Sports facilities and venues can reopen from 25 July 2020 in England. The following Sports facilities and venues can reopen from Saturday, 25 July 2020. This subject to the transmission rate assessment at that date whether it is safe to reopen.
- Indoor gyms,
- Fitness studios
- Dance studios
- Indoor swimming pools
- Indoor water parks
At least businesses owners and operators can start preparing for their venues to comply with the COVID-19 secure guidance
Read reopening of businesses guidance here and the press release which includes a summary of the measures set out in the guidance.
Companies House filings during COVID-19 pandemic
Companies House also gear up to support UK businesses during COVID-19 pandemic. They will automatically extend your company’s filing deadline. This will help you to avoid a late filing penalty if you are unable to deliver your company accounts on time during this pandemic. You do not need to do anything. You just need to go to Companies House website to check your new filing deadline.
On the same note, your confirmation statement filing deadline will also be extended. You would have 6 weeks to file your confirmation statement. Likewise, for the events driven filings, you will have 42 days (6 weeks) to notify Companies House instead of the usual 14 days filing deadline.
In addition, Companies House also created an interim paperless filing service to accept documents which would normally require a live signature.
During this pandemic, you are encouraged to submit your documents online to Companies House. You can use the webfiling service to file the following documents to Companies House.
- Confirmation statement
- Company accounts
- Events driven filings i.e director resigned or change of your registered office address.
- Closing down your company.
To file online, you would require your company’s authentication code. The authentication code is the electronic equivalent of your company’s director(s) signatures. Keep safe your authentication code.
If you require help with your company’s filings, contact Our accountants. They will be more than happy to assist you.
