Accounting Reference Date (ARD)

Modified on Mon, 20 Jul, 2020 at 12:39 AM

The date that signifies the end of a company’s financial year and the date to which the annual accounts must be made up to. It is normally the anniversary of the last day of the month in which the company was formed. Annual accounts must be delivered to Companies House within 9 months of the accounting reference date.

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