Every year a UK company has to file an Annual Return with Companies House. The form is called the AR01. This form is several pages long and asks you to provide the current structure of the company on the date the form is due. Typically you need to confirm the following information-

Company name and number
Type of company
Date the Annual Return is ‘made up to’
Registered office address
Location of company registers
Company Directors
Company Secretary
Share holders
Value and Number of Shares Issued
The rights attached to the shares
SIC Code describing the principal business activities

The form can be processed manually by post at Companies House or online using the web filing service. We would recommend that where possible an Annual Return is submitted online. This ensures the document is submitted correctly and also provides a quick confirmation that the form has been accepted or rejected. Postal applications often experience delays and lead to incorrect completed forms.

Our Annual Return submission service will ensure your form is submitted correctly and quickly. Once we have your web filing code and confirmed your company details one of our compliance team will submit the form online and monitor the acceptance by Companies House.

Failure to submit your annual return could lead to your company being dissolved and 'struck off' the register.