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Full or filleted: what gets filed where

Two versions of one set of accounts: what filleting removes, where each version is filed, and how amended filings work.

Tax Optimiser Updated 11 Jun 2026

Tax Optimiser prepares two versions of the same accounts. The full accounts contain everything — directors’ report, income statement and all the notes. The Companies House filleted version uses the small-companies filing option to leave the profit-and-loss pages out of the public record: it is trimmed to the statement of financial position and its notes. “Filleting” changes only what is filed publicly — your members still get the full accounts.

Switch the preview between the two

The Account Set Type selector above the preview switches which version you are looking at (and which one the download buttons fetch). It does not commit you to anything — you choose again at submission time.

The Account Set Type selector with Full Accounts and Companies House Filleted options

Compare the two contents pages. The full accounts list the income statement and the detailed income statement…

The full accounts contents page, listing company information, directors’ report, income statement, statement of financial position and detailed income statement

…while the filleted set keeps just the statement of financial position and notes:

The filleted accounts contents page, listing only the statement of financial position

The detailed income statement is a working schedule for you and your accountant — it is marked “does not form part of the statutory accounts” and only ever appears in the full version:

The detailed income statement page in the full accounts

Where each version goes

  • Companies House — new periods default to filing the filleted version, and that is all Companies House requires.
  • HMRC — the full accounts always travel with your CT600: when you submit the Corporation Tax return, Tax Optimiser attaches the full iXBRL accounts to it automatically.

When you reach the Companies House submission wizard, the Review Document step offers the same Account Set Type choice one final time, so you can file full accounts publicly if you prefer:

The Companies House submission wizard review step with its own Account Set Type selector

If you pick the full set, the send step reminds you that filleted is all that’s required:

The send step warning: you will be submitting full statutory accounts; Companies House only requires filleted accounts

Amended accounts

If you discover an error after filing, fix the figures and then use Mark as amended in the Actions list. The accounts regenerate with the amendment indicator set in the iXBRL, which tells Companies House and HMRC the filing replaces an earlier one. The sidebar then shows a green Amended return status and the preview is banded “Accounts have been set to amend”.

View Accounts after marking the period as amended: the alert and the green Amended return status

Marking a period as amended can’t be undone from this screen, so only do it once an original filing has actually been accepted.

Next: fill in the company’s details — see Company information, dates, pages and addresses.

The short version

Full or filleted: what gets filed where — in brief

Full accounts contain everything; the filleted version drops the profit-and-loss pages from the public record and is all Companies House requires.

The Account Set Type selector only switches the preview and downloads - the real choice is made again in the submission wizard.

The full accounts always go to HMRC attached to your CT600. Mark as amended regenerates the document with the amendment indicator for replacement filings.