Pay a penalty to Companies House

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1. Pay online

Use this service to pay a penalty you바카라 사이트™ve received from Companies House.

You바카라 사이트™ll need:

  • the information on your penalty notice (this was sent to you in the post)
  • a credit or debit card

You must pay the full amount.

It takes around 5 minutes to pay. You바카라 사이트™ll get a receipt emailed to you after you바카라 사이트™ve paid.

You바카라 사이트™ll need to sign in to use this service. If you do not already have sign in details, you바카라 사이트™ll be able to create them.

Other ways to pay

You can also pay by bank transfer or cheque, depending on the penalty you바카라 사이트™ve received.

If you바카라 사이트™ve lost your penalty notice

You can email Companies House with the subject line 바카라 사이트˜Lost penalty notice바카라 사이트™.

Companies House
enquiries@companieshouse.gov.uk

Appeal a penalty

You can only appeal a penalty if you can prove that you had unexpected circumstances. You can find out about late filing penalties.

If you have a late filing penalty

You can appeal through Companies House.̀ư

If you have any other penalty

You need to make an appeal through the courts.

You have 28 days from when the penalty was issued to make an appeal. If you submit an appeal to the courts, you need to tell Companies House by email or in writing within 7 days of submitting the appeal.

You can get advice about making an appeal through the courts from . If you need legal advice, you can find a legal adviser.

2. Other ways to pay

You can also pay for your penalty by bank transfer or cheque, depending on the type of penalty you바카라 사이트™ve received.

If your penalty reference starts with A

You have a late filing penalty.

You can pay for this type of penalty by bank transfer or cheque.

Pay by bank transfer

Account name - Companies House
Sort code - 60 70 80
Account number - 10031154
Payment reference - you must use your penalty reference

If you바카라 사이트™re paying from an overseas account

Account name - Companies House
Account number (IBAN) - GB79NWBK60708010031154
Swift code - NW BK GB 2L
Payment reference - you must use your penalty reference

Pay by cheque

You can pay by cheque through the post. Make the cheque payable to 바카라 사이트˜Companies House only바카라 사이트™ and send it along with the slip on the penalty notice (바카라 사이트˜remittance advice바카라 사이트™) to Companies House.

Companies House
PO Box 710
Crown Way
CF14 3UZ

Write the company name and number on the back of the cheque. The company number is on your penalty notice.

If your penalty reference starts with P or U

If it starts with P, you have another type of penalty.

If it starts with U, you have an overseas entity penalty.

Pay by bank transfer

Account name - Companies House
Sort code - 60 70 80
Account number - 10033599
Payment reference - you must use your penalty reference

If you바카라 사이트™re paying from an overseas account

Account number (IBAN) - GB24NWBK60708010033599
Swift code - NW BK GB 2L
Payment reference - you must use your penalty reference

What happens next

Your payment may take up to 4 working days to process.

If you have any questions, you can contact Companies House.