The April 2028 Companies House accounts reforms — and why DormantFile is already ready
Companies House has confirmed that all company accounts filed on or after 1 April 2028 must go through commercial software — its web and paper routes close for accounts. Small companies and micro-entities must also file a profit and loss account, with an opt-out from publishing it whose details are still to be confirmed. DormantFile already files through the software route the new rules will require. This hub covers what changes, what stays the same, and what dormant and non-trading companies need to do.
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The two pieces to read first — what the 2028 reforms require, and why software filing is already the way DormantFile works.
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Companies House accounts changes from April 2028
Software-only filing, profit and loss for small companies and micro-entities, and the privacy opt-out — the full reform package explained.
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WebFiling is closing for accounts — what to use instead
What's closing, what stays on WebFiling, and your options for filing accounts from April 2028 onwards.
Software-only filing
Companies House has confirmed that all company accounts filed on or after 1 April 2028 must go through commercial software. Its web and paper routes close for accounts.
Profit and loss for small and micro companies
From April 2028, small companies and micro-entities must file a profit and loss account at Companies House. There will be an opt-out from publishing it on the public register; how it works is still to be confirmed.
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Profit and loss filing for small and micro companies from 2028
The new P&L requirement, who it affects, and what's known so far about the publication opt-out.
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Do you file a profit and loss with micro-entity accounts?
Today's rules vs. what changes from April 2028 — a quick plain-English answer.
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What are micro-entity accounts (FRS 105)?
The short-balance-sheet accounts a non-trading or micro company files — and how the 2028 reforms change what gets published.
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Who qualifies as a micro-entity?
The three-threshold eligibility test, and what it means for dormant and non-trading companies.
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Micro-entity vs small company accounts
Which regime applies to your company, and how that affects what you file under the 2028 reforms.
What this means for dormant companies
A dormant company is still caught by the software-only rule, though for a genuinely dormant company little else is expected to change. Here's what changes and what stays the same.
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Micro-entity vs dormant accounts
The difference between the two account types, and when a company that appears dormant must file micro-entity accounts (FRS 105) instead.
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Switching from dormant accounts to micro-entity accounts
When a company stops being genuinely dormant, and how to move from dormant accounts to micro-entity accounts (FRS 105).
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Can I file micro-entity accounts myself?
Whether you need a professional, or whether self-service filing is possible for micro-entity accounts.
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Micro-entity balance sheet example
What a completed micro-entity (FRS 105) balance sheet looks like — useful for understanding what gets filed.
DormantFile is already ready
DormantFile already files accounts through the software route the 2028 rules make compulsory. We plan to support the profit and loss filing and the publication opt-out once Companies House publishes how they will work, and we'll tell customers what, if anything, they need to do.
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Dormant company accounts autopilot
How dormant accounts can go on Autopilot — one click a year to confirm and file — while the nil CT600 is always filed by you. Both use the same software-gateway route the 2028 mandate will require of everyone.
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Managing multiple dormant companies
Running a portfolio of dormant companies through software filing — the April 2028 route that accountants and company groups are already using.
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Keep dormant company compliant without an accountant
How software-only filing (the 2028 mandate route) makes it practical to stay on top of dormant filings yourself.
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Set-and-forget dormant company compliance
Automating the annual filing cycle through the software route — what the 2028 reforms make mandatory, DormantFile has always done.
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File dormant company accounts online
Software filing already works today — no need to wait for the 2028 deadline rush.
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