Companies House Annual Returns
The UK Company Law requires every limited company to file its Annual Return to the Registrar of Companies. Your company will be removed from the registers if the Annual Return not file within the specified period given by Companies House.
Annual Return Filed Late
Companies House will send Annual Return reminders near to the statutory filing date. The reminders are normally delivered to your company's registered office address and copies will also be sent to the company directors.
Your company will automatically be placed on proposal to be struck off first then be official removed from Companies House register if there is no response from your company.
The directors also commit a criminal offence under the company law for failing to file Annual Return to Companies House.
If your company is dormant or it has not been traded for at least three months you can apply for your company to be removed from Companies House legally. The benefits of dissolving your company voluntarily are that you are not required to file accounts or annual return after your company is closed down.
There is also late filing penalty for submitting accounts late to Companies House. The penalty starts from £150 to £1500 dependent how many months late.
Sunray Bookkeeping Services Ltd can help you preparing the Statutory Accounts and the Annual Return and file it for you at Companies House.