Submit turns the figures you give it into small company accounts and files them with Companies House. You choose the accounting period, enter the figures, check the answers and file.
What you need before you start
- Your company number.
- The accounting period and the figures for the format you choose: full accounts, or filleted accounts.
- 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 Small Company 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's profit and loss
Start with the profit and loss for this year.
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Profit worked out
The form works out gross profit, operating profit and profit for the year.
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The balance sheet
Then the balance sheet: assets, then what the company owes.
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Net assets must balance
This checks net assets against capital and reserves.
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Add last year
Add last year's figures for comparison.
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Describe the company
Say what the company does and how it states its figures.
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Name the directors
Name the directors.
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Name the approving director
Name the director approving the accounts.
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Accept the statements
Accept the 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 small company 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 dormant 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.