Submit shows the officers and the people with significant control that Companies House holds for your company. You check them, then file the confirmation statement.
What you need before you start
- Your company number.
- The register of the company's officers and people with significant control, to check it against what Companies House holds.
- A Google or Microsoft account to sign in to Submit.
- Optional: your own Companies House presenter id and authentication code.
The steps
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Which company?
Type the company number. Companies House confirms the next statement due.
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The register
This is the company's own register of officers. And its people with significant control.
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Use your own presenter
File under your own presenter. Companies House bills its fee to you.
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Enter the presenter id
Type your presenter id.
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Enter the presenter code
Type your presenter authentication code.
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Enter the auth code
Type the company's authentication code.
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Read the register data
Companies House's register fills in the statement.
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Review and change
The statement is filled in from the register. Change anything that is out of date.
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Confirm the directors
Each director's other forenames and personal code are needed. Confirm the company's future activities are lawful.
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Preview
Preview the statement as it will be filed. Nothing has gone to Companies House yet.
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The filing
File the statement. Companies House checks it and reports the outcome. Your copy shows the number, status, date and statement. It stays on your receipts.
Watch the video: How to file a confirmation statement (CS01).
Price
The Resident Ltd bundle covers this filing and costs £9.99 a year or £0.99 a month.
Without your own Companies House presenter, each filing costs £61.35, which includes Companies House's fee.
File under your own Companies House presenter and Companies House bills its fee (currently £50) to your credit account, and Submit takes no fee of its own.
When it is due
A company files a confirmation statement at least every 12 months.
You must review your records and file at least one confirmation statement every 12 months.
See every date on the MTD calendar.
Ready to file
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- How to file dormant company accounts at Companies House
Each filing and the channels that offer it are in the availability table.