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Deadline Engine for company secretaries

For company secretaries and governance professionals, Deadline Engine covers Companies House deadlines, from annual accounts and confirmation statements to charge registration and event-driven filings.

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Matters company secretaries use Deadline Engine for

Company LawCalculate Companies House deadlines: annual accounts, confirmation statements, charge registration and event-driven filings under the Companies Act 2006.
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Key time limits for company secretaries

Each period below is read from the encoded rules and shown with its citation. Open a calculator for the exact date, with deemed service, clear days and bank holidays applied.

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4 of 15 encoded deadlines
Annual accounts (private company)CA 2006 s.442(2)(a)

9 months from Accounting reference date

Annual accounts (public company)CA 2006 s.442(2)(b)

6 months from Accounting reference date

Confirmation statementCA 2006 s.853A

14 days from 12-month review period end

PSC notification to companyCA 2006 s.790G

28 days from Becoming a PSC

Time limits at a glance

The headline periods below restate the encoded rules. Open the matching calculator above for the exact date, with deemed service, clear days and bank holidays applied.

Annual accounts (private company): what is the time limit?

9 months from Accounting reference date, under CA 2006 s.442(2)(a). The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.

Annual accounts (public company): what is the time limit?

6 months from Accounting reference date, under CA 2006 s.442(2)(b). The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.

Confirmation statement: what is the time limit?

14 days from 12-month review period end, under CA 2006 s.853A. The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.

PSC notification to company: what is the time limit?

28 days from Becoming a PSC, under CA 2006 s.790G. The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.