Your UK LTD has statutory obligations due every year. Miss them, and Companies House can strike your company off the register.
We handle your Companies House compliance end-to-end. Statutory registers, confirmation statements, annual filings, officer changes – all of it, managed on your behalf, no matter where in the world you are based.
A UK LTD is not just a company registration. For a Pakistan-based founder, it is the gateway to Stripe, Amazon UK, global banking, and real international credibility. You worked hard to get here. What most founders never realise is that the moment you incorporate, a compliance clock starts ticking – quietly, in the background, with no reminders from anyone.
This is what non-resident directors are silently dealing with – and most of it is happening right now, without them even knowing.
Not knowing the difference between a Companies House filing and a tax return – they sound similar but they are completely separate things
Missing the CS01 deadline because nobody flagged it, and Companies House does not send alerts
Statutory registers that have not been touched since the day of incorporation
A UK virtual office with letters piling up that have never been seen
Amazon UK asking for a PSC register during seller verification and having no idea where to find it
A low-level worry that the bank will flag the account at the next KYC review
For many NRP founders, the first sign is a Stripe dashboard showing “Payouts Suspended” – or a Wise account suddenly frozen. By then, Companies House has already begun dissolution proceedings. Over 300,000 companies were struck off in a recent year alone. Once struck off, your company name is gone, your bank accounts are frozen immediately, and any remaining assets become Bona Vacantia – property of the Crown. Restoration costs hundreds of pounds, and that is if it is even possible.
Companies House manages your company’s legal existence. HMRC manages your taxes. They are completely separate. Filing your tax return does not satisfy your Companies House obligations – and missing either carries different, serious consequences.
This is the single most important thing to understand if you own a UK company from outside the UK. Most Pakistan-based founders assume their accountant is handling everything. That assumption has quietly led to thousands of struck-off companies and frozen accounts. Here is how the two bodies differ:
| Companies House | HMRC | |
|---|---|---|
| What it governs | Legal existence of the company | Tax obligations |
| Key filings | Confirmation Statement (CS01), Annual Accounts | Corporation Tax Return (CT600), VAT Returns |
| Who files | Company / Company Secretary | Accountant / Tax Agent |
| Frequency | CS01 annually; Accounts annually | CT600 annually; VAT quarterly (if registered) |
| Deadline example | CS01 due within 14 days of anniversary | CT600 due 12 months after accounting period |
| Consequence of missing | Late fees, strike-off risk | Penalties, interest, investigation risk |
This is what we call the HMRC Trap. Your tax return gets filed on time, you feel like everything is covered – and meanwhile your confirmation statement is overdue, your statutory registers have never been updated, and Companies House is already sending warning notices to a UK address you have not checked in months.
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In the UK, your company is only what Companies House says it is. If your internal registers do not match the public record, you do not “officially” own your business in the eyes of a UK court, a bank, or a platform like Amazon. Your legal identity as a director and owner exists on paper – and that paper needs to be accurate, current, and properly maintained.
This is not about filing a form once a year. It is about having a proper statutory compliance structure behind your UK company – one that keeps your banking intact, your seller accounts active, and your company in Good Standing every single day.
We act as the administrative backbone of your UK LTD. From the day you onboard, we maintain your statutory records and track every filing deadline.
We manage your WebFiling authentication and make sure every obligation to Companies House is met – on time, every time – regardless of your timezone.
The real job is making sure your UK bank never has a reason to freeze your account – and that your Stripe, Wise, and Amazon accounts never see a suspension notice.
All statutory registers – members, directors, PSC, secretaries, and charges – maintained accurately and updated within legal timeframes.
Confirmation Statement (CS01) filed annually. Dormant accounts support. Accounting Reference Date tracking. No deadline ever slips.
Director appointments and resignations, shareholder changes, PSC updates – all filed within the statutory 14-day window.
Deadline calendar, WebFiling authentication management, email support, secure document storage, and Certificate of Good Standing requests on demand.
The real job is making sure your UK bank never has a reason to freeze your account during a KYC refresh – and that your Stripe, Wise, and Amazon accounts never see a suspension notice because of a compliance gap nobody told you about. We work during UK business hours – so while you are in Karachi or Lahore, your filings are being managed in real time. Your timezone never causes a UK deadline to slip.
Here is exactly what is managed on your behalf – no ambiguity, no hidden scope.
Every statutory filing deadline tracked and submitted on time – without you having to think about it.
Confirmation Statement (CS01) – filed annually, due within 14 days of your company’s anniversary date
Dormant accounts filing support for companies kept “on ice”
Annual Accounts filing coordination with your accountant
Tracking of your Accounting Reference Date (ARD) and all filing windows
Officer changes, PSC updates, registered office changes – all filed within legal timeframes with full ongoing support.
Filing of director appointments and resignations (AP01, TM01)
Filing of shareholder changes and registered office address changes
PSC register updates within legal timeframes
Deadline calendar and proactive reminders before every filing window
WebFiling authentication code management
Secure document storage for all statutory records
Certificate of Good Standing requests on demand
We also know that Amazon often triggers a KYC check immediately after a PSC change is filed. We do not just file the update – we prepare you for what comes next, so your seller account stays active without interruption.
Getting started takes less than ten minutes on your part. Everything after that is on us.
Share your Companies House registration number and current director information. A short onboarding form covers everything we need.
We go through your current filings, statutory registers, and upcoming deadlines to spot any gaps, missed filings, or records that are out of date. Anything overdue gets flagged straight away.
All registers are brought fully up to date and maintained in our secure system. If your records have not been touched since incorporation, we rebuild them from scratch.
Your confirmation statement, officer changes, and register updates are all handled by us. We work during UK business hours – so while you are in Karachi or Lahore, your filings are being managed in real time. Your timezone never causes a UK deadline to slip. Zero action required from you unless we need a signature.
You get clear updates before every filing and after every action. No legal jargon. Just confirmation that your company is compliant and in Good Standing – and a straightforward heads-up if anything needs your attention.
These are not suggestions. They are statutory obligations set by Companies House, and they apply to your company whether you are based in London or Lahore.
£150 late filing penalty + potential strike-off proceedings
Automatic penalties starting at £150, rising to £1,500+
Legal non-compliance and director liability risk
Criminal liability in extreme cases – not just a fine
Companies House records remain incorrect – legal risk and KYC flags
Same penalty structure as active companies – dormant is not exempt
Missing these deadlines does not just cost money. It can cost you your company, your UK bank account, and your access to global platforms like Amazon and Stripe. Companies House does not send reminders. The deadline arrives whether you knew about it or not.
Our service tracks every one of these deadlines and acts before they arrive – so you never have to think about them.
For a UK-based director, missing a filing is an inconvenience. For a Pakistan-based director managing a company remotely, it can unravel the entire structure you built to access the global economy.
Prevention costs a fraction of restoration. One annual secretary service costs less than a single missed filing penalty – and eliminates the risk entirely. The question is not whether the service costs money. It is what non-compliance costs. And the answer is always more.
This is not a generic compliance service built for UK-based businesses. It is specifically designed for founders managing UK entities remotely – and for the specific problems that come with doing that.
You invoice global clients via Wise, Stripe, or direct bank transfer through a UK LTD. A KYC freeze that blocks your income for a week because your statutory registers were never properly maintained is not something you can absorb.
One outdated PSC register, one missed CS01, and your seller account is under review at exactly the wrong time. You need someone who knows when to file, what Amazon checks for, and how to keep your company records platform-ready at all times.
You are building a product company or holding structure from Pakistan. Investors, payment processors, enterprise clients – they all check Companies House. Your UK entity needs to look exactly as professional as your product.
You incorporated a UK LTD as part of a wider structure. The company has sat quietly in the background and the registers have never been touched. Dormant does not mean obligation-free – and a Certificate of Good Standing may be needed sooner than you think.
You just set up a UK LTD company and nobody explained the ongoing obligations. We can audit your compliance from day one and make sure nothing is ever missed from the start.
Your company has been operating for 1 to 3 years without proper secretarial support. Registers have not been updated, filings may have slipped, and you are not entirely sure what the current status actually is. We fix that – and then we keep it fixed.
All it takes is a short onboarding form and less than 10 minutes of your time. Within 5 business days your company will be fully compliant and actively managed – from wherever in the world you are based.
Restoring a struck-off company costs £468 or more in government fees alone – before solicitor costs, before refiling fees, before the value of anything lost during dissolution. Our annual service costs a fraction of that and eliminates the risk entirely.
For newly incorporated companies or dormant UK entities that need basic statutory compliance without much ongoing activity.
Full secretarial coverage for active UK companies. This is the most common plan for Amazon sellers, freelancers, and SaaS founders operating from Pakistan and abroad.
For companies that are scaling, restructuring, or managing multiple directors and shareholders with more complex needs.
All plans include a free initial compliance audit. We find every gap before you pay for ongoing management.
Most active UK companies with regular transactions, Amazon selling, or Stripe/Wise usage are best covered by the Professional plan. If you are scaling or restructuring, Growth gives you the hands-on account management that larger complexity requires.
A lot of founders start out thinking they will handle it themselves. The CS01 is just a form – how hard can it be? The form itself is not where things go wrong. The harder part is knowing when it is due, having accurate underlying registers before you file it, managing your WebFiling authentication code from abroad, and knowing what to record every time a director or shareholder changes.
| DIY (Self-Managed) Managing it yourself from abroad | XPK Company Secretary Service Fully managed on your behalf | |
|---|---|---|
| Knowledge required | Must understand CS01, statutory registers, Companies House portal, WebFiling, officer filing procedures | Fully managed – no UK admin knowledge required |
| Time to file CS01 | 1-3 hours per year (if you know what you are doing) | Zero – we handle it entirely |
| Deadline tracking | Your responsibility – no automatic reminders from Companies House | We track and act before every deadline |
| Risk of missed filing | High – no system in place for non-resident founders | Eliminated – 100% on-time filing commitment |
| Register accuracy | Often neglected – risks KYC failure with UK banks | Maintained and always current |
| PSC register & UBO updates | Frequently overlooked – risk of Amazon and platform flags | Maintained and updated within legal timeframes |
| WebFiling authentication | Frequently lost or inaccessible for non-residents | Managed on your behalf |
| Cost of error | £150-£1,500+ in penalties, up to full strike-off | Eliminated |
| Annual cost | “Free” but high risk and ongoing time cost | From £X/year – a fraction of any penalty |
The founders who regret DIY never regret switching. They regret waiting until something went wrong first. A KYC freeze, a missed deadline penalty, a suspended seller account – all of it avoidable. All of it fixed by having the right structure in place from the start.
Before XPK: two missed filings, a frozen Wise account, and a panicked call to my accountant who told me it was not his responsibility. After XPK: fully compliant, a 3-year Certificate of Good Standing, and I have not thought about Companies House since. That peace of mind is worth every penny.
I genuinely had no idea my company was missing a CS01 filing until XPK audited my records. They brought everything up to date within a week and have handled it ever since. My Stripe account has had zero issues and my PSC register was sorted before Amazon even asked for it.
I thought my accountant was handling everything. Turns out they were managing HMRC only and had never touched my Companies House filings. XPK identified the gap immediately and sorted it. I now have a clear compliance calendar and nothing gets missed.
Every question a non-resident UK company director has asked us – answered clearly, without the legal jargon.
These are the most common reasons founders delay getting proper compliance in place. Here is the honest answer to each one.
My company is dormant – I probably do not need this yet.
Dormant companies still have full Companies House obligations. A Confirmation Statement must be filed every year, and dormant accounts must be submitted within 9 months of the Accounting Reference Date. The same strike-off risk applies whether your company has ever traded or not.
My accountant already handles everything.
Unless your accountant is specifically appointed as your company secretary and is actively managing your Companies House filings – not just your HMRC filings – your statutory compliance may be completely unmanaged. The simplest way to find out is to ask them directly: “Are you filing my CS01 with Companies House?” If they hesitate, or say that is outside their scope, you have your answer. The difference between Companies House and HMRC obligations is real, and most accountants only cover one side.
I can do this myself – it is just a form.
Filing the CS01 is not where things fall apart. The risk is in not knowing when it is due, not maintaining the underlying statutory registers the statement is based on, losing access to your WebFiling authentication code when you actually need it, and not knowing what to record when a director or shareholder changes.
This seems expensive for what it is.
The annual cost of a professional secretary service is less than a single late filing penalty (£150-£1,500) and far less than strike-off restoration (£468+ in government fees before solicitor costs and lost assets). This is not overhead. It is the cost of protecting the UK entity you built to access the global economy.
I am not based in the UK – can this still work for me?
This service is built specifically for non-resident directors. Everything is handled remotely. You will never need to be in the UK to stay compliant. All filings are managed digitally during UK business hours, and you get clear updates via email before and after every action – regardless of your timezone. Clients are based in Pakistan, UAE, the USA, Canada, and across Europe. Your location is not a barrier. It is precisely why this service exists.
Join 200+ non-resident founders who have removed compliance risk from their UK entity entirely. Less than 10 minutes to onboard. Full compliance within 5 business days. No UK presence required.
We guarantee that every Companies House filing we are responsible for will be submitted on time. If we ever miss a deadline because of an error on our part, we will cover any resulting penalty in full – no questions asked.
If you are not satisfied after your initial compliance audit and onboarding, we offer a full refund within 14 days. No admin, no friction, no awkward back-and-forth.
Your UK company represents real effort, real opportunity, and real income. We take that seriously – and we stand behind every filing we make on your behalf.
If we ever miss a deadline because of an error on our part, we will cover any resulting penalty in full – no questions asked.
If you are not satisfied after your initial compliance audit and onboarding, we offer a full refund within 14 days. No admin, no friction, no awkward back-and-forth.
Your UK company represents real effort, real opportunity, and real income. We take that seriously – and we stand behind every filing we make on your behalf.
If we cause a missed deadline, we cover the penalty. Full stop.
Not satisfied after onboarding? Full refund, no friction, within 14 days.
100% on-time filing rate across all active clients, every year.
Join 200+ non-resident directors who trust XPK to keep their UK company in Good Standing – from wherever they are in the world.
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