Companies House Filing Changes for Accounts

Updated November 2026: What you need to know about filing your accounts with Companies House.

In October 2025, Companies House announced changes to some of its fees for incorporations, confirmation statements and other services, effective from 1 February 2026.

Some of the fees that are changing are listed below, but for a full list of fees and changes please see here.

Before this, in July 2025, Companies House advised that businesses must use commercial software to file all accounts, including dormant accounts, from 1 April 2028. The Companies House web and paper filing options will cease. Companies House has confirmed by Companies House. “From April 2028, we will require all UK registered companies to file their accounts in Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL) format using commercial software. This requirement is going ahead as planned.”

The change is linked with the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act. It aims to improve the quality of information available in the public domain and is part of the ongoing process to streamline and modernise the filing of statutory accounts.

With the use of commercial software, there were plans to increase the level of detail included within the statutory accounts. However, following an announcement from Companies House on 23 October 2026, they are putting on hold the introduction of this. Companies House has paused plans to require small companies and micro-entities to file their profit and loss accounts from April 2028.

This is while the government considers alternative options to simplify filing processes. It means companies still have the option to file abridged or filleted accounts at Companies House after 1 April 2028. 

Who will this affect?

From April 2028, all UK-registered companies must use commercial software to file their annual accounts.

This will apply whether a company:

• prepares and files its own accounts
• uses an accountant or other third-party agent to prepare and submit its accounts.

From April 2028, Companies House’s existing web and paper-based filing routes for annual accounts will close.

Companies House web filing services will remain available for other filings, such as confirmation statements and updates to director details.

For the Gov.UK list of software providers please see here. If you would like to discuss the changes to filing requirements, please contact Perrys, we would be happy to help.