Online Filings

Online Filings, digital platform for company and tax filings in the UK

Online Filings is an online platform that centralises the submission of filings with Companies House and HMRC, the two UK bodies responsible for company registration and tax administration. The company presents itself as an authorised provider with Companies House and recognised by HMRC, as well as being supervised by the latter for anti-money laundering purposes.

Its proposition is to replace the fragmented management of government portals with a single digital environment featuring electronic document submission, mobile identity verification and filing confirmation, which according to the company usually occurs within one hour.

Company formation and registration as a sole trader

The platform allows you to set up a limited company, register a dormant company and form a limited company by guarantee (non-profit). It also offers registration as a sole trader with a UTR application, the unique taxpayer reference that HMRC assigns to taxpayers.

Filings with Companies House

Among the services aimed at the company register are the filing of the Confirmation Statement, director changes, company closure via strike off and making the company dormant, together with the filing of the annual accounts corresponding to the latter case.

Registrations and obligations with HMRC

Online Filings manages registration for VAT, the PAYE payroll withholding system, the CIS scheme for the construction sector and Self Assessment. It also allows VAT returns to be filed through Making Tax Digital-compatible software, HMRC's tax digitalisation programme.

How it works and support

The process is structured in three steps: locating the company in the Companies House register via a search tool, entering the director's details and verifying identity through a secure dashboard, and electronic submission of the filing with subsequent confirmation. The platform includes automatic deadline reminders, with alerts three days before the deadline, and automatic annual renewal of the Confirmation Statement, cancellable at any time.

The company describes its model as software-first, in contrast to that of traditional accounting firms: the user completes the filing in real time without waiting for an agent to intervene. However, it maintains a support team accessible by email, live chat and phone. According to the information published, most filings are completed in under ten minutes and company formation is usually resolved within one working day.

Validation and volume of activity

The website shows more than 2,550 reviews on Trustpilot and claims to have more than 200,000 entrepreneur users. Among the published testimonials, filings such as director changes, VAT and PAYE registration, Self Assessment, updating shareholder details and filing the Confirmation Statement are mentioned.