Companies House fees today
The government fees behind every UK company, kept current. These go to Companies House, not to us: on every Vaulex Group plan they are shown as their own line and passed through without a penny added.
Correct as of 4 September 2026. Fees last changed on 1 February 2026. We re-check this page whenever Companies House publishes a change.
The fee doubled on 1 February 2026. Any page still quoting £50 is out of date.
| Filing | Fee now | Before 1 Feb 2026 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incorporation – digital | £100 | £50 | Included as a separate line in every Vaulex Group formation plan. |
| Incorporation – same-day, digital | £156 | £78 | The £100 fee plus a £56 same-day supplement. Software-only – you cannot buy this direct from Companies House, it has to go through an agent’s filing software. Ours is £99 on top, for prioritised checks and the filing. |
| Incorporation – paper | £124 | £71 | We file digitally; you will not pay this with us. |
Every company files a confirmation statement each year, even a dormant one.
| Filing | Fee now | Before 1 Feb 2026 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confirmation statement – digital | £50 | £34 | Our Confirmation Statement Service is £74.99 – that is the £50 fee plus £24.99 for us to prepare and file it. |
| Confirmation statement – paper | £110 | £62 | Digital filing avoids this. |
| Voluntary strike-off (DS01) – digital | £13 | £33 | One of the few fees that went down. |
Mandatory for directors and people with significant control since 18 November 2025.
| Route | Fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOV.UK One Login | Free | Companies House’s own route. Works well if you have a current UK footprint for the checks to match against. |
| Through an Authorised Corporate Service Provider (ACSP) | No Companies House fee | The agent sets its own price. Verification is included in every Vaulex Group formation plan; our standalone and International services are for people the free route does not serve well, priced for the expert time they take. |
Whatever Companies House charges appears at checkout as its own line at exactly that figure. Our service fee is a separate line. If the two are ever blended into one “from £X” number, somebody is hiding something.
The same-day service only exists through filing software, which is why it is sold by agents. With us it is £99 for the prioritised identity and anti-money-laundering checks and the filing, plus the £156 that goes to Companies House – order by 12pm (midday).
Seven months on from the change, plenty of live pages still quote £50. If a price you have been given adds up on a £50 fee, the total is wrong.
Source: Companies House fee schedule, effective 1 February 2026. This page states government fees only; Vaulex Group service fees are shown on the plan and add-on pages.
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