For financial years beginning on or after 6^th April 2008, the normal time allowed for filing accounts was reduced from 10 months to 9 months for a limited company and the penalties were increased as per the following table.

Also the amount in the above table will be doubled if the previous year’s accounts were also submitted late.

The quickest way of checking your filing dates is to visit the Companies House website www.companieshouse.gov.uk and using the Webcheck field select your company name or company number.