How to file dormant company accounts
If your company did not trade this year, you still have to file. Here is how dormant accounts work.
A company is dormant if it had no significant accounting transactions during the financial year. Dormant companies still have to file accounts every year, but those accounts are simple.
What counts as dormant
Significant transactions do not include filing fees paid to Companies House, penalties, or money paid for shares when the company was formed. If those are the only entries, your company is usually dormant.
Filing from 2028
Dormant companies are in scope for the 2028 software-only change. You will no longer be able to file dormant accounts on the free web form, so a simple software tool will be the easiest route.