Business Compliance Hub

UK Business Compliance Hub

Understand the deadlines, filings and responsibilities involved in running a UK limited company. The live guides are source-linked to official UK information and reviewed so each page stays useful before you act.

Compliance guide categories

Live categories have source-linked guides. Planned categories stay unpublished until there is enough substantive guidance to justify a public page.

  • Companies House

    Live

    Confirmation statements, company accounts, register updates, authentication codes and first-year company filings.

    22 published guides

    Featured: Companies House deadlines explained

    Explore Companies House guides
  • HMRC

    Live

    Making Tax Digital, Self Assessment, VAT and payroll deadline guides linked to current HMRC and GOV.UK sources.

    6 published guides

    Featured: Sole trader deadline calendar

    Explore HMRC guides
  • Corporation Tax

    Coming soon

    Future guides will cover Corporation Tax registration, accounting periods, payment timing and filing responsibilities.

    Guides in development. No public category page is published yet.

  • VAT

    Coming soon

    Future guides will explain VAT registration, returns, payment dates and practical record-keeping points.

    Guides in development. No public category page is published yet.

  • PAYE

    Coming soon

    Future guides will cover payroll registration, PAYE reporting dates and employer responsibilities.

    Guides in development. No public category page is published yet.

  • Directors

    Coming soon

    Future guides will bring together director duties, company records and recurring responsibilities.

    Guides in development. No public category page is published yet.

  • Starting a Limited Company

    Coming soon

    Future guides will support the first practical steps after incorporation, from records to early deadlines.

    Guides in development. No public category page is published yet.

  • Running a Limited Company

    Coming soon

    Future guides will cover recurring admin, filing routines and keeping business responsibilities organised.

    Guides in development. No public category page is published yet.

Start with cornerstone guides that answer high-intent questions and point to the next practical step.

Find out how the Companies House confirmation statement review period works and where UK directors can check the exact filing deadline.

Reviewed 18 July 2026 · 5 min read

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A plain-English overview of the main Companies House deadlines UK limited-company directors should track and how they differ from HMRC dates.

Reviewed 18 July 2026 · 6 min read

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Understand what annual accounts are, common Companies House filing deadlines and how accounts differ from HMRC Company Tax Returns.

Reviewed 18 July 2026 · 6 min read

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Understand the special first accounts deadline for private limited companies and why it can differ from later annual accounts deadlines.

Reviewed 18 July 2026 · 6 min read

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A plain-English Companies House responsibilities checklist for UK limited-company directors, with official source links.

Reviewed 18 July 2026 · 6 min read

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A practical first-year Companies House checklist for new UK limited-company directors, including accounts and confirmation statement planning.

Reviewed 18 July 2026 · 6 min read

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Where to begin

Choose the situation closest to yours and start with the live guide that answers the next question.

I have just formed a company

Start with the early Companies House dates and records that can surprise first-time directors.

I am checking an upcoming deadline

Use these guides when you need to understand what is due and where to check the official date.

I need to update company information

Find practical guidance for keeping company register details and access information up to date.

Turn important dates into practical tasks

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