Running a limited company: your responsibilities
Confirmation statement
You need to check that the information Companies House has about your company is correct every year. This is called a confirmation statement.
Check your company’s details
You need to check the following:
- the details of your registered office, directors, secretary and the address where you keep your records
- your statement of capital and shareholder information if your company has shares
- your SIC code (the number that identifies what your company does)
- your register of ‘people with significant control’
Check the Companies House register.
There’s a different process if you need to change your company’s registered email address.
Send your confirmation statement
Send your confirmation statement online or by post. It costs £13 to file your confirmation statement online, and £40 by post.
Providing an email address
You must provide an email address in your confirmation statement if you have not already provided one.
Companies House will use this email address to contact you about your company.
You must read any emails that your company receives.
Your email address will not be published on the public register.
If you need to report changes
You can only use your confirmation statement to report changes to your:
- SIC code
- statement of capital
- trading status of shares
- exemption from keeping a register of ‘people with significant control’
- shareholder information
You must tell Companies House about other changes to your limited company.
When it’s due
Your confirmation statement is due usually a year after either:
- the date your company incorporated
- the date you filed your last confirmation statement
You can file your confirmation statement up to 14 days after the due date.
Sign up to get an email reminder when your confirmation statement is due.
You can be fined up to £5,000 and your company may be struck off if you do not send your confirmation statement.