e-Filing Technical Notes

  • Annual Accounts:
  • Annual Accounts must be filed in sequential order i.e. 2004, 2005, 2006 etc.

    Annual Accounts must be uploaded in .pdf format, these must be OCR'd (searchable pdfs).

    Companies incorporated prior to January 2001 that have no accounts filed must do so in Paper format. These companies will not be able to file electronically until they have at least one set of accounts filed.

    The filing will take 24 Hours to process.

    If there has been a Change in Accounting Reference Period, the next set of Accounts cannot be filed via the Accounts module, but may be filed via the Document Upload module.

  • Notice of Registered Office:
  • Only one set of Notice of any Change of Registered Office may be filed at a time for a single company.

    The date of the change cannot be prior to the last similar document on file or prior to the last Annual Return.

    The filing will take 24 Hours to process.

  • Particulars of Directors:
  • Multiple Changes, Appointments and Terminations can be made in a single session however:

    Once a document is filed, you will not be able to file another similar document until the first one is processed 24 hours later.

    The date of the change/s cannot be prior to the last similar document on file or prior to the last Annual Return.

  • Annual Return:
  • Multiple Changes, Appointments and Terminations can be made in a single session (Particulars and Notice of Registered Office from within the Annual Return) however:

    Once a document is filed, you will not be able to file another similar document until the first one is processed 24 hours later.

    The date of the change/s cannot be prior to the last similar document on file or prior to the last Annual Return.

    If there have been changes to the Share Holding and/or Share Capital since the date of the last Annual Return, you will not be able to file the Annual Return via the Annual Return module, but it may be filed via the Document Upload module.

  • Resolution / Special Resolution:
  • For the purpose of notification only, not requiring any modification to the share capital, company name or memorandum and articles of association. (These may be filed via the Document Upload module).

    Resolutions must be uploaded in .pdf format, these must be OCR'd (searchable pdfs).

    When submitting a resolution in writing by the members, please include the secretary's statement as part of your resolution .pdf document.

    The filing will take 24 Hours to process.

  • Strike Off Application:
  • e-Filing will not be allowed for companies pending to be struck off one week before their due date.

    The filing will take 24 Hours to process.

  • Strike Off Withdrawal:
  • This document can only be filed if a Company is pending strike off by request.

    The filing will take 24 Hours to process.

  • Notification that the company is a Collective investment scheme:
  • This document can only be filed if a Company is not a Collective investment scheme.

    The filing will take 24 Hours to process.

  • Notification that the company has ceased to be a Collective investment scheme:
  • This document can only be filed if a Company is a Collective investment scheme.

    The filing will take 24 Hours to process.

  • Declaration of Non-profitability:
  • Declarations of Non-profitability must be filed in sequential order i.e. 2004, 2005, 2006 etc.

    Declarations of Non-profitability must be uploaded in .pdf format, these must be OCR'd (searchable pdfs).

    Companies incorporated prior to January 2001 that have no Declarations of Non-profitability filed must do so in Paper format. These companies will not be able to file electronically until they have at least one set of Declarations of Non-profitability filed.

    The filing will take 24 Hours to process.

  • Document upload:
  • The e-filer will provide confirmation of who has signed the document being submitted. This will also allow us to accept any document that has been signed electronically, as we will be able to ascertain who is submitting the document and obtain their confirmation that the document being submitted has been signed by the person named as signatory therein.

    The system will also perform preliminary checks on documents being uploaded to ensure these meet the required standards. This will help avoid delays due to documents being submitted that do not meet the necessary criteria. Users of this service will need to ensure that:

    • Documents are OCR’d PDFs. JPEGs/photos and other image formats will not be accepted.

    • The OCR’d PDF is of good legible quality; and

    • Each document is sent as one OCR’d PDF file (e.g., all pages of an Annual Return must be in one PDF file). Multiple pages/PDFs for the same document will not be accepted.

    It is important to note that the fee for filing any document over the document upload module will be deducted from the user’s normal account, not from the user’s web account.