What is a confirmation statement?

Once a limited company is registered in the UK, it has ongoing statutory obligations to Companies House — and one of the most straightforward is the confirmation statement. Many new directors are unaware of this requirement or confuse it with the annual accounts filing. Understanding what a confirmation statement is and when it needs to be submitted is part of the basic compliance awareness every UK company director needs.

A confirmation statement is submitted to Companies House once every twelve months to confirm that the information held on the public register about your company is up to date. It covers the registered office address, director and shareholder details, share capital structure, and the company's SIC code. It is not an accounts filing — it is a register update. If there are no changes to report, you simply confirm the existing information is correct.

The confirmation statement must be filed within a defined period of each review date. Failure to file is a criminal offence that can ultimately result in the company being struck off the register. It is one of the simpler compliance requirements but easy to overlook without a filing calendar. Our guide to annual compliance for UK limited companies covers the confirmation statement alongside the other key obligations.