How much do limited company accounts cost?
Choose your company activity first. Dormant company accounts are £100 + VAT where the company has never traded, or £200 + VAT where it has previous history but only balances brought forward and no bank transactions. Trading companies select their turnover, sales or expenses bracket for statutory accounts and a CT600.
The online price covers one selected accounting period and assumes reasonably straightforward, up-to-date digital records. Any Companies House fee shown is charged at today's rate; if Companies House changes it, we charge the new fee separately. We are an independent firm of Chartered Accountants, not Companies House or HMRC.
Limited company accounts cost comparison
Use the calculator above to see your exact listed price. The company finder shows available accounting periods so you can choose the year you want us to complete.
What determines whether I need micro-entity or small company accounts?
From 6 April 2025, a company generally qualifies as a micro-entity if its turnover is £1 million or less, alongside meeting the other size thresholds for balance sheet total and employee numbers. Micro-entity accounts are the simplest format, with small company accounts required once a company is too large to qualify as micro but still meets the small company thresholds.
We assess which category your company falls into as part of preparing your accounts, so you're not paying for a more complex filing than your company actually needs.
- Dormant: no significant accounting transactions in the period
- Micro-entity: turnover £1 million or less (from 6 April 2025), plus other size limits
- Small company: larger than micro but within the small company thresholds
When would I need a bespoke quote instead of a fixed price?
Our published prices are for straightforward cases with digital records covering one selected accounting period. Paper records, several periods, unusually high transaction volumes, subsidiaries, audits or complex adjustments need a bespoke quote.
We always confirm a quote before starting work, so there are no surprises once the accounts are underway.
What happens if my accounts are overdue?
If your accounts are already overdue, Companies House penalties apply on a sliding scale for private companies: up to £150 for up to 1 month late, £375 for 1–3 months, £750 for 3–6 months, and £1,500 for more than 6 months, doubling if your accounts were also filed late the previous year. The sooner overdue accounts are filed, the sooner the penalty position is fixed and no further increase applies.
Select one overdue accounting period in the company finder. If several years need completing, request a callback so we can confirm the full scope and fee before work starts.
Are there ways to reduce the cost of preparing accounts?
Keeping clean, up-to-date digital bookkeeping records throughout the year, rather than handing over a shoebox of paper receipts at year end, is the single biggest factor in keeping accounts preparation straightforward and within our standard fixed prices. Filing your confirmation statement, VAT returns and payroll on time also avoids the extra work involved in reconstructing a company's position retrospectively.