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Limited Company Accountant in Catford
A limited company accountant in Catford, SE6: your statutory annual accounts and Corporation Tax return prepared and filed correctly and on time, with the numbers explained in plain English, not left in a PDF you never open.
Reviewed by Rehan Razzaq FCCA, founder of REYS Accountants. Last reviewed October 2026.
What's included
- Statutory annual accounts prepared and filed with Companies House
- Corporation Tax return (CT600) prepared and filed with HMRC
- Your Corporation Tax liability calculated well ahead of the payment deadline
- A plain-English summary of what the numbers actually mean for your business
- Deadlines tracked and managed, so nothing gets filed late
Why are there two deadlines and two different filings?
Every UK limited company has to file two separate things every year, and it's easy to conflate them. Statutory annual accounts go to Companies House, normally within 9 months of your company's financial year end. Your Corporation Tax return (the CT600) goes to HMRC separately, 12 months after the accounting period ends, though the tax itself is due earlier, usually 9 months and 1 day after the year end.
Missing either one triggers an automatic penalty, starting at £150 from Companies House for accounts filed even one day late, regardless of whether the company traded or made any money.
What's actually in a set of annual accounts?
Statutory accounts aren't just a single number, they're a small set of documents: a balance sheet showing what the company owns and owes at year end, a profit and loss account showing income and costs over the year, and notes explaining the figures in more detail. Smaller companies can file an abridged or filleted version at Companies House, showing less detail publicly while still meeting the legal requirement, worth knowing if you'd rather not publish your full profit and loss for competitors to see.
It's also worth not confusing annual accounts with your confirmation statement, a separate, simpler filing that confirms your company's registered details are still correct. They're due on different dates and missing either one carries its own penalty.
Once the accounts show what profit is left after Corporation Tax, the next question for most directors is how to take it out. Our guide to dividends vs salary explains how each is taxed and why the mix matters. If the company also pays you a salary, our guide explains when your company needs a PAYE scheme.
How it works
From your records to both filings.
We prepare your accounts
From your bookkeeping records, checked and reconciled, into statutory format ready for Companies House.
We calculate your Corporation Tax
Worked out well ahead of the payment deadline, with any reliefs or allowances applied, and explained clearly.
Both get filed, on time
Accounts to Companies House, CT600 to HMRC, tracked against both deadlines so neither slips through.
Common questions
Annual accounts & Corporation Tax, answered.
Within 9 months of your company's financial year end (your first set of accounts usually gets 21 months from incorporation). Companies House has the specifics for your situation.
Normally 9 months and 1 day after your accounting period ends, earlier than the CT600 filing deadline itself (12 months). It's a common trap: the return isn't due yet, but the tax already is.
You still need to file, usually as dormant accounts, and the Companies House deadline still applies regardless. If you're not sure whether your company counts as dormant, get in touch and we'll check.
Annual accounts report your company's financial performance and position for the year. A confirmation statement is a much shorter filing that simply confirms details like your registered office, directors and shareholders are up to date, it doesn't involve any financial figures. Both go to Companies House, but on separate deadlines.