Late or struck off

What happens when a filing is late, how penalties are worked out, and how to stop a strike-off or bring a dissolved company back.

Guides

Can you get an extension to file your company accounts?Companies House can give more time for accounts, but only for an event outside your control, only if you apply before the deadline, and never past 12 months.Checked 30 October 2026

Filings in this topic

Overdue accounts

Late years filed in order, each with its tax return, and every Companies House and HMRC penalty explained. £106.80, then £58.80 per extra year.

From £106.80 in total

Stop a strike-off

On the strike-off list because a filing is overdue? File the missing confirmation statement or accounts and the action is normally stopped. From £72.80.

From £72.80 in total (£22.80 + the £50.00 Companies House fee (statement))

Restore a company

Administrative restoration for companies struck off in the last 6 years: the RT01 pack, the Crown waiver and every missing set of accounts.

£763.80 in total (£358.80 + the £405.00 Companies House £341 + Crown waiver £64)