Companies House WebFiling

WebFiling can be used to submit the following documents online to Companies House

New 2006 Companies Act forms - for 'events' that occurred on/after 1/10/09

Companies can file:

• Annual Return (AR01)
• Return of Allotments of Shares (excluding non-cash) (SH01)
• Change of registered office address (AD01)
• Appointment of director (AP01)
• Appointment of corporate director (AP02)
• Appointment of secretary (AP03)
• Appointment of corporate secretary (AP04)
• Change of director's details (CH01)
• Change of corporate director's details (CH02)
• Change of secretary's details (CH03)
• Change of corporate secretary's details (CH04)
• Termination of appointment of director (TM01)
• Termination of appointment of secretary (TM02)
• Notification of single alternative inspection location (SAIL)(AD02)
• Notification of location of company records to the single alternative inspection location (SAIL)(AD03)
• Change of location of company records to the registered office (SAIL)(AD04)
• Change of Accounting Reference Date (AA01)
• Notice of change of name by resolution (NM01) & Special Resolution (RES15)

Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP) can file:

• Annual Return of an LLP (LLAR01)
• Change of Registered Office Address of an LLP (LLAD01)
• Appointment of member of an LLP (LLAP01)
• Appointment of corporate member of an LLP (LLAP02)
• Change of details of a member of an LLP (LLCH01)
• Change of details of a corporate member of an LLP (LLCH02)
• Termination of appointment of member of an LLP (LLTM01)
• Notification of the single alternative inspection location (SAIL) of an LLP (LLAD02)
• Change of location of the records to the single alternative inspection location (SAIL) of an LLP (LLAD03)
• Change of location of the records to the registered office of an LLP (LLAD04)
• Change of accounting reference date of an LLP (LLAA01)

Company Account Templates

The type of accounts available on WebFiling will depend on the date of the accounts you wish to file.

Balance Sheet dates starting before, on or after 06/04/2009:

• Audit Exempt Abbreviated Accounts
• Dormant Company Accounts (never traded)

Only Balance Sheet dates starting on or after 06/04/2009:

• Audit Exempt Full Accounts

1985 Companies Act forms - for 'events' that occured before 01/10/09:

• Annual Return (363)
• Appointment of a Director or Secretary (288a)
• Appointment of a Corporate Director or Secretary (288a)
• Terminating Appointment as Director or Secretary (288b)
• Change of Particulars for Director or Secretary (288c)
• Return of Allotments of Shares (excluding non-cash) (88(2))

1985 Companies Act forms are NOT available on the WebFiling service for Northern Ireland registered companies and all Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP).

Note:

• The joint filing accounts option available on the WebFiling menu will direct you to the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Online Services website to download the accounts template, which can only be filed via HMRC Online Services (not WebFiling).
• Companies which are Limited by Guarantee cannot file Dormant Company Accounts using the WebFiling Service.
• Community Interest Companies (CIC) and Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP) cannot file Annual Accounts types using the WebFiling service.
• All forms can be completed in English or Welsh (converted to English upon submission); apart from account templates which are only available in English.
• Welsh form types are NOT available to Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP) on the WebFiling service.