Submit turns the figures you give it into micro-entity accounts and files them with Companies House. You choose the accounting period, enter the balance sheet and profit and loss figures, check the answers and file.
What you need before you start
- Your company number.
- The accounting period and the balance sheet and profit and loss figures for 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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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
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