Illustration comparing Companies House and HMRC dormant company rules side by side

Dormant Company Accounts Explained | UK Filing Guide 2026

Somewhere in London right now, a director is staring at a Companies House email with the subject line “Accounts overdue” and thinking: but my company hasn’t done anything. That’s the trap. Dormant company accounts exist precisely for businesses that haven’t traded — and yet the filing obligation doesn’t care that nothing happened. Companies House still […]

UK director's desk showing Companies House filing deadline calendar, penalty notice and passport for identity verification

Companies House Filing Deadlines: Director Should Know 2026

There’s a particular flavour of dread that hits when a brown envelope from Companies House lands on the doormat. You know the one. Half junk mail energy, half “oh no, what have I forgotten.” If you run a UK limited company, that envelope usually means one thing: a Companies House filing deadline has crept up […]