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Already have a UK company? We take it over and tidy it up

Many overseas founders arrive with a UK company a formation agent set up two years ago: no accountant, a year end that matches nobody, a UTR letter unopened at a virtual office, and a penalty or two. We take it over as one fixed-fee job.

From £650one-off health check and tidy-up · then a monthly package

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The usual list: the PSC register is wrong or names an individual instead of the parent; the company was never registered for Corporation Tax or told HMRC it was trading; the confirmation statement is overdue; the year end is 31 March because that was the default; VAT should have been registered from the first sale; and the previous bookkeeping is a spreadsheet or nothing. None of it is unusual and all of it is fixable.

We review the public record and HMRC position, list what is missing, file the arrears, appeal penalties where there is a reasonable excuse, change the year end to match the group, correct the registers and move the books to Xero with clean opening balances. Then the company goes onto a normal monthly package.

What’s included

Companies House and HMRC health check
Professional clearance from the previous accountant
Registers, PSC and officer records corrected
Missing tax registrations made
Overdue accounts, confirmation statements and returns filed
Penalty appeals where grounds exist
Year end aligned to the group
Migration to Xero with reconciled opening balances

How it works

What happens, in order

Health check

We pull the public record, request HMRC history under agent authorisation and list every gap.

Fix

Arrears filed, registrations made, registers corrected, penalties appealed.

Hand over to monthly

Xero live, calendar shared, named accountant introduced.

When you need this

Who this is for

Companies formed through an online agent, companies whose accountant has stopped responding, and subsidiaries whose parent has changed hands.

Common questions

Our confirmation statement is overdue — is the company in danger?

Possibly. Companies House sends strike-off warnings after repeated failure. File it immediately; we can usually do so within 24 hours of engagement.

Can late filing penalties be appealed?

Companies House penalties are rarely waived, but HMRC penalties can be appealed where there is a reasonable excuse. We assess each one.

Can we change the year end?

Yes, by filing AA01. You can shorten as often as you like and lengthen once every five years, to a maximum of 18 months.

How long does a take-over take?

Two to four weeks for the health check and arrears, depending on how much is missing.