Annual Accounts

Every UK limited company must file statutory annual accounts with Companies House and a Corporation Tax return (CT600) with HMRC. We prepare your year-end accounts accurately, file them on time, and make sure they comply with the latest reporting standards — avoiding the automatic penalties for late filing.

Beyond compliance, we use your accounts to show you what the numbers actually mean: profitability, tax due, and the planning opportunities to consider before your year-end locks in.

Statutory accounts and Corporation Tax, done together

We prepare your full set of accounts under FRS 102 or FRS 105 (for micro-entities), file the version required at Companies House, and prepare the Corporation Tax computation and CT600 for HMRC alongside them. Doing both together means your tax position is consistent, reliefs such as marginal relief and capital allowances are claimed correctly, and there are no surprises.

Deadlines — and the penalties for missing them

The key dates for a UK company are:

• Companies House accounts — due 9 months after your accounting period ends;
• Corporation Tax payment — due 9 months and 1 day after the period end;
• CT600 return — due 12 months after the period end.

Late accounts trigger automatic Companies House penalties from £150 up to £1,500, doubling if you file late two years running. We manage every deadline so you never pay one.

More than compliance

Your accounts are also a planning tool. We walk you through what they show — margins, tax due, director's remuneration and reserves — and flag the moves worth making before the year-end closes. Combined with proactive tax planning and reliable bookkeeping, your year-end becomes an opportunity rather than a scramble.