How it works
You file one company for one year. These are the steps, in order.
1. Sign in
Give your email address. We send you a link. The link works once and lasts 15 minutes. There is no password to remember.
2. Tell us about your company
You give:
- the company number and name,
- whether you are filing dormant accounts or micro-entity accounts,
- the directors,
- the start and end dates of the year,
- whether these are the company's first accounts.
If you filed with us last year, we fill in the dates and last year's figures for you to check.
3. Enter your figures
The boxes follow the layout of a micro-entity balance sheet, in pounds. For a trading company you also give turnover and the average number of employees, because they decide if your company can use micro-entity accounts. A dormant company has far fewer boxes.
If you have loans to directors, guarantees or other commitments to report, there are extra boxes. If your case is one we cannot file, we stop here and say why.
4. Check
We check your figures against the rules for the accounts. For example, that the balance sheet balances and that the company is small enough for micro-entity accounts. If something is wrong, we show it in plain words, with a link to the box to change.
For a trading company we also ask a short list of yes or no questions about the tax return, such as whether the company has rental income or has lent money to a director. A "yes" to some of them means we cannot prepare the return. We say so before you pay.
5. Approve
You read the accounts. For a trading company you read the Company Tax Return and the tax computation too. A director confirms them. Directors are legally responsible for their company's accounts and tax return, so we do not send anything until a director has approved it.
6. Pay
You pay on our payment provider's page. We do not see your card details.
7. We send
- Accounts: you give the company's authentication code. We send the accounts to Companies House. You can ask us to keep the code, encrypted. You can delete it at any time.
- Company Tax Return: you give the company's Government Gateway sign-in. We use it once, in memory, to send the return to HMRC. We do not store it or write it to a log.
8. See the result
We check for Companies House's and HMRC's replies and show them to you. If a filing is refused, we show the reason they give. You fix the figures and we help you send it again. When it is accepted you can download a copy of what was filed and a receipt.
9. Next year
We keep your figures so next year starts from them. We email you before the deadlines. We are not able to promise that a reminder will arrive. The deadline is still yours to meet.
What stays your job
- The figures are true and complete.
- The company can use the accounts type you choose.
- Filing on time.
- Telling us if something looks wrong.
We do not check that your figures are right for your company, and we do not give advice. If you are not sure which accounts your company needs, ask an accountant.