Can you obtain the "full year accounts" of a company?

gee3000 · 13 Aug 2011 at 16:43

I have no knowledge of accounting or business "stuff" but someone has asked me to look into this -- is it possible to buy a UK company's "full year accounts"? ie. from Companies House? Are they called something else like "year end accounts"? If this is possible, how do I go about it?

Thanks!

PhillyDee · 13 Aug 2011 at 16:58

You can get the abridged accounts, with none of the nitty gritty. Just go here and use WebCheck

http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/toolsToHelp/findCompanyInfo.shtml

Click on the company n umber, and then when the details come up, "Order information on this company".

weringo · 13 Aug 2011 at 16:59

You can purchase company documents from Companies House online here:

http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk/d63fe6b26d40dcff0a8b933890706031/wcframe?name=accessCompanyInfo

Edit: bah beaten

gee3000 · 13 Aug 2011 at 17:10

I've already gotten to the list of available documents but I can't find anything that sounds like a consolidated document which could be considered "full year" accounts. There is a document called "Full list" with 'type' code AR01, is there a type code I should be looking for? Or have I been set on a wild goose chase? -.-

weringo · 13 Aug 2011 at 17:21

The annual accounts code is AA I think

AR01 is the annual return which comprises of company details like registered address, secretary etc.

Kemik · 13 Aug 2011 at 17:21

gee3000 said:
I've already gotten to the list of available documents but I can't find anything that sounds like a consolidated document which could be considered "full year" accounts. There is a document called "Full list" with 'type' code AR01, is there a type code I should be looking for? Or have I been set on a wild goose chase? -.-

You're not looking for the Annual Return (AR). You're looking for the Annual Accounts (AA). Depending on the size of the company, you probably won't get much more than a very basic balance sheet from them either tbh. Small company exemptions remove a lot of reporting requirements.

PhillyDee · 13 Aug 2011 at 17:24

Then they are not yet available. Probably because they either have not yet been filed, or because they just have not been put on.

Paul11 · 13 Aug 2011 at 17:29

you cant get full accounts, iirc

gee3000 · 13 Aug 2011 at 17:35

Aah I can see the following for every year since 2005:

AA 20/04/2011 31/12/10 TOTAL EXEMPTION FULL

Btw this is an online retailer with multi-million pound revenue

A competitor of the company I work for.

PhillyDee · 13 Aug 2011 at 17:38

The "TOTAL EXEMPTION FULL" simply means that they qualify as a small company and therefore have not been audited (the "TOTAL EXEMPTION" bit), but the have still filed a full set of accounts (ie not abbreviated) (the "FULL" bit).

http://boards.fool.co.uk/hi-exoticg...e-say-their-8801388.aspx?sort=recommendations

Plenty more referenceswhere that comes from. Are you sure that is the correct company name? For instance, Overclockers UK is the trading name of ESNET LTD.