Dormant account late filing penalty

Dormant account late filing penalty

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I need some urgent help here, please. I have not started trading for two years now. My previous years'accounts were delivered on time.My accounts for the period 31/08/12 was due for delivery to Companies House on 31/05/13. I submitted my NIL Dormant accounts on 27/08/13. I have now received an invoice  pay a late filing penalty of £375. The delay was due to the loss of my two uncles in March and in July 2013. I was engaged in helping out with both burials, as one of my late uncles was like a direct father to me. I also suffer acute high blood pressure. Is this a good grounds for appeal.

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By ash428
03rd Sep 2013 16:59

Any excuse submitted to companies house for late submission should be what they consider 'exceptional'.

I would have thought that deaths would be classed as one.

it cant hurt to give it a go can it?

Submit an appeal, add as much evidence as possible and see what they say.

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By User deleted
03rd Sep 2013 19:20

Unlikely

I'd personally have thought it was unlikely being dormant accounts - no work whatsoever so could have been filed a day after year end. Plus the second death was after the due date anyway amd the first was a full two months before. If you don't try you'll never know but I wouldn't count on it.

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By sb34300
03rd Sep 2013 21:55

If you don't need the company apply for strike off - the late filing debt goes with it.

Cost of strike off and completing the short form is nothing. 

Done it a few times and it has always worked.

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