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Guides & Downloads

Company Compliance Guides:

A free ten-part series covering the annual obligations of UK private limited companies, from preparing statutory accounts to corporation tax, filing, penalties and year-round record-keeping.

Click on the orange download icon to download a copy of each guide.

Guide 1: Overview

Your Annual Obligations at a Glance

The filings every UK private Limited Company must complete each year and the deadlines that govern them.

Guide 2: Accounts

Preparing Your Statutory Accounts

What full annual accounts must contact, the standard they follow and how to put them together

Guide 3: Company Size

Micro-entities, Small & Dormant Companies

Simpler accounts, audit exemptions and reduced public disclosure for smaller companies.

Guide 4: Corporation Tax

The Company Tax Return & Corporation Tax

When you must file how tax is calculated, the rates that apply and the payment deadlines.

Guide 5: Filing

Filing Your Accounts & Tax Return

Filing together or separately, online routes and software and a step-by-step workflow.

Guide 6: Lifecycle

Your First Year & Dormant Companies

The extra steps that apply to brand-new companies and to restarting a dormant one.

Guide 7: Penalties

Penalties, Extensions & Appeals

What late filing costs, how to extend a deadline in advance and how the appeal process works.

Guide 8: Corrections

Corrections, Amendments & Making Changes

Simpler accounts, audit exemptions and reduced public disclosure for smaller companies.

Guide 9: Good Practice

Records, Responsibilities & Your Compliance Calendar

What directors are responsible for, the records you must keep and a year-round checklist.

Guide 10: Company Car Tax

Quick Reference Guide (2026/27)

A fast lookup for how petrol, diesel, hybrid and electric cars are taxed, depending on how your business is set up.

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