the difference between statutory accounts and management accounts?

Statutory accounts are a legal requirement - filed with Companies House and HMRC annually, prepared to a specific format prescribed by the Companies Act 2006 and FRS 102. Management accounts are an internal decision-making tool produced monthly or quarterly to your own format. Most businesses need both: statutory accounts for compliance, management accounts for running the business.

Can you take over from my previous accountant mid-year?

Yes. We conduct a professional clearance process with your previous accountant, obtain the prior-year files and working papers, and review the opening position before preparing your year-end accounts. There is no interruption to your compliance deadlines during the handover.

Do I need to provide anything, or do you handle everything?

We need access to your accounting software and bank statements, and we will send you a year-end information request covering items outside the software - fixed asset purchases, loan statements, directors loan movements, and any post-year-end events. Beyond that, we handle the preparation, review, filing, and HMRC submissions.

Do you prepare the corporation tax return (CT600)?

No. Corporation tax is a Tier 2 service under AAT and is not in our current licence. We prepare a clean year-end pack - final trial balance, fixed asset register, supporting schedules - ready for your tax adviser to compute and file the CT600. If you do not have a tax adviser, we will refer you to an appropriately licensed firm.

What happens if HMRC asks questions about a prior-year filing?

HMRC enquiries on corporation tax matters are handled by your tax adviser. Where the enquiry touches on the underlying bookkeeping or statutory accounts we prepared, we will provide the supporting working papers and evidence your tax adviser needs to respond. We recommend all clients hold fee protection insurance.

Let's close your year end properly.

Book a free consultation. We will review your current year-end position, confirm your upcoming Companies House deadlines, and give you a fixed fee for the statutory accounts engagement and year-end pack.

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