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Does a UK company have to file a confirmation statement every year?
Yes. Section 853A of the Companies Act 2006 requires every company to deliver a confirmation statement to the registrar before the end of the period of 14 days after the end of each review period, and a review period is each period of 12 months beginning with the day after the previous one ended. It is an annual duty, not an optional filing.
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- How long is the filing window?
- Section 853A allows 14 days: the statement must be delivered before the end of the period of 14 days after the end of the review period.
- How long is a review period?
- Twelve months, beginning with the day after the end of the previous review period, so the duty comes round annually.
What this answer does not cover
- What the statement must actually confirm is set out in section 853A and sections 853BA to 853H, and is not itemised here.
- What happens when a company misses the deadline is a separate question, not addressed on this page.