Year-end accounts and corporation tax
Year-end accounts and corporation tax for limited companies.
Your statutory accounts, your corporation tax and your company tax return, prepared properly and filed on time with both Companies House and HMRC. Help with your legal obligations as a director.
Year-End Accounts & Corporation Tax
Starting price
£600a year
Spread across the year, that is from £50 a month.
- £450 a year with any bookkeeping service (25% off)
- £300 per year for a nil-turnover submission
- A fixed price in writing before any work starts
In short
What does a limited company have to file at its year end?
Three things: statutory accounts to Companies House, due nine months after your year end; corporation tax, payable nine months and a day after it; and a Company Tax Return (CT600) to HMRC, due twelve months after it. I prepare and file all three.
Reviewed by Lewis WrightAAT licensed accountant, licence 1008968Updated 30 September 2026
Who it's for
Is this for you?
- Limited companies of any size, including one-person companies
- Directors who want help handling their year end
- New companies facing their first set of accounts
- Dormant and nil-turnover companies that still have to file
What's included
What I do for you.
Statutory accounts
Prepared in the format Companies House requires, and filed for you once you have approved them.
Corporation tax, calculated
The tax computation behind your bill: profits adjusted for tax, capital allowances claimed, and the right rate applied. Companies pay 19% on profits up to £50,000 and 25% above £250,000, with marginal relief in between.
The CT600, submitted
Your Company Tax Return prepared and sent to HMRC with your accounts and computation, in the tagged format HMRC requires.
What you owe and when
A clear note of your corporation tax bill and the date it is due, which is before the return itself. That order surprises a lot of first-time directors.
Key dates
The dates that matter.
- Year end + 9 months
- Accounts due at Companies House
- Year end + 9 months and 1 day
- Corporation tax payable to HMRC
- Year end + 12 months
- Company Tax Return (CT600) due
- Incorporation + 21 months
- First accounts, which work differently
What you'll need
What I'll ask you for.
- Your company number and authentication code
- Bookkeeping records for the year, or access to your software
- Bank statements for every business account
- Details of any assets bought or sold
- Anything paid to or from you personally (the director's loan account)
Questions
Year-end accounts, asked and answered.
Something else on your mind? Ask me directly. I reply within 1 business day.
When are my company accounts due?
Nine months after your accounting reference date, usually the last day of the month you incorporated. Your first accounts are different: normally 21 months after the date of incorporation.
My company is dormant. Do I still need to file?
Yes. A dormant company still files accounts with Companies House and a confirmation statement every year.
Do you need my bookkeeping?
I need a complete record of the year. If you keep your own books in software, I work from those. If I keep them for you, the year end is quicker and 25% cheaper.
Can you help me decide how to pay myself?
Yes. How you take money out as a director, salary, dividends or both, changes how much tax you and the company pay. It is one of the first things worth getting right, and the salary and dividends calculator is a good place to start.
Try the salary vs dividends calculatorHow much does it cost?
From £600 a year, spread monthly, or £450 if I also do any of your bookkeeping. Nil-turnover companies are £300 a year.
See every priceReady to get help with your year end?
It starts with a free, no-obligation 30-minute chat about your business and what you actually need. You get a fixed price in writing, and seven days to decide.
Free 30-minute consultation. No obligation.