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Filing annual accounts, returns and tax accounts

Companies House has tested the software listed.

You should consider which features you need and make sure the software you choose has those features, for example if you need software to deal with inactive accounts (sometimes called ‘dormant accounts’).

You must apply for an online filing account before you can file your company accounts using software.

The following is a list of software and the kinds of accounts you can use it for.

Supplier Product Dormant Micro Entity Abridged Small Full
Ajaccts AJACCTS Yes Yes - - -
Acorah Software Products Ltd TaxCalc Accounts Production Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Acting Office Acting Office Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Anglia Registrars Ltd Inform Direct Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ayiza Ayiza Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
BTCSoftware Limited AP Solution Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Capium Limited Capium Accounts Production Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Caseware UK Caseware Accounts Production Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
CCH Software (Wolters Kluwer) CCH iXBRL Review & Tag Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
CCH Software (Wolters Kluwer) CCH Accounts Production Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
CoreFiling Limited Seahorse Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Crunch Crunch Yes Yes - - -
The Cosec House Cosec Framework Yes - - - -
Easy Digital Filing Easy Digital Filing Yes Yes Yes Yes -
Eureka Software Eureka Software - Yes Yes Yes -
Forbes Computer Systems Ltd Forbes Accounts, Forbes Company Register, Forbes EINC Yes Yes - Yes Yes
FreeAgent FreeAgent - Yes - - -
gbooks gbooks Company Accounts Yes Yes - Yes Yes
IRIS Software IRIS Accounts Production Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
IRIS Software PTP Accounts Production Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Just Dormant Accounts Just Dormant Accounts Yes - - - -
Keytime Accounts Production Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Kudocs Kudocs Yes - - - -
Online Filings Online Filings Yes - - - -
Quality Management Software Ltd CT600CH Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Relate Software Relate Accounts Production Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sage (UK) Limited Sage Accounts Production Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sage (UK) Limited Sage Accountant Cloud - Final Accounts Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sage (UK) Limited Sage Accounts Production Advanced Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Silverfin Cloud Accounting Software Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Taxfiler Taxfiler Accounts Production Yes Yes Yes Yes -
Thomson Reuters Digita Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
VT Software Limited VT Filer Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Xero Xero Tax Yes Yes Yes Yes -

Software for Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs)

Supplier Product
Acorah Software Products Ltd TaxCalc Accounts Production
Acting Office Acting Office
Ayiza Ayiza
BTCSoftware Limited AP Solution
Capium Limited Capium Accounts Production
CaseWare UK CaseWare Accounts Production
CCH Software (Wolters Kluwer) CCH iXBRL Review & Tag
CCH Software (Wolters Kluwer) CCH Accounts Production
CoreFiling Limited Seahorse
Eureka Software Eureka Software
Forbes Computer Systems Ltd Forbes Accounts, Forbes Company Register, Forbes EINC
gbooks gbooks Company Accounts
IRIS Software IRIS Accounts Production
IRIS Software PTP Accounts Production
Keytime Accounts Production
Sage (UK) Limited Sage Accounts Production
Sage (UK) Limited Sage Accountant Cloud - Final Accounts
Sage (UK) Limited Sage Accounts Production Advanced
Silverfin Cloud Accounting Software
Taxfiler Taxfiler Accounts Production
Thomson Reuters Digita
VT Software Limited VT Filer

Software for charities

Supplier Product
Ayiza Ayiza
BTCSoftware Limited AP Solution
CCH Software (Wolters Kluwer) CCH iXBRL Review & Tag
CCH Software (Wolters Kluwer) CCH Accounts Production
CoreFiling Limited Seahorse
Forbes Computer Systems Ltd Forbes Accounts, Forbes Company Register, Forbes EINC
IRIS Software IRIS Accounts Production
IRIS Software PTP Accounts Production
Keytime Accounts Production
Relate Software Relate Accounts Production
Sage (UK) Limited Sage Accounts Production
Sage (UK) Limited Sage Accountant Cloud - Final Accounts
Sage (UK) Limited Sage Accounts Production Advanced

Uploading your accounts to Companies House

Tax account software generates electronic accounts in Inline eXtensible Reporting Language (iXBRL).

The following software has a direct filing link to Companies House:

Supplier Product
eFile Ready Limited eCompany Services

The following software can validate your iXBRL:

Supplier Product
Xmetric Limited Surefile Accounts