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Confirmation statement definition

What does Confirmation statement mean? A confirmation statement is the Companies House filing by which a UK company confirms, at least once every 12 months, that the information on the public register is accurate and up to date. It replaced the annual return on 30 June 2016. The regime is set out in the Companies Act 2006, Part 24 (ss.853A–853L), inserted by the Small Business, enterprise and Employment Act 2015 and updated by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023. Key features include: - A rolling 12‑month review period; the statement must be delivered within 14 days of the period end (a...

Confirmation statements under CA 2006: Companies House filing duties for companies, LLPs and unregistered companies; content, timing, offences and corrections; ECCTA 2023 reforms (lawfulness statement, registered email/office) (UK)

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Practice notes

For review periods ending on or before 29 June 2016, companies and LLPs were obliged to file an Annual return at Companies House, meeting the statutory content rules set out in Part 24 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006), as updated by the Companies Act 2006 (Annual Return and Service Addresses Regulations) 2008, SI 2008/3000, and the Companies Act 2006 (Annual Returns) Regulations 2011, SI 2011/1487. For background on that former regime, see Practice Note: A company's annual return (for companies with a made up date on or before 29 June 2016) [Archived].

Replacement of the annual return with Confirmation statement

Section 92 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (SBEEA 2015) amended CA 2006, Pt 24 so that, from 30 June 2016, the obligation to file an annual return was abolished and replaced by a duty to deliver a confirmation statement. In short, where a company's 'made up' date under the old annual return regime falls on or after 30 June 2016, a confirmation statement must be filed within 14 days. For Companies House guidance on submitting a confirmation statement for companies, see here...

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