Confirmation statement overdue: what it means
What an overdue confirmation statement at Companies House means, why it matters when vetting a company, the harmless explanations and what to do.
- Severity
- High
- Category
- Governance
- Plan
- Free and above
- Test code
- GOV-085
- Source
- Companies House register
10.1% of UK companies show this on the public record
548,740 of 5,414,258 companies where this can be known, measured 1 October 2026. From the UK Supplier Risk Index, public registers only.
What this test checks
Checks whether the company's annual confirmation statement is past its due date on the Companies House register. Every company must confirm at least once every twelve months that its registered details are correct, and has fourteen days after its review date to file.
The confirmation statement is how the register's officers, people with significant control, shareholders, registered address and business activity are kept current. When it is overdue, those details may be out of date.
What a fail looks like
The register shows the confirmation statement as overdue. Failing to file is an offence, and an overdue confirmation statement, especially alongside overdue accounts, is a common reason for Companies House to start compulsory strike-off.
Harmless explanations
- A statement filed a few days late is usually an oversight.
- Some directors now need to verify their identity with Companies House before the statement can be filed, which can cause short delays.
What to do
- Treat the officer and ownership details on the register as possibly stale until the statement is filed.
- Check whether the accounts are also overdue, and whether a strike-off proposal has been published.
- Ask the company when it will file.
Background: What Companies House data tells you.
Related tests
- FIN-003Accounts Overdue Check
- FIN-008Proposal to Strike Off
- COM-011ECCTA Verification Overdue
- DRV-071Confirmation Statement Overdue Status Change
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