We provide a range of compliance services to support all aspects of business administration.

We can help you by making sure accounts are prepared in the correct format, statutory books and other company secretarial records are kept up-to-date and that all statutory returns are prepared. Our experienced team will relieve you of the regulatory burden and leave you more time to concentrate on your core business activities. In short, we will make sure everything is in the right format, in the right place and at the right time.

Our range of compliance services includes:

• statutory accounts
• corporation tax
• VAT registration and compliance
• UK payroll services
• bookkeeping using Xero
• bank reconciliation
• Making Tax Digital (MTD)
• Companies House and HMRC filings
• company formations
• company restructures and share adjustments
• registered office and share transfers

Your company’s compliance calendar

• Annual accounts to Companies House within nine months of the year end
• Corporation tax paid nine months and one day after the year end
• The CT600 corporation tax return filed within 12 months of the year end
• A confirmation statement each year, checking directors, shareholders and people with significant control
• Payroll filed with HMRC on or before each payday
• VAT returns through Making Tax Digital software, if the company is registered
• Directors’ own Self Assessment returns online by 31 January

We put every date in one calendar for your company and file ahead of it, rather than in the last week.

Corporation tax in 2026/27: rates and planning

Companies pay corporation tax at 19% on profits up to £50,000 and 25% on profits over £250,000, with marginal relief tapering the rate in between. The limits are shared between associated companies, so a second company under the same control can push both into higher rates.

Because the rate depends on the level of profit, timing matters. Planned equipment purchases and capital allowances, employer pension contributions for directors, and the balance between salary and dividends can all change the bill, but only if they are decided before the year end. We review the position with you in the final months of the year, using up-to-date bookkeeping rather than guesses.

Director duties and Companies House changes

Since 18 November 2025, directors and people with significant control must verify their identity with Companies House. The company’s registers, including its register of people with significant control, must be kept up to date, and changes in directors, shares or registered office have to be notified.

Directors are also personally responsible for the company keeping adequate records and filing on time. Money taken from the company that is not salary, dividend or a repaid expense sits in the director’s loan account, which has its own tax consequences if it is overdrawn at the year end. We track it through the year so there are no surprises when the accounts are prepared.

What late or wrong filings cost

Companies House charges an automatic penalty when accounts are late, and it rises the later they are. HMRC charges separate penalties for a late CT600 and interest on late corporation tax. A company that stops filing altogether can be struck off the register. Incorrect accounts cost more in a different way: tax paid on the wrong profit, or questions from HMRC that take far longer to answer than the original filing would have taken.

The fee for our compliance work is agreed in writing before work starts and can be paid monthly if you prefer. We work from cloud bookkeeping, keep you updated by WhatsApp or email, and meet at our Finchley office when you need to.

• Limited company accountant in North London
• Bookkeeping services
• Payroll services
• Corporation tax self assessment
• Directors’ responsibilities
• Corporation tax rates