# Dormant company accounts for Companies House - DIY Accounting Submit

Source: https://submit.diyaccounting.co.uk/dormant-company-accounts.html

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.

- [File dormant company accounts](https://submit.diyaccounting.co.uk/companies-house/fileMicroEntityAccounts.html)

## 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

- Tick that the company was dormant On the form, tick that the company was dormant throughout the period, then choose its trading history.
- Find the company Screenshot: Find the company Open File Micro-entity Accounts to find the company.
- Enter the company number Screenshot: Enter the company number Type the company number.
- Look up the company Screenshot: Look up the company Look up the company with Companies House.
- Confirm the company name Screenshot: Confirm the company name Companies House confirms the company name.
- Set the accounting period Screenshot: Set the accounting period Set the accounting period.
- This year, then last year Screenshot: This year, then last year Enter this year's balance sheet, then last year's for comparison.
- Net assets must balance Screenshot: Net assets must balance This checks net assets against capital and reserves.
- Name the approving director Screenshot: Name the approving director Name the director approving the accounts.
- Accept the statements Screenshot: Accept the statements Accept the four statutory statements.
- Preview Screenshot: Preview Preview the iXBRL before anything is filed. These are the accounts as they will be filed. Nothing has gone to Companies House yet.
- File it Screenshot: File it Type the company's Companies House authentication code. Filing costs one token. Submit the filing to Companies House.
- Companies House checks it Screenshot: Companies House checks it The filing goes to Companies House.
- Companies House has the filing Screenshot: Companies House has the filing Companies House has the filing and reports the outcome here.
- Open your copy Screenshot: Open your copy Open your copy of the filing.
- The filed accounts Screenshot: The filed accounts Your copy shows the filed accounts, the submission number and the status.
- Kept on your receipts Screenshot: Kept on your receipts Your copy stays on your receipts page.

Watch the video: [How to file micro-entity accounts](https://submit.diyaccounting.co.uk/videos-ch.html#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

[gov.uk/prepare-file-annual-accounts-for-limited-company](https://www.gov.uk/prepare-file-annual-accounts-for-limited-company) Retrieved 13 November 2026

See every date on the [MTD calendar](https://submit.diyaccounting.co.uk/mtd-calendar.html).

## Ready to file

- [File dormant company accounts](https://submit.diyaccounting.co.uk/companies-house/fileMicroEntityAccounts.html)

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- [How to file a VAT return from a spreadsheet](https://submit.diyaccounting.co.uk/vat-return-from-a-spreadsheet.html)
- [How to file micro-entity accounts at Companies House](https://submit.diyaccounting.co.uk/micro-entity-accounts.html)
- [How to file small company accounts at Companies House](https://submit.diyaccounting.co.uk/small-company-accounts.html)
- [How to file a confirmation statement (CS01)](https://submit.diyaccounting.co.uk/confirmation-statement.html)
- [When are your company's accounts and confirmation statement due?](https://submit.diyaccounting.co.uk/company-filing-deadlines.html)

Each filing and the channels that offer it are in the [availability table](https://submit.diyaccounting.co.uk/mtd-calendar.html#availability).