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Confirmation Statement Deadline: When Is Yours Due?

A confirmation statement must be filed at least every 12 months, up to 14 days after the review period ends. See how the date works, the fee and the penalty.

Every UK company has to confirm its details to Companies House at least once every 12 months. This filing is the confirmation statement, and it has its own deadline, separate from the annual accounts.

How the deadline works

GOV.UK describes it in terms of a review period:

  • You must review your company's records and file at least one confirmation statement every 12 months.
  • The review period ends 12 months after the company's incorporation date (for the first statement), or 12 months after the confirmation statement date on the last statement.
  • You can file up to 14 days after the review period ends.

So the effective deadline is 14 days after the end of the review period.

Worked example

A company is incorporated on 3 March 2026. Its first review period ends on 3 March 2027. The first confirmation statement can be filed up to 14 days later, by 17 March 2027.

If it files on 17 March 2027, the statement date is the end of the review period, and the next review period runs 12 months from there.

Filing early

You can file before the review period ends, but you then have to choose a new confirmation statement date, and your next review period starts the day after it. If you file early, your next due date moves earlier, so make sure the diary is updated.

The fee

GOV.UK lists the annual fee as £50 to file online and £110 for a paper CS01 form. The payment period is separate from the review period: it runs for 12 months from incorporation, and you pay once per payment period. Fees change, so check GOV.UK for the current amount.

The penalty for not filing

GOV.UK says that if you do not file, you can be fined up to £5,000 and your company may be struck off the register. This is a different regime from the automatic late-filing penalty on annual accounts (see our guide to late filing penalties).

Common mistakes

  1. Confusing it with the annual accounts. They are separate filings with separate deadlines.
  2. Forgetting the new date after filing early. The review period resets from the date you choose.
  3. Counting from the wrong start. The first period runs from incorporation, later ones from the last statement date.
  4. Treating the 14 days as extra time. Plan to file before the review period ends, so a slow client does not push you to the edge.

Keeping track across many clients

A practice with dozens of companies has dozens of review periods ticking at different dates. FilingKeeper is a deadline tracker for small UK accounting and bookkeeping practices that works out Companies House and HMRC dates from the published GOV.UK rules and shows the rule behind each one. It is in beta, and it does not file anything for you.

Free check: email up to 10 company numbers to haseeb@filingkeeper.com for a deadline report within 24 hours.

Frequently asked questions

How often must a confirmation statement be filed?

At least once every 12 months, per GOV.UK.

What is the 14-day rule?

You can file up to 14 days after the review period ends.

When is the first confirmation statement due?

The first review period runs 12 months from incorporation, and you can file up to 14 days after it ends.

What happens if I do not file?

GOV.UK says you can be fined up to £5,000 and the company may be struck off.

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Rules can change, so confirm on GOV.UK before you rely on a date or an amount. Sources: