Annual returns

Every company registered with Companies House has to file their annual return every twelve months. The annual return contain the following details company information:

Name of company and registered number
Type of company - private or public
Registered office address
Address where certain company registers kept if not at registered office
Principal business activities
Name and address of company secretary
Directors Details (Including home addresses and past and present directorships)
Shareholders List
Issued Share Capital
Date which annual return is made up

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What is an Annual Return?

An annual return is general information about a company's directors and secretary, registered office address, shareholders and share capital.

If a company files an annual return late, or not at all, the company and its director(s) and secretary can be prosecuted.

All annual returns must be delivered to Companies House within 28 days of the made-up date given on the form. There is an annual document-processing fee of £30 which must be sent with the annual return.

How do you get an annual return?

Companies House write to every company at its registered office when the annual return is due to be filed.

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