The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act has introduced important changes to the confirmation statement. If you do not file your confirmation statement on time, you may receive a financial penalty.
Every company, including dormant and non-trading companies, must file a confirmation statement at least once every year. It confirms the information we hold about the company is up to date.
Companies must file a confirmation statement even if there have not been any changes during the review period.
Registered email address
Under the act, all companies need to provide a registered email address. Companies House will use this email address to communicate with the company – it will not be available to the public.
New companies need to give a registered email address when they incorporate, from 4 March 2024.
Existing companies need to give a registered email address when they file their next confirmation statement, with a statement date from 5 March 2024 onwards.
Statement to confirm the company is lawful
All companies need to confirm that the intended future activities of the company will be lawful.
You need to confirm this every year on the confirmation statement. You will not be able to file a confirmation statement without this statement.
This applies to all confirmation statements with a statement date from 5 March 2024 onwards.
Reporting shareholder information
In the future, you must tell Companies House the full names of all shareholders – and provide a new full list of shareholders – when you file your confirmation statement. You’ll only need to provide a full list of shareholders once.
This will not apply to you if your company is subject to DTR5. Traded companies only need to tell us about shareholders that own 5% or more shares.
Companies that are exempt from providing people with significant control (PSC) information will also need to give details about the exemption, including where their shares are traded and on which regulated market.
We will tell you when these new measures are coming into force. You do not need to do anything yet.
Read more about changes to the way you report and record shareholder information.
Enforcement and sanctions
If you do not file your confirmation statement on time, you may receive a financial penalty. Read our enforcement guidance for more information.