Every PLC that’s failed to file its confirmation statement on time

This page contains an automatically-updated list of every public limited company that’s missed the deadline for filing its confirmation statement. Listed companies are highlighted in yellow, and FCA-regulated companies in red.¹

The confirmation statement used to be called the “annual return” – it’s simply a short confirmation that the company’s details held with Companies House are still correct. Accounts can be late for legitimate reasons (e.g. auditors raising a technical query that takes time to resolve), but there’s no legitimate reason for not filing a confirmation statement. It’s a “red flag” that something is up with a company.

In principle it’s a criminal offence to fail to file a confirmation statement, but it’s very rarely prosecuted. Companies House will automatically start the process for striking off a company that fails to file, but it’s easy to object and stop this.

You can click on each column to sort it, and click on a company name to jump to its Companies House entry.

Confirmation statements are usually filed online so, unlike accounts, if a company is on this list it’s unlikely to be due to processing delays at Companies House. ²

We publish a separate list of PLCs that failed to file their accounts on time,.

The list is generated by a script that runs at 2am every Monday morning.³

The code is available on our GitHub. Thanks to M for original idea and original coding, and to Companies House for the API which enables all this.

Image by DALL-E 2: “a late alarm clock”.

Tax Policy Associates provides this list as a useful tool but accepts no responsibility for any errors; if a company’s filings are important to you, please check directly with Companies House.