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Companies Act 2006, Section
384B
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(1)The micro-entity provisions do not apply in relation to a company’s accounts for a particular financial year if the company was at any time within that year—
(a)a company excluded from the small companies regime by virtue of section 384,
(b) an investment undertaking as defined in Article 2(14) of Directive 2013/34/ EU of 26 June 2013 on the annual financial statements etc. of certain types of undertakings,
(c)a financial holding undertaking as defined in Article 2(15) of that Directive,
[F2(d)a credit institution within the meaning given by Article 4(1)(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, other than one listed in Article 2 of Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on access to the activity of credit institutions and investment firms,]
(e) an insurance undertaking as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Directive 91/674/EEC of 19 December 1991 on the annual accounts of insurance undertakings, or
(f)a charity.
(2)The micro-entity provisions also do not apply in relation to a company’s accounts for a financial year if —
(a)the company is a parent company which prepares group accounts for that year as permitted by section [F3399(4)], or
(b)the company is not a parent company but its accounts are included in consolidated group accounts for that year.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 384A , 384B inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Small Companies (Micro-Entities' Accounts) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3008), regs. 2(1), 4(4) (with reg. 3)
F2S. 384B(1)(d) substituted (6.2.2019) by The Accounts and Reports (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/145), reg. 1(2)(a), Sch. 1 para. 1
F3Word in s. 384B(2)(a) substituted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Companies, Partnerships and Groups (Accounts and Non-Financial Reporting) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1245), regs. 1(1), 3(1)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 384B applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2008/1911, reg. 5A (as inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(2)-(5) of the amending S.I.) by The Limited Liability Partnerships, Partnerships and Groups (Accounts and Audit) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/575), regs. 2(1), 6); (as amended (with effect in accordance with reg. 2(5)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Statutory Auditors Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1164), reg. 1(2)(3), Sch. 3 para. 2 (with reg. 2(6)(7))
C2S. 384B amendment to earlier affecting legislation S.I. 2008/1911, reg. 5A (6.2.2019) by The Accounts and Reports (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/145), reg. 1(2)(a), Sch. 1 para. 3
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