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Statutory Accounts

Completing your annual accounts is about much more than going through the motions. We’ll make sure your accounts stand up to scrutiny and that you’re on-track to meeting your goals and objectives.

Statutory Accounts FAQ's

Statutory accounts, also known as annual accounts or company year-end accounts, are the accounts you must submit at the close of your company’s financial year.

It’s a legal requirement for all UK-registered companies to prepare statutory accounts.

They are a record of your financial activity for the preceding twelve months, and are used to calculate the amount of corporation tax you must pay to HMRC.

At your company’s financial year-end, you must prepare and send your statutory accounts to Companies House. This is a comprehensive record of how your company has been performing and includes many different parts.

Statutory accounts must be accurate and satisfy specific criteria. The easiest way to ensure your accounts are correct and on time is to let us do this on your behalf.

Two accounting standards are applicable in the UK:

  • FRS 102
  • FRS 105

You must prepare your statutory accounts according to one of these standards.

We can explain which of these will apply to your company, and help you prepare your accounts accordingly.

Under FRS 102, you must submit your full annual accounts, including:

  • Balance sheet
  • Profit and loss account
  • Notes about the accounts
  • Director’s report
  • Auditor’s report (depending on the size of the company)
  • Name and signature of the company director

Under FRS 105, some companies can submit shortened accounts, comprising:

  • Income statement (instead of the profit and loss account)
  • Statement of financial position (instead of the balance sheet)

You can submit your accounts this way if your company is classified as a small business or a micro-entity.

We will prepare and submit your accounts for you. We do this electronically once you’ve given us your Companies House Authentication Code.

You should have received this six-character code when you registered your company, but don’t worry if you haven’t got it.

But don’t worry if you haven’t got it. It’s easy enough to put in a request for it from Companies House. Normally this takes between five and 10 days to process.

It’s easy enough to put in a request for it from Companies House. Normally this takes between five and 10 days to process.

Alternatively, we can still submit paper accounts for you to Companies House.

Your financial year-end is your accounting reference date (ARD). You get this date when you register your company at Companies House.

Statutory accounts are due no less than nine months after your ARD.

When you first register your company, your accounts are due within 21 months after your month of incorporation and cover the first 12 months of trading, ending on your ARD.

You MUST submit your accounts within the deadline or you will face a penalty. This penalty increases depending on the lateness of your documents:

  • One day late: £100
  • Up to three months late: £375
  • Three to six months late: £750
  • Six to 12 months late: £1,500

If you submit your accounts late two years running, the penalties double. You can also risk having your company struck off.

You can lengthen your company’s financial year:

  • To a maximum of 18 months or longer if your company is in administration
  • Once every five years

You can only lengthen the financial year more often than every five years if:

  • The company is in administration
  • You’re aligning dates with a subsidiary or parent company
  • You have special permission from Companies House

You cannot change your financial year-end to try and evade filing your accounts. Sooner or later, they must be done.

Statutory or annual accounts are an important means of giving your company a financial health check.

This clarity is good for you, for your directors, and your shareholders. It means everybody can see how your company is performing.

Keeping up-to-date records and submitting them annually is also a requirement of transparency for Companies House.

Plus, you’ll need to pay corporation tax. Your statutory accounts provide the essential information for HMRC to calculate your tax bill.

How We Make Your Annual Accounting Easy

We apply modern methods to traditional accounting values. Our team of chartered accountants use up-to-date, cloud-based software to make accounting as painless and nondisruptive as possible.

You can expect clear communications and explanations and a streamlined accounting process.

Once we’ve gained a good understanding and insight into your business by listening carefully to you, we perform a full review of your bookkeeping and use this as a quality assurance check on your figures.

Matching your accounts with the most appropriate regulatory format, we bring all the information together. You’ll get to check this information when we go through everything with you and before you sign everything off, ensuring we’re all on the same page.

Then, we submit your accounts electronically to Companies House.

We will ensure your companies statutory accounts are straightforward, accurate and on time.

Choose Venn Accounts for submitting statutory accounts

  • Effective accountancy is about experience and good communication.
  • We are not out to reinvent the wheel, but we will explain everything to you in a language you relate to; no jargon, and no messing about.
  • You are the expert in your field, and we’re specialists in ours.
  • We are here to help and support you, bringing our extensive working knowledge to you, working with you.
  • When you want to file your annual accounts, you want to know they’re in safe and capable hands.
  • Let Venn Accounts help with your Statutory Accounts – call our one of our senior chartered accountants on 020 80 882 590 or email enquiries@vennaccounts.com
  • Get in touch with Venn Accounts today! We are here to help and are happy to answer any questions you might have.

Traditional accounting with clear principles

Operating from our London head office, Venn Accounts a traditional accounting firm. We are committed to ensuring all our clients are completely clear about what we can do for them, while fully supporting them every step of the way.

Contact us and speak to a member of our team about our annual account service.

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