Prepare annual accounts for a private limited company

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Overview

Your company바카라 사이트s annual accounts - called 바카라 사이트statutory accounts바카라 사이트 - are prepared from the company바카라 사이트s financial records at the end of your company바카라 사이트s financial year.

You must always send copies of the statutory accounts to:

  • all shareholders
  • people who can go to the company바카라 사이트s general meetings
  • Companies House
  • HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) as part of your Company Tax Return

You have different deadlines for sending your accounts to Companies House and your tax return to HMRC, but you may be able send them at the same time.

If your company is small, a micro entity or dormant, you might be able to send simpler (바카라 사이트abridged바카라 사이트) accounts.

How to put together statutory accounts

Statutory accounts must include:

  • a 바카라 사이트balance sheet바카라 사이트, which shows the value of everything the company owns, owes and is owed on the last day of the financial year
  • a 바카라 사이트profit and loss account바카라 사이트, which shows the company바카라 사이트s sales, running costs and the profit or loss it has made over the financial year
  • notes about the accounts
  • a director바카라 사이트s report (unless you바카라 사이트re a 바카라 사이트micro-entity바카라 사이트)

You might have to include an auditor바카라 사이트s report - this depends on the size of your company.

The balance sheet must have the name of a director printed on it and must be signed by a director.

Accounting standards

Your statutory accounts must meet either:

  • International Financial Reporting Standards
  • New UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice

Search online to find out more about the standards, or ask your accountant or tax adviser. You can find an accountant accredited in the UK.