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A backlog feels worse than it is. We assess where you stand, prioritise what stops the penalties growing fastest and clear the lot.
If your company accounts or CT600 are late, penalties grow every month, and Companies House can eventually strike the company off. We rebuild missing records, file overdue accounts and returns, appeal penalties where there is a reasonable excuse and put you on a calendar.
Everything below is done for you, in plain English, before anything is filed.
How the work is done, what we check and why it matters for your company.
Companies fall behind for many reasons: illness, a change of accountant, a business that grew faster than its admin. Late accounts and returns are fixable, and a bigger problem later if they are left. We start by finding exactly where you stand with Companies House and HMRC.
That gives us a clear list of what is overdue, what penalties have been charged and what comes first.
Most catch-up work begins with bank statements. We rebuild the bookkeeping from the bank, request missing invoices and sales records from your customers or suppliers, and make careful estimates where records are genuinely lost.
Each year is finished in order, so every set of accounts leads into the next.
Penalties for late accounts at Companies House and late returns at HMRC increase the longer the delay lasts. Where there is a reasonable excuse, we put it forward, and where HMRC has issued estimates, we replace them with real figures.
We deal with HMRC and Companies House directly, so you do not have to.
The aim is not just to catch up but to stay current. Once you are up to date, we move you onto a monthly package with bookkeeping and deadlines in our diary.
From then on, the company is never behind again.
What happens, and when, so nothing is missed.
Answer a few questions or call us. We recommend the right package and confirm your fixed fee.
We contact your old accountant, register as your HMRC agent and collect what we need. No charge.
A named accountant prepares the work and sends it to you in plain English before anything is filed.
We file with HMRC and Companies House and put every future deadline in your diary.
Penalties grow with delay. Starting early costs less.
HMRC can check. Rebuilt records from the bank are far safer than guesses.
Each year affects the next. We complete them in sequence.
Fixed monthly fees, shown excluding VAT. Final price depends on turnover and options.
Quoted on scope after a free review.
Micro and new companies
£45.83a month + VAT
Trading and online businesses
£62.50a month + VAT
Growing, data-led teams
£75a month + VAT
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Companies House penalties range from £150 to £1,500 for private companies, doubling if late two years in a row. HMRC adds £100 for a late CT600, rising with time.
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