We are all aware that we should be wary of suspicious emails. However, the scammers are getting more sophisticated. We have received one today supposedly from Companies House in respect of their eReminder Service. What is the Companies House eReminder Service? The Companies House eReminder Service is something which companies can set up so that …
With effect from 30 June 2016, the annual return is being replaced by the Confirmation Statement. If you’re wondering what this means in practical terms, the answer is ‘very little’. The Confirmation Statement will need to be filed annually, which will be in line with the existing date for filing the Annual Return. However, the …
From 6 April 2016, there is a legal requirement for all companies to maintain a register of People with Significant Control (PSC). A PSC is an individual who meets one or more of the following five conditions: Directly or indirectly holds more than 25% of the shares, Directly or indirectly holds more than 25% of …
Just when you think you are aware of most of the scams you need to look out for, you find another! These two purport to be from Companies House, but they are not. Late Filing Penalty Payment The way the scam works is like this: If accounts are late in being filed with Companies House, …
If you trade through a limited company or Limited Liability Partnership (LLP), then your company information is publically available on Companies House website. Until recently, the basic information, such as registered office, directors, accounting reference date, dates of documents filed, has been free and fairly easy to access, as we’ve highlighted before. Documents filed with …
We recently came across a new company scam from the Register of Companies and Businesses. We set a new limited company up for a client in April, and he received the above letter (we have blocked out the company name for obvious reasons). He knew instantly it was a scam, as he’s had many limited …
A common way for directors to be remunerated from small limited companies is to take a combination of salary and dividends. However, there are ramifications if the company gets into trouble. In the case of an insolvency, liquidators and administrators will seek to recover all assets for the benefit of the creditors. The issue of …
With effect from 1 October 2012, Companies House are reducing some of their fees. In particular, the fee for filing a company’s annual return online – a fee which every company has to pay – is dropping from £14 to £13. Comment Why? The fee is a cost. In absolute terms, reducing it by £1 …
Companies House are encouraging companies to file their documents online, which we are more than happy to do, as it is quicker, easier and reduces the chances of documents getting lost. However, whilst there is the choice between filing online or by paper, there is also the risk of company hijacking, whereby fraudsters steal the …
As a limited company, one of the filing requirements is an annual return, which summarises the directors, company secretary (if you have one), registered office and shareholders of the company. Companies House have recently changed the reminder letters they send out, which are headed up “Annual Return Reminder – Urgent Action Required”. The following is …