What's newReal-time CH alerts, iCal feed & Practice workspace
Live · Official CH API · All systems operational

Your clients'
deadlines. Covered,
30 days early.

Email alerts 30, 14, 7 days and morning-of — every UK filing regime, every client, one inbox. No dashboard to check.

Right for you if
  • You manage UK companies for clients
  • You want deadlines in your inbox
  • ICAEW / ACCA / AAT / ICB regulated
Not right if
  • You need HMRC portal integration
  • You only manage your own company
  • You need non-UK compliance
From £29/mo after · Cancel any time⚡ Live in ~2 minutes · Alerts by tomorrow 07:00

or start with free plan (5 clients, no card needed)

Designed for
ICAEWACCAAATICBCIMA+ more
🇬🇧 UK-based🔒 UK GDPR-aligned🏛️ Official CH APIAll systems operational
Companies HouseVATCorporation TaxRTI payrollP11DSelf AssessmentMTD ITSAPensionECCTA
10regimes
UK filing obligations monitored
30days early
earliest warning before each deadline
0dashboards
alerts go straight to your inbox
Built for
ICAEWACCAAATICBCIPFACIMA
Companies HouseVAT ReturnsCorporation TaxRTI PayrollP11DSelf AssessmentMTD ITSAPensionCharity CommissionECCTACompanies HouseVAT ReturnsCorporation TaxRTI PayrollP11DSelf AssessmentMTD ITSAPensionCharity CommissionECCTA
Live data · Official Companies House API

See it in action — check any company free.

Type a company name or number to see its next Companies House deadlines instantly. No signup needed.

What you'll receive

The alert that lands in your inbox.

Plain email. No app to open. No dashboard to remember to check.

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Elmswood & Co — P11D due in 30 days
P
Hartley & Partners — Annual Accounts due in 14 days
P
PenaltyProof
alerts@penaltyproof.co.uk
To: you@yourpractice.co.uk
Marlowe Joinery Ltd — VAT return due in 30 days
Marlowe Joinery Ltd
Company No. 08847211
30 days
Filing typeVAT return (period ended 31 May 2026)
Due date7 Jul 2026
Submit VAT return →
You're monitoring 12 companies · 3 filings cleared this month. PenaltyProof checks each one daily. Manage your list →
No login needed — just act on the email.
Filed? Cleared automaticallyGmail, Outlook, Apple MailNo login to checkUnsubscribe any time
The scale of the problem

Preventable filing penalties hit UK businesses in their millions every year.

These are your clients' filings. The accountant is usually the first call when something goes wrong.

317,985 penalties issued by Companies House in 2024–25
317,985

Penalties issued by Companies House to businesses in 2024–25

CH Annual Report, 2024–25
9M+

HMRC penalties issued across all taxes in 2024–25, up from 8 million the year before

HMRC Annual Report, 2024–25
42,181

Pension auto-enrolment fixed penalty notices issued in 2024

The Pensions Regulator, 2024
780K+

In scope for MTD ITSA from April 2026 — four quarterly updates plus a year-end declaration

GOV.UK policy paper

Missed deadlines are among the errors that most often drive PI claims against accountants. Howden, the PI insurer for accountants, lists missed deadlines among the common clerical errors behind claims — this is liability exposure, not just client annoyance. Howden, 2026 →

PI insurance riskClient trustICAEW/ACCA disciplinary exposure
Start monitoring today — protect your practice
How it works

Four alerts per deadline. Nothing slips through.

30, 14, 7 days, and the morning it's due — so nothing creeps up on you.

30 days
14 days
7 days
Today
30 days01
Plan it.

A full month's notice. Start gathering what you need — there's time to do this without pressure.

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PenaltyProof07:02
Thornfield Consultants — CS due in 30 days
30-day warning
14 days02
Check in.

The midpoint checkpoint. Confirm everything's in order and nothing's slipped through.

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PenaltyProof07:02
Hartley & Partners — AA due in 14 days
14-day warning
7 days03
Action it.

Everything you need to file is in the email. This is when most people act.

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PenaltyProof07:02
Marlowe Joinery Ltd — VAT due in 7 days
⚡ Act this week
Due today
Last call.

The morning-of safety net. If you haven't filed yet, today is the day.

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PenaltyProof07:02
Brackenwood Estates — CT due today
✓ Filed on time · penalty avoided

Alerts at 09:00 (Starter) or 07:00 (Pro). RTI payroll follows a 7/3/0-day schedule.

Why PenaltyProof

The alerts you need.
None of the overhead.

Practice tools and spreadsheets only flag what's been keyed into them, behind a login. PenaltyProof watches your whole filing calendar and emails you ahead of every deadline — alongside whatever you already run.

Companies House issued 317,985 penalties last year — most for filing late

Companies House already sends free reminders. Here's how PenaltyProof differs. CH's free service covers two filings — your accounts and confirmation statement — with a reminder a few weeks before each. PenaltyProof covers the whole calendar: Companies House, VAT, PAYE, Corporation Tax, Self Assessment and more, in one morning email.

PenaltyProofBest
CH free
Practice mgmt
Spreadsheet
10 UK filing regimes (CH, VAT, CT, payroll, pension + more)
30-day advance email alert
Manual
14-day advance email alert
Manual
7-day advance email alert
Manual
Alert on the morning it's due
Manual
One signup covers your full client list
Per company
Auto-resets when client files
Free to start

Blue ticks mean partial or varies by tool — some practice software sends reminders too, but only for what's been entered into it.

Free plan: 5 companies, no card neededPaid plans from £29/mo unlock all 10 regimes →
10/10UK filing regimes covered

Every obligation covered. Zero client data needed.

Public Companies House data only — nothing from HMRC, your accounting software, or client financials. Built for ICAEW, ACCA, AAT and ICB members.

No HMRC data accessedNo accounting softwarePublic CH data onlyUK GDPR alignedOfficial CH API

10 UK filing regimes

CH, Corporation Tax, VAT, RTI, P11D, Self Assessment, MTD ITSA, pension, charity and ECCTA — every obligation your clients carry.

CHVATCorp TaxRTIP11DSAMTD ITSAPensionCharityECCTA
Client30d14d7dToday
Thornfield
Corp Tax
Hartley
Annual Accounts
Brackenwood
VAT Return
Updated this morning · 07:02

Alerts land at 07:00

Priority delivery on Pro; 09:00 on Starter. No cron drift, no missed mornings.

Live in ~2 minutes

Add a Companies House number. We resolve the name, detect filing history, and start monitoring immediately.

No client data — ever

Public Companies House data only. No accounting software access, no HMRC data, no client financials. Nothing your clients haven't already made public.

Works in any inbox

Alerts arrive as plain emails. Gmail, Outlook, Apple Mail — no app to install, no dashboard to check.

Official data, every day

We poll the official Companies House API daily — the same data on the CH website, checked automatically for every client.

Daily sync — 07:00
Thornfield Consultants✓ Checked
Hartley & Partners✓ Checked
Brackenwood Estates✓ Checked
Marlowe Joinery LtdSyncing…
CH API · gov.uk/company
Designed for accountants

Built for the way you actually work

Email alerts that fit your existing workflow. No new software to learn, no portal to check, no client data required.

How it reaches you
Email-first — no extra software

Alerts arrive at 07:00 (Pro) or 09:00 (Starter) directly in your inbox. Gmail, Outlook, Apple Mail — whatever you already use. No portal to log into, no feed to remember to check.

What data we use
Official CH API — no client data needed

All deadlines come from the official Companies House API, checked daily. We don't connect to HMRC, access your accounting software, or handle any client financials. No sensitive data. No integration risk.

How it scales
One signup, your whole practice

Add clients individually, paste a list of company numbers, or upload a CSV. All clients appear in a single account. Alerts go to one inbox — yours, or a shared practice address.

10
UK filing regimes monitored
30d
earliest advance warning
Free
to start · 5 companies, no card

Designed for regulated practices

PenaltyProof is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any professional body. Deadline data sourced from the official Companies House API.

Why this exists

Built because accountants kept asking for it.

Three problems came up again and again when we spoke to accountants — they're the reason PenaltyProof exists.

Spreadsheets don't know when Companies House changes a date.

A client's confirmation statement date shifts, the accountant's calendar doesn't update, and the first sign anything's wrong is a penalty notice. The information was always public — nothing was watching for the change.

The blind spot

The gap between tools is where deadlines fall through.

Separate systems for CH, HMRC, payroll, and pension each alert in isolation. No single view covers everything. Missed deadlines happen in the handoff between tools — not from carelessness.

The handoff gap

A reminder you have to go looking for isn't really a reminder.

Companies House's free reminders cover two filings, and a dashboard only helps if you remember to open it. What accountants keep asking for is one advance warning, across every regime, that just lands in their inbox.

The advance-warning gap

PenaltyProof is the answer to all three — built specifically because nothing else was.

Getting started

Alerts running by tomorrow morning.

Takes about 2 minutes. Works with Gmail, Outlook, or any email client.

First alert arrives at 07:00 tomorrow — Pro · 09:00 on Starter
1
Enter your email
Start a free trial — no card needed for the free plan.
~30 sec
2
Add client companies
Paste company numbers or names. Bulk CSV supported. We validate and deduplicate.
~60 sec
3
Alerts start next morning
07:00 on Pro, 09:00 on Starter. No dashboard to remember. Just your inbox.
Tomorrow
Got 50 clients? 200?
Paste your full list in one go — we deduplicate, validate against Companies House, and start monitoring tomorrow morning.
No card needed · alerts by tomorrow
After setup
Our guarantee

The Penalty-Proof Promise

If we miss a deadline, we credit your account the full penalty amount.
No quibble. No drawn-out review. Verified within 5 business days.
£150–£1,500
CH penalty range
5 days
credit verified within
12 months
max credit cap
1
Penalty arrives
You receive the notice
2
Submit to us
Within 30 days, with copy
3
We credit you
Verified in 5 business days

If a client on your active paid plan receives a penalty for a deadline we failed to alert you about, we credit your account the full amount — up to 12 months of subscription fees. No quibble.

Full penalty creditedAdd clients 35+ days before deadlineVerified within 5 business days

Active paid plans only. Company must be added at least 35 days before the filing deadline. Credit applied to account balance; not redeemable as cash. Submit within 30 days of the penalty notice date with a copy attached. Full eligibility terms →

Guarantee in place from day one — no quibble

Questions? Email hello@penaltyproof.co.uk

Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing

No contracts. Cancel any time. Annual billing saves ~17%.

Paid plans monitor:CHVATCorp TaxRTIP11DSelf AssessmentMTD ITSAPensionCharityECCTA
Free
£0
For small practices getting started
5 companies
  • 5 companies monitored
  • Companies House & ECCTA alerts
  • 30/14/7-day advance warnings
  • Overdue-day alerts
  • No card required
  • VAT, CT, payroll, SA, MTD ITSA alerts
  • Pension auto-enrolment alerts
  • Priority 07:00 delivery
Get started free
Most popular
Starter
£29/mo
For solo accountants and bookkeepers
Up to 50 companies
  • Up to 50 companies
  • 9 UK filing regimes (CH, VAT, CT, RTI, P11D, SA, MTD ITSA, Charity, ECCTA)
  • 30/14/7-day + due-date alerts
  • 09:00 morning delivery
  • Monthly digest
  • 30-day free trial included
  • Pension auto-enrolment alerts
  • Priority 07:00 delivery
  • Second alert recipient
Start 30-day free trial
Pro
£39/mo
For growing practices with large portfolios
Unlimited companies
  • Unlimited companies
  • All 10 UK filing regimes
  • Pension auto-enrolment alerts
  • 30/14/7-day + due-date alerts
  • Priority 07:00 delivery
  • Second alert recipient
  • Weekly digest
  • 30-day free trial included
Start 30-day free trial
Practice
£79/mo
+£19/seat/mo above 3
For multi-partner practices and teams
Unlimited companies
  • 3 seats included
  • Unlimited companies
  • All 10 UK filing regimes
  • Pension auto-enrolment alerts
  • Priority 07:00 delivery
  • Team logins + audit trail (at launch)
  • White-label client alerts (at launch)
  • Dedicated onboarding call
Contact us

Questions? Email hello@penaltyproof.co.uk · Already a customer? Send me a manage link →

We store your email address and the company numbers you choose to monitor. No client financial data, no HMRC access, no accounting software integration. Privacy policy · Terms

8 questions answered

Common questions

Everything accountants typically ask before signing up.

We monitor 10 UK filing regimes: Companies House (annual accounts, confirmation statements), Corporation Tax, VAT returns, RTI payroll, P11D, Self Assessment, MTD ITSA, pension auto-enrolment, Charity Commission annual returns, and ECCTA identity-verification deadlines.
Companies House's free service covers two filings — accounts and confirmation statement — with a reminder a few weeks before each, set up per company. PenaltyProof sends 30, 14, 7-day and due-date alerts across every regime for your entire client list from one signup.
No. PenaltyProof uses only publicly available Companies House data. We don't connect to HMRC, access your accounting software, or handle any client financials. That's a deliberate design decision — no sensitive data, no integration risk.
We store your email address, your account details, and the Companies House company numbers you choose to monitor. That's it. We access no client financial data, no tax records, no documents filed with HMRC. The company numbers you add are publicly registered at Companies House — they're not personal data. You don't need a data processing agreement with us to use PenaltyProof.
We check Companies House daily. When a filing is received, the deadline for that obligation is cleared automatically — no action needed from you. The next year's deadline is tracked immediately.
Yes. You can paste a list of company numbers, names, or upload a CSV. We validate each one against Companies House, deduplicate, and begin monitoring — usually within seconds.Full guarantee terms →
If a client on your active paid plan receives a late-filing penalty for a deadline we failed to alert you about, we credit your account the full penalty amount — up to 12 months of subscription fees. The company must have been added at least 35 days before the filing date. Full terms at penaltyproof.co.uk/terms.
Yes. The free plan monitors up to 5 companies with full advance warning alerts for Companies House filings — no card required. Paid plans add HMRC obligations (VAT, CT, RTI, P11D, SA, MTD ITSA) and remove the company limit.
Monitored 24/7 · Alerts every morning
Source: Companies House Annual Report 2024–25 · Official CH API data, updated daily

Stop tracking deadlines manually. Start getting alerts.

Companies House issued 317,985 penalties to UK businesses last year —
most for filing late, all with advance notice possible.

30 days
earliest warning
10
filing regimes covered
£0
to try free (5 clients)

No credit card for free plan · Cancel paid plan any time during trial