Accounting

Limited Company Accounts · North West

Limited company accounts in Sudden

Every company registered in Sudden owes Companies House a set of accounts nine months after its year end and HMRC a Corporation Tax return twelve months after it. We prepare both from your bookkeeping or your bank statements, explain what the numbers mean for your dividends and tax, and file electronically for a fixed fee agreed in writing.

from £299 · fixed, per year

Next deadlines

  • Company tax return (CT600) due 12 months after your year end (a 31 December year end files by 31 December)
  • Confirmation statement due within 14 days of your review date, at least once every 12 months
  • Companies House accounts due 9 months after your year end (a 31 December year end files by 30 September)
  • Corporation Tax payment, 9 months and 1 day after your year end (a 31 December year end pays by 1 October)

Who this is for

Limited Company Accounts for Sudden

Owner-managed limited companies in Sudden of every kind: contractors and consultants trading through a company, trades and retail businesses, property companies, family firms with a handful of staff, and dormant companies that still owe Companies House a filing. If your company is small enough to file micro-entity or small company accounts, this is the service for you.

What is included

Everything inside the fixed fee

  • Statutory accounts in the correct format (micro-entity, small company or dormant) with the notes Companies House requires
  • Corporation Tax computation and CT600 return, including capital allowances and loss relief claims
  • iXBRL tagging and electronic filing with both Companies House and HMRC
  • A director's summary of profit, tax due, retained reserves and how much can safely be taken as dividends
  • Director's loan account review and section 455 tax check
  • Companies House and HMRC deadline tracking with reminders before each date

How it works

Limited Company Accounts from Sudden, step by step

  1. Scope the job

    We find out what you need filed, when it is due and what state the records are in, and tell you which fixed-fee package applies.

  2. Agree the price

    The fee is confirmed in writing. There is no hourly billing and nothing added for questions during the work.

  3. Hand over the records

    Photographs, PDFs, software access or a spreadsheet, sent however suits you. We confirm what we have and what is missing within two working days.

  4. Approve, then we submit

    You review the draft with our explanation, sign off, and we file. Receipts, copies and the next deadlines come back to you immediately.

Why IGI

Why Sudden businesses file with IGI

The price for limited company accounts is published on this page and is what a client in Sudden pays. We confirm it in writing first, and the invoice matches the quote.

Nothing for Sudden is left to the last week. Each deadline relevant to limited company accounts is tracked from the day you join, with the next four shown on every page we send you.

No appointments, no travel across North West, no parking. Everything for limited company accounts in Sudden happens online, with a real person on the other end during UK working hours.

A named person handles your limited company accounts from Sudden and knows the file, so you are not re-explaining your business to a different helpdesk each time.

Plain English, with the numbers. Every draft for Sudden comes with a short explanation of what the figures mean and what, if anything, you should do about them.

Approval before filing is a rule, not a courtesy. For limited company accounts in Sudden, every submission to HMRC or Companies House follows your written go-ahead.

Local facts

About Sudden

Sudden is in North West, England. For businesses in England the tax rules are those set by the UK Parliament: the 20/40/45% income tax bands, Class 4 National Insurance for the self-employed at 6% and 2%, Corporation Tax at 19% to 25%, and Stamp Duty Land Tax on property. Business rates are set locally by the council.

Nearby places we also serve for limited company accounts
PlaceDistanceDirection
Newtown, Rochdale0.1 miS
Castleton, Rochdale0.5 miS
Marland0.5 miNW
Oakenrod0.5 miN
Merefield0.6 miNE
Hartley, Rochdale0.6 miE
Stoneyfield0.7 miNE
Dicken Green0.9 miE

Worth knowing

Rules that come up in this work

CIS deductions

The Construction Industry Scheme affects both sides of a construction payment. Contractors must verify subcontractors, deduct the right amount, issue statements and file monthly, with penalties from £100 for each late return. Subcontractors suffer deductions on turnover and recover the excess at the year end. Limited company subcontractors offset deductions against PAYE monthly instead.

Confirmation statements and identity verification

Every company must file a confirmation statement at least once a year, within fourteen days of its review date, with a £50 Companies House fee. Since November 2025 directors and people with significant control must also verify their identity with Companies House, and the confirmation statement is where existing officers confirm they have done so during the transition year.

Payments on account

A common surprise in Self Assessment is the January payment that is far larger than expected. That is the balancing payment for the year just ended plus the first payment on account for the year ahead, which HMRC sets at half of the bill just calculated. We put the figure in your hands months ahead and tell you how to adjust it legitimately when circumstances change.

The Self Assessment calendar

Self Assessment runs on a fixed annual cycle. Registration by 5 October following the tax year, online filing and payment by 31 January, and a second instalment on 31 July for those making payments on account. The penalties for lateness are automatic and escalate monthly, which is why we file early and chase approvals well before the window closes.

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax

MTD for Income Tax replaces one annual return with quarterly digital updates and a year-end declaration, submitted from software. The threshold is gross trading and property income, measured two years earlier, and started at £50,000 in April 2026 before falling to £30,000 in April 2027. Anyone affected needs digital record keeping in place before their start date, not after.

Late filing penalties

HMRC's penalties for a late Self Assessment return are automatic: £100 the day after 31 January, £10 a day from three months late up to £900, then the greater of £300 or 5% of the tax at six and twelve months. Interest and separate late-payment penalties apply to the tax itself. Companies House charges £150 to £1,500 for late accounts, doubling for a second consecutive year.

Corporation Tax rates and marginal relief

Companies pay Corporation Tax at 19% on profits up to £50,000 and 25% on profits over £250,000. Between those figures marginal relief applies, producing an effective rate that rises gradually and a marginal rate of 26.5% on each pound in the band. The thresholds are divided by the number of associated companies, so a director with two companies has thresholds of £25,000 and £125,000 for each.

Questions

Limited Company Accounts questions from Sudden

Do you file with iXBRL?

Yes. Both Companies House and HMRC require accounts and computations in iXBRL format, which tags every figure electronically. We produce and validate the tagged files as part of the service; you never see or pay for this separately.

My company is dormant. Do I still need accounts?

Yes. A dormant company still files annual accounts with Companies House, in the simplified AA02 format, and a confirmation statement. Our dormant accounts fee is £49. HMRC usually does not require a CT600 once told the company is dormant, and we handle that notification.

What is a director's loan account and why does it matter?

It records money moving between you and the company that is not salary or dividend. If you owe the company money at the year end and have not repaid it within nine months, the company pays 35.75% section 455 tax on the balance, refundable later. We review the account before finalising and tell you the options.

How do dividends work and how much can I take?

Dividends can only be paid from accumulated profits after Corporation Tax. We calculate the distributable reserves in your accounts and tell you the figure. Dividends need a board minute and a voucher each time; we provide templates. The personal tax on dividends depends on your other income, and the planning review covers that.

Can you include my personal tax return?

The £389 bundle covers micro-entity accounts, the CT600 and the director's Self Assessment return together. It is cheaper than buying them separately and ensures the dividends and salary on the personal return match the company's records exactly.

Does the fee include Corporation Tax?

Yes. Both the £299 micro-entity and £449 small company packages include the Corporation Tax computation, the CT600 and electronic filing with HMRC. The standalone CT600 at £199 is for companies whose accounts are prepared elsewhere.

How do I get started from Sudden?

Message us on WhatsApp or email with a sentence about your business and what you need. We reply in working hours with any questions and a fixed fee for limited company accounts. Once you confirm, we tell you exactly which records to send and the work begins. Most Sudden clients are set up within a day.

Which deadlines matter most for limited company accounts?

The next four dates that apply to limited company accounts are shown at the top of this page, calculated from today. For Sudden clients we diarise every one of them from the day you join and send reminders before each, so the work is done in good time rather than in the last week before a penalty.

Get a fixed quote for Sudden today

Tell us what you need. You get one fixed fee in writing, and nothing is filed until you approve it.

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