Company-year planning checklist
Bring conditional annual planning dates and separate-cycle reminders into one working view.
For ordinary later private-company accounts, use the registered ARD as the year end and verify the aligned CT-period assumptions. First accounts, confirmation statements, VAT and payroll receive no calculated dates. Reviewed 29 September 2026.
Build a conditional later-company planning checklist; first-year, confirmation-statement, VAT and PAYE dates require separate facts.
A company compliance calendar brings obligations, owners and evidence into one working view. It helps an accountant plan work; it does not replace Companies House or HMRC records, discover every obligation or file anything automatically.
The Obnexo generator uses one company year end and three yes/no facts: VAT registration, active payroll and first accounts. For later accounts it shows three conditional planning dates. For first accounts it withholds accounts and tax dates. Confirmation statements, VAT and payroll remain checklist prompts, not calculated deadlines.
Rule summary
Four inputs create conditional annual planning rows and separate checklist prompts. The generator does not verify official records, supply missing history or create internal practice dates.
| Obligation | Later accounts: what appears | Facts still to verify |
|---|---|---|
| Companies House accounts | Private-company planning date | Registered ARD, ordinary later period, no change or extension |
| Corporation Tax payment | Normal CT payment planning date | Actual CT period end; no instalment regime |
| CT600 filing | Ordinary return planning date | One CT period equals accounts period; no later notice/exception |
| Confirmation statement | Checklist only; no date | Actual review-period end and official due date |
| VAT / PAYE | Checklist if Yes; no date | Separate registrations, periods, paydays and schemes |
| First accounts / first CT | No annual dates; review prompts | Incorporation, ARD history, notice receipt and HMRC periods |
Worked examples
Registered ARD and one full CT period both end on 30 April 2026. These are later accounts, with no changed period, extension, instalments or later CT filing condition. VAT and payroll are active.
The calendar shows accounts on 31 January 2027, CT payment on 1 February 2027 and CT600 filing on 30 April 2027. Confirmation, VAT and PAYE remain undated prompts. Confirm each assumption against the records.
A private company incorporated on 1 January 2025 has first ARD 31 January 2026. Select First accounts: Yes.
The calendar withholds accounts, CT payment and CT600 dates. The dedicated Accounts tool, given the reviewed ordinary first-account facts, gives 1 October 2026. Check activity start and HMRC periods separately before planning any tax dates.
Check the company number, registered ARD, filing history, first/later accounts and any period-change or extension evidence on Companies House.
Confirm HMRC accounting-period dates, notice-service facts and whether the normal Corporation Tax payment rule applies before using the tax planning rows.
Generate the checklist, then reconcile each calculated date with the relevant dedicated tool and official account. Investigate differences rather than choosing the more convenient date.
Add confirmation-statement, VAT and payroll source facts from their own cycles. Label them separately from dates calculated from the year end.
Assign an owner and internal records, preparation, review and submission dates. Refresh the working view when source facts change and confirm acceptance or payment, not just an attempted submission.
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Assumptions and limits
This tool gives a practical estimate and depends on the assumptions shown below.
Reviewed on . Preserved source review from the accepted scoped statutory repair; this contract migration does not re-date that review.
Applies to: Current ordinary later-company planning rules; Companies House, CT payment and CT filing are separate date regimes.
Reviewed scope: Ordinary later private-company ARD and aligned standard CT facts must be verified. First-year dates withheld; confirmation, VAT and PAYE are undated separate-cycle reminders.
Reviewed model: company-compliance-calendar-generator: calendar-planning-reviewed-29 September 2026