Year end accounts for UK limited companies
Year-end accounts filed with Companies House on time, and matched to your Corporation Tax return.
In short: NDCA is an ACCA-regulated accountancy practice that prepares statutory annual accounts for UK limited companies and year-end accounts for sole traders and landlords. We file company accounts at Companies House within 9 months of your year end, prepare the Corporation Tax return from the same figures and review your director’s loan account and dividends before anything is filed.
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In short: NDCA is an ACCA-regulated accountancy practice that prepares statutory annual accounts for UK limited companies and year-end accounts for sole traders and landlords. We file company accounts at Companies House within 9 months of your year end, prepare the Corporation Tax return from the same figures and review your director’s loan account and dividends before anything is filed.
What is on this page?
- What our annual accounts service covers
- Annual accounts and Corporation Tax, handled together
- Know where your business stands before year-end becomes a deadline
- How NDCA works
- Xero keeps your books ready for year-end
- Who we work with
- A worked example: an overdrawn director’s loan
- Switching from another accountant
- Annual accounts deadlines at a glance (2026/27)
- Annual accounts FAQs
Your annual accounts are more than a filing exercise. Done properly, they give you a clear picture of how the year actually went, an accurate Corporation Tax position, statutory accounts prepared to the standard Companies House expects and figures you can use to plan the year ahead.
NDCA is an ACCA-regulated accounting firm working with UK limited companies, sole traders and landlords. Annual accounts can be included within your agreed monthly fee, prepared by a named accountant who also handles the Corporation Tax work that follows on from them.
What our annual accounts service covers
A named accountant prepares your annual accounts from start to finish. Depending on your business and what is included in your engagement, that covers:
- Statutory accounts for limited companies
- Companies House filing
- Profit and loss account and balance sheet
- Supporting notes and disclosures, where required
- Director’s report and accounting policies, where required
- Corporation Tax computation
- CT600 preparation, where included in your engagement
- Capital allowances, where applicable
- Director’s loan account review
- Dividend and tax planning considerations
- Self Assessment figures for directors, where included
- Confirmation statement filing, where included in your service
If you also need your Corporation Tax return or Self Assessment filed, we handle these as part of the same year-end process.
Annual accounts and Corporation Tax, handled together
Your statutory accounts provide the starting point for the Corporation Tax calculation.
NDCA prepares your Corporation Tax computation from the same figures, so the accounts and the return always agree. Our Corporation Tax service covers the CT600, reliefs and tax planning in detail.
Know where your business stands before year-end becomes a deadline
Once your accounts are prepared, you can see exactly where the business stands.
- Your actual profit for the year
- Your Corporation Tax liability
- Your balance sheet position
- Your director’s loan account position, where relevant
- Dividends and other tax planning considerations for the year ahead
Rather than treating year-end as paperwork to get through, we use it as the point where you get a proper read on the business. If you want that kind of visibility more regularly, our management accounts service can give you that through the year.
How NDCA works
What you can expect:
- Included in your fixed monthly fee
Where annual accounts are part of your agreed service, year-end is not a separate invoice. It is already covered by the fee you pay each month. - A named accountant who prepares the work
Your accounts are prepared by an accountant you can speak to directly, not passed through a ticketing system. - Started early, not left to the deadline
Where your bookkeeping is up to date, we aim to start your accounts well ahead of the statutory deadline, so you are not finding out your Corporation Tax position at the last minute.
Xero keeps your books ready for year-end
When your bookkeeping is accurate throughout the year, your accounts do not need to be rebuilt at year-end.
NDCA runs on Xero. When your bookkeeping is reconciled month by month, your annual accounts pull straight from figures you already recognise, rather than being rebuilt from scratch each January. If you are not yet on Xero, we set this up as part of onboarding, and if your records need bringing up to date first, our bookkeeping service can help.
For clients who want it, we also use Apron to capture receipts and purchase invoices automatically, so the records behind your accounts stay complete without extra admin on your side.
Who we work with
NDCA works with growing businesses across a range of sectors, including:
- Tech, SaaS and AI companies, for example our tech and SaaS accounting service
- Agencies and consultants, including software development agencies
- E-commerce and retail businesses
- Content creators and influencers
- Healthcare professionals
- Hospitality businesses
- Construction and trades
- Other growing owner-managed businesses
These are examples rather than an exhaustive list. If your business is not listed, get in touch. It likely still fits.
A worked example: an overdrawn director’s loan
Say the year-end review shows a director has taken £14,000 more than their salary and dividends, so the director’s loan account is overdrawn by £14,000. If it is not repaid within 9 months of the year end, the company pays a temporary charge of 35.75% under section 455, which is £5,005.
HMRC refunds the charge once the loan is repaid, but the cash is tied up until then. Loans over £10,000 at any point in the year can also create a benefit in kind. We spot this before the accounts are finalised, while there is still time to repay or declare a dividend.
Year-end approaching?
Statutory deadlines are fixed. The earlier you start, the more options you have for tax planning. Send us your details and we will plan your year-end with you.
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Switching from another accountant
If you already have an accountant and you are not happy, switching is simpler than people think. We send your current accountant a professional clearance letter, collect your records and pick up where they left off. How long it takes depends mainly on how quickly your previous accountant sends the records across, and we keep you updated throughout.
You do not need to wait for year-end. You do not need an awkward phone call. We handle it.
Annual accounts deadlines at a glance (2026/27)
View the key tax figures
| Accounts to Companies House | 9 months after the year end, or 21 months after incorporation for a first set of accounts |
|---|---|
| Late filing penalties | £150 up to 1 month late, £375 up to 3 months, £750 up to 6 months and £1,500 after that. Doubled if late two years in a row |
| Corporation Tax payment | 9 months and 1 day after the year end for most companies |
| Company Tax Return (CT600) | 12 months after the end of the accounting period |
| Confirmation statement | At least once a year, with a £50 fee |
| Micro-entity limits | Two of: turnover up to £1 million, balance sheet up to £500,000 and no more than 10 employees |
Figures are for the 2026/27 tax year and were checked against GOV.UK guidance. Your own position depends on your circumstances, which we confirm before any advice.
Annual accounts FAQs
Statutory accounts, also called annual accounts, are the yearly financial statements a company prepares summarising its trading performance and financial position. They typically include a profit and loss account, a balance sheet and supporting notes and for limited companies they are filed with Companies House each year.
Every UK limited company, active or dormant, must file annual accounts with Companies House. Sole traders do not file with Companies House, since they are not registered there, but most still prepare year-end accounts to work out their profit and complete their Self Assessment tax return accurately.
For most private limited companies, annual accounts are due at Companies House nine months after the company's accounting reference date. First accounts after incorporation have a longer deadline, usually 21 months from the registration date.
Our fees start from £95 plus VAT a month for limited companies, with no setup fee. Self Assessment starts from £245 plus VAT as a one-off fee. You receive a fixed quote at the end of your free 30-minute call, based on your turnover, transactions, VAT, payroll and number of directors. Any records alignment or bookkeeping catch-up is quoted separately in writing before work starts.
No. Annual accounts and Corporation Tax returns are related but separate filings. The accounts go to Companies House, and the Company Tax Return (CT600), built using figures from the accounts, goes to HMRC.
Yes. We can bring your bookkeeping up to date as part of preparing your accounts. It may take a little longer than if your records were already current, but it does not stop us taking on the work.
Companies House applies automatic penalties for late accounts, starting at £150 and rising to £1,500 the longer they remain outstanding, and the penalty doubles if accounts are late in two consecutive years. Filing on time avoids this, which is one reason we aim to complete accounts well ahead of the deadline.
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