Filing your Companies House information online

Every company must send information to Companies House. This includes annual accounts and confirmation statements, and any changes to your company details.

You can use our online services to:

• file your accounts
• file your confirmation statement
• make changes to your company
• close your company

Watch our ‘How to’ videos on YouTube.

Using GOV.UK One Login

We’re introducing a single sign-in that will make it easier and more secure for companies and business owners to access our services.

GOV.UK One Login provides:

• access to multiple government services with one set of sign in details
• enhanced security with two-factor authentication
• the option to use GOV.UK One Login to verify your identity for Companies House

Over time, GOV.UK One Login will replace all other ways to sign in to services on GOV.UK, including Government Gateway.

The move to GOV.UK One Login means companies of all sizes will benefit from a more secure, consistent way of accessing our services – giving greater assurance about who is setting up, running and controlling companies in the UK.

We began moving our online services to GOV.UK One Login in autumn 2024, beginning with the option to connect a Companies House account, the account used to sign in to Find and update company information.

Using the Companies House WebFiling service

Currently, you’ll need to ‘Create an account’ for the Companies House WebFiling service. We’ll send you an authentication code when you register - you’ll need this code to file your company’s information online.

From 13 October 2025, you’ll need to use GOV.UK One Login to sign in to your Companies House WebFiling account.

From this date, when you sign in to WebFiling, you’ll be prompted to connect your WebFiling account to GOV.UK One Login. You will not be able to access WebFiling without connecting to GOV.UK One Login.

You will still be able to file a charge (mortgage) document without connecting your account to GOV.UKOne Login.

Get ready for the change

To make sure you can still access your account after the change and that your saved information will still be available:

• make sure the email address you use to sign in to WebFiling is up to date and you have access to it – you can update the email address by selecting ‘Change account details’ after signing in to your WebFiling account
• if you also have a Companies House account for Find and update company information, make sure you use the same email address for both accounts – you can change either the email address you use for your Companies House account or the email address used to sign in to WebFiling
• if you do not have a GOV.UK One Login, consider creating one before 13 October 2025 using the same email address as your WebFiling account
• if you have a Companies House account for Find and update company information, consider connecting this with GOV.UK One Login now (if you have not already)
• check the list of companies you are authorised to file for in your WebFiling account – go to the ‘Your companies’ page and remove any companies you no longer file for

How to connect your WebFiling account to GOV.UK One Login on or after 13 October 2025

When you try to sign in to WebFiling from 13 October 2025, you’ll be redirected to connect your account with GOV.UK One Login.

If you:

• have a GOV.UK One Login, you’ll be able to sign in and connect your account
• do not have a GOV.UK One Login, you’ll be prompted to create one
• have a Companies House account for Find and update company information that you have not connected with GOV.UK One Login, you’ll be able to connect both accounts at the same time

You may need to enter each company’s authentication code to confirm that you are still authorised to file for the company.

You do not need to verify your identity to connect your WebFiling account with GOV.UK One Login.

If you share a WebFiling account with others

Only one person can connect each WebFiling account to their GOV.UK One Login.

Anyone who shares access to these accounts will need to create their own GOV.UK One Login, using a different email address. They will no longer be able to access the information in the accounts.

Find and update company information

You can also file some company information using our Find and update company information service.

You can create sign in details using GOV.UK One Login. This will allow you to access many government services using the same email address and password. It will also make your Companies House account more secure.

Software filing

You guidance.can also use commercial software to file most of your Companies House information online.

You can:

• use software to file accounts
• use software to register or file changes to a company

Benefits of online filing

By filing online, you’ll:

• save your company time and money
• get confirmation that we’ve received your submission
• avoid rejects and be less likely to get late filing penalties
• get access to additional online services

Save your company time and money

It costs less to file most information online compared with paper. For example, it costs £34£50 to file a confirmation statement online, but £62£110 to file a paper form.

We aim to process most online filings within 24 hours. Paper documents sent by post might take a week or more to process - so it’ll be a while before you find out if they’ve been accepted or rejected.

If you choose to file accounts on paper, you must send them to us in plenty of time before your filing deadline. You will not get any extra time to file if they are rejected. If your filing deadline has passed, the company’s record will show the accounts as overdue until they have been examined and accepted.

Avoid rejects and late filing penalties

Our online filing service has built-in checks to help you avoid errors and rejection. When we receive your online filing, we’ll send you an acknowledgement almost immediately.

We’ll also send a confirmation once we’ve accepted your filing. If your filing is rejected, you can quickly correct it and resend to us.

Use other online services

Online users also get access to additional services, including:

• protected online filing (PROOF) - helping to protect your company from unauthorised changes to your records by preventing the filing of certain paper forms

• email reminders - our free service that tells you when your company’s accounts and confirmation statement are due

How to file online

You’ll need to ‘Create an account’ for the Companies House WebFiling service. We’ll send you an authentication code when you register - you’ll need this code to file your company’s information online.

You can also file some company information using our Find and update company information service. You’ll need to register for this service separately.

Software filing

You can also use third party software to file most of your Companies House information online.

You can:

• use software to file accounts
• use software to register or file changes to a company

What you can file online

This is a list of information you can file with Companies House using our GOV.UK web services.

Limited companies

Incorporation and names	Reference
Incorporate a private company limited by shares or guarantee (or community interest company)	IN01
Notice of change of company name	NM01

Accounts	Reference
Unaudited small full accounts
Unaudited abridged accounts
Unaudited micro-entity accounts
Package accounts
Change of accounting reference date	AA01
Dormant company accounts	AA02

You can only file ‘full audited accounts’ using software.

Charitable companies must prepare full accounts that comply with both company law and charity law. You must file your accounts with Companies House and (if required by charity law) the relevant charity regulator:

• Charity Commission for England and Wales
• Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
• Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

Company details	Reference
Confirmation statement	CS01
Return of allotment of shares	SH01

Officers	Reference
Appointment of director	AP01
Appointment of corporate director	AP02
Appointment of secretary	AP03
Appointment of corporate secretary	AP04
Terminate appointment of director	TM01
Terminate appointment of secretary	TM02
Change of particulars for director	CH01
Change of particulars for corporate director	CH02
Change of particulars for secretary	CH03
Change of particulars for corporate secretary	CH04

Addresses	Reference
Change of situation or address of registered office	AD01
Notification of single alternative inspection location (SAIL)	AD02
Change of location of the company records to the SAIL	AD03
Change of location of the company records to the registered office	AD04

Close a company	Reference
Apply to strike off a company from the register	DS01
Withdraw an application to strike off	DS02

Charges (mortgage)	Reference
Particulars of a charge	MR01
Particulars of a charge subject to which property or undertaking has been acquired	MR02
Statement of satisfaction in full or in part of a charge	MR04
Statement of property released	MR05

People with significant control (PSC)	Reference
Notice of individual PSC	PSC01
Notice of relevant legal entity (RLE)	PSC02
Notice of other registrable person (ORP)	PSC03
Change of details for PSC	PSC04
Change of details for RLE	PSC05
Change of details of ORP	PSC06
Ceasing to be a PSC	PSC07
Notice of PSC statements	PSC08
Update to PSC statements	PSC09

CompanyReplace registersa document on the Companies House register	Reference
ElectReplace toa keep register of directors information on the public registerdocument	EH01RP01
ElectAppointment toof keep directors’ residential addresses on the public registerdirector	EH02AP01
ElectNotice to keep register of secretariesindividual information on the public registerPSC	EH03PSC01
WithdrawConfirmation register of directors information from the public registerstatement	EW01CS01
WithdrawAllotment usualof residential addresses information from the public registershares	EW02SH01
Withdraw

Limited liability partnerships (LLPs)

Annual filings	Reference
Change of accounting reference date	LL AA01
Confirmation statement	LL CS01
Package accounts

Close an LLP	Reference
Apply to strike off an LLP from the register	LL DS01
Withdraw an application to strike off	LL DS02

LLP members	Reference
Appointment of member	LL AP01
Appointment of corporate member	LL AP02
Terminate appointment of member	LL TM01
Change of details of a member	LL CH01
Change of details of a corporate member	LL CH02

Addresses	Reference
Change of LLP registered office address	LL AD01
Notification of LLP SAIL	LL AD02
Change of location of the LLP records to the SAIL	LL AD03
Change of location of the LLP records to the registered office	LL AD04

Charges (mortgage)	Reference
Particulars of a charge	LL MR01
Particulars of a charge subject to which property or undertaking has been acquired	LL MR02
Statement of satisfaction in full or in part of a charge	LL MR04
Statement of property released	LL MR05

People with significant control (PSC)	Reference
Notice of individual PSC	LL PSC01
Notice of relevant legal entity (RLE)	LL PSC02
Notice of other registrable person (ORP)	LL PSC03
Change of details for PSC	LL PSC04
Change of details for RLE	LL PSC05
Change of details of ORP	LL PSC06
Ceasing to be a PSC	LL PSC07
Notice of PSC statements	LL PSC08
Update to PSC statements	LL PSC09

LLP registers	Reference
Elect to keep register of members information on the public register	LL EH01
Elect to keep members’ residential addresses on the public register	LL EH02
Withdraw register of members information from the public register	LL EW01
Withdraw usual residential addresses information from the public register	LL EW02

Upload a document to Companies House

We’ve introduced a service to Upload a document to Companies House.

Previously, you could only deliver our paper forms by post or in person at one of our offices. This service allows you to upload certain forms digitally and send them to us instantly.