The Overseas Companies Regulations 2009

Documents to be delivered with the return: copies of accounting documents

9.—(1) If the company is one to which Chapter 2 of Part 5 applies (companies required to prepare and disclose accounts under parent law), copies of the company’s latest accounting documents must be delivered to the registrar with the return.

(2) The company’s latest accounting documents means the accounting documents, prepared for a financial period of the company, last disclosed in accordance with its parent law before the end of the period allowed for delivery of the return or, if earlier, the date on which the company delivers the return.

(3) If at the time the return is delivered the company—

(a) has another UK establishment, and

(b) has delivered the documents required by paragraph (1) in connection with a return relating to that establishment,

the company may instead state in the return that the documents are included in the material delivered in respect of another UK establishment (giving the registered number of that establishment).