A company is dormant when it had no significant accounting transaction in the period. Submit files dormant accounts through the micro-entity accounts form: tick that the company was dormant throughout the period, then follow the same steps.
What you need before you start
- Your company number.
- The accounting period. The company must have had no significant accounting transaction in it.
- The name of the director who approves the balance sheet, and the date of approval.
- A Google or Microsoft account to sign in to Submit.
The steps
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Tick that the company was dormant
On the form, tick that the company was dormant throughout the period, then choose its trading history.
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Find the company
Open File Micro-entity Accounts to find the company.
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Enter the company number
Type the company number.
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Look up the company
Look up the company with Companies House.
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Confirm the company name
Companies House confirms the company name.
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Set the accounting period
Set the accounting period.
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This year, then last year
Enter this year's balance sheet, then last year's for comparison.
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Net assets must balance
This checks net assets against capital and reserves.
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Name the approving director
Name the director approving the accounts.
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Accept the statements
Accept the four statutory statements.
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Preview
Preview the iXBRL before anything is filed. These are the accounts as they will be filed. Nothing has gone to Companies House yet.
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File it
Type the company's Companies House authentication code. Filing costs one token. Submit the filing to Companies House.
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Companies House checks it
The filing goes to Companies House.
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Companies House has the filing
Companies House has the filing and reports the outcome here.
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Open your copy
Open your copy of the filing.
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The filed accounts
Your copy shows the filed accounts, the submission number and the status.
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Kept on your receipts
Your copy stays on your receipts page.
Watch the video: How to file micro-entity accounts.
Price
The Resident Ltd bundle covers this filing and costs £9.99 a year or £0.99 a month.
When it is due
A private limited company files its annual accounts with Companies House within 9 months of the end of its financial year.
File annual accounts with Companies House 9 months after your company’s financial year ends
See every date on the MTD calendar.
Ready to file
Other filings
- How to file a VAT return from a spreadsheet
- How to file micro-entity accounts at Companies House
- How to file small company accounts at Companies House
- How to file a confirmation statement (CS01)
- When are your company's accounts and confirmation statement due?
Each filing and the channels that offer it are in the availability table.