Changing accountant does not extend a deadline. Ask your previous accountant for your signed accounts, tax return and computations, trial balance and a bookkeeping export. Agree who is responsible for each approaching deadline, and arrange tax agent authority and Companies House filing authority separately.
With software, you provide the figures and make the accounting judgements. With managed preparation, a preparer works from an agreed set of records, raises questions and prepares documents for approval. Pressing Submit is the last step. The bigger question is who prepares and checks the figures.
HMRC’s “File your accounts and Company Tax Return” service closed on 31/03/2026. HMRC’s current guidance directs companies to commercial software for online Company Tax Return filing. Companies House accounts must be filed through commercial software from 01/04/2028. Confirmation statements are separate.
No bookkeeping needed first. Bank statements are enough to start. We do the bookkeeping, prepare your accounts and tell you if anything important is missing.