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This article outlines the simple steps to post your accounts to Companies House, from completing templates to submitting the final iXBRL file.

Table of contents 

Step 1: Ensure Companies House Integration is set up

To proceed with sumbmition, you need to have the Companies House integration in place. 

  1. As an admin user, navigate to https://integrations.getsilverfin.com, login and authorise your firm.
  2. Select the Companies House integration.
  3. You can apply for a Companies House online filing presenter account and fill out the presenter ID and presenter authentication code or you can leave these fields blank and use the default Silverfin presenter account.
This integration adds a link "Submit to Companies House" to Silverfin.

Step 2: Complete the Templates

Before posting, ensure that you’ve completed the required templates in your Accounts Production workflow, such as FRS102 1A or FRS105. 

  1. In the 'Overview' template, select the 'Final' accounts.
  2. Choose the correct type of report to generate, whether it's Full, Filleted, or Abridged.

Step 3: Generate the iXBRL

To generate the iXBRL follow the below steps:

  1. Open the client’s homepage.
  2. Go to 'Actions' and select 'Download Data'.
  3. Choose the iXBRL for the correct type of accounts (e.g., FRS102 1A for FRS102 1A accounts). The iXBRL file depends on the account type you selected earlier, like Filleted or Abridged.
  4. Once selected, your iXBRL will be generated in about 5-15 seconds.
  5. Click on 'Submit to Companies House'.
Before posting, you can download the iXBRL file and  verify it using the iXBRL checker.

Step 4: Submit to Companies House

  1. On the final screen, the company name and registration number will auto-populate.
  2.  Enter the Company Authentication Code and click 'Submit to Companies House'.
  3. You will receive a 'Communication' via a note to let you know when this has been accepted by Companies House.
To streamline the process of filing accounts with Companies House, Silverfin will remember and automatically pre-fill the Company Authentication Code once it has been used.