Confirmation statement deadline: review period and 14-day filing window

Review period and filing window

If the statement is not filed

• Companies House may issue a financial penalty, and the company may be struck off the Companies House register. GOV.UK states a fine of up to £5,000. Source: Confirmation statement guidance, updated 21 April 2026.
• Not filing a confirmation statement is a criminal offence, and directors could be personally fined in the criminal courts. Source: Late filing penalties, updated 16 January 2026.
• The late filing penalty bands Companies House publishes are for accounts, measured from the date the accounts are due. They are set out in the accounts deadline guide.

Identity verification with the next statement

Since 18 November 2025, each existing director gives their Companies House personal code as part of the company's next confirmation statement, during a 12-month transition period. Source: When you need to verify your identity, updated 30 July 2026. The identity verification guide sets out the dates for directors and people with significant control.

How CompanyGuard helps

CompanyGuard reads the confirmation statement due date Companies House publishes for each client company and ranks it with the accounts deadline: overdue or due today is urgent, due within 30 days is upcoming. When Companies House cannot be read, or the evidence is older than 48 hours, the company is shown as unavailable, never as on time. The company status glossary explains every state and every Companies House status. The free deadline calculator works out one company's next confirmation statement date from its incorporation or last confirmation date.