Internet filing at companies house
With the increase in company fraud involving the lodging of forged statutory forms with companies house it is now important that every company considers using internet filing to ensure it keeps its statutory details up to date and “safe”.
Applying for internet filing is straight forward. Go to
the Companies House website and look for the web filing icon. You will need to provide an e mail address and then within 10 minutes you will get a security code. Then within five days the company will be sent (at its Registered Office – so check it is correct !) a company authentication code. Both codes are required to sign in and submit data.
Not all forms can be submitted by this route. However most that are in regular use are including; the Annual Return, 225 (change of accounting reference date), 287 (change of Registered office), 288a, 288b, 288c (changes in directors and company secretary), 88(2) (the allotment of shares), 123 (change in nominal share capital) and DCAs (dormant company accounts). You can even file audit exempt abbreviated accounts.
Whilst using internet filing at Companies House should solve a number of issues it is not without its own complications - see http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/about/miscellaneous/misc1.shtml
