What FilePilot Does
Every UK limited company has a recurring set of statutory filings: annual accounts and a confirmation statement, on a fixed clock, with escalating penalties for lateness. FilePilot automates that pipeline for accountants, bookkeepers and directors who file at volume. It prepares the filing, routes it through the Companies House channels, and keeps a monitoring layer over every deadline in the portfolio.
Micro-entity, small company and dormant accounts prepared and submitted through the supported Companies House filing routes.
CS01 preparation with the registered data pulled through, ready for the annual check.
A deadline ledger across every client company — what is due, when, and who owns it.
Late-filing penalty workflows covering the Companies House penalty stages and appeals.
Why Filing Automation Matters
Companies House late filing penalties are automatic and scale with lateness: a private limited company filing its accounts late is penalised on a sliding scale starting at £150, doubling after further delay to a maximum of £1,500 (or £3,000 for public companies), with repeated lateness compounding the risk. The penalty lands on the company — but the missed deadline usually happens in an accountant's inbox, not in a boardroom.
Filing automation changes the failure mode. When the pipeline is mechanical, the deadline is a scheduled event with a prepared filing, not a manual scramble. That is the core value FilePilot sells: not filing software, but removal of the class of error that produces penalty letters.
What a Healthy Filing Pipeline Looks Like
- One ledger of record. Every client company, its year end, its filing deadlines, and its history in one place — no spreadsheets.
- Prepared filings. Accounts data assembled from the source records, mapped to the correct filing category (micro, small, dormant).
- Submission tracking. Every submission logged with status, so "has it filed?" has a machine answer.
- Escalation. Approaching deadlines surface to the right person with the right lead time.
- Penalty response. When a penalty arrives, the workflow captures the case, the stage, and the appeal pathway.
Filing Categories Covered
| Category | Who it applies to | What FilePilot does |
|---|---|---|
| Micro-entity accounts | Companies meeting micro thresholds | Minimal-disclosure filing prepared from source data |
| Small company accounts | Companies under small-company thresholds | Abridged or full small-company accounts routing |
| Dormant company accounts | Companies with no significant transactions | Automated dormant filing generation |
| Confirmation statements | All active companies annually | CS01 preparation and deadline tracking |
Who Uses FilePilot
- Accountancy firms — portfolio-wide deadline management instead of per-company manual filing.
- Company secretaries — confirmation statement cycles run on schedule.
- Directors of multiple companies — every statutory clock in one dashboard.
Stop losing filings (and penalties) to manual processes.
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