Filing with companies house

[Lamberton]

Hi

I'm having trouble filing with companies house. My accounts are balanced but figures don't go into companies house online filing.
Figures are

Fixed assets 6,000

Current assets 17,332

Creditors falling within 12 mths 35,000

Net current assets 52,332

Total asserts less current liabilities 58,332

Reserves 58,332

So I'm balanced, but when I put in the creditors falling within 12mths of 35,000 it tells me it must be not positive?

If I put in a negative I'm unbalanced.

How do I sort and file the accounts

[WTFH]

Your accountant should be able to sort it for you in a few minutes

[Lamberton]

Help

I'm trying to do the accounts myself.
I have them sorted but for this one thing

[malvolio]

You owe creditors so the value is negative. It's your net balance that's wrong.

[NotAllThere]

Nice explanation here:
Balance Sheet Explained - Maslins Accountants Maslins Accountants

I'm no accountant, but it looks like you've misunderstood creditors. Those are people you owe money to. Not people who owe money to you.

If you get it wrong, there are consequences. At least for the first annual return, I'd have an accountant either do it, or check it for you.

[Alchemy Accountancy]

Hi

I'm having trouble filing with companies house. My accounts are balanced but figures don't go into companies house online filing.
Figures are

Fixed assets 6,000

Current assets 17,332

Creditors falling within 12 mths 35,000

Net current assets 52,332

Total asserts less current liabilities 58,332

Reserves 58,332

So I'm balanced, but when I put in the creditors falling within 12mths of 35,000 it tells me it must be not positive?

If I put in a negative I'm unbalanced.

How do I sort and file the accounts

Net current assets are your current assets less your current liabilities, so based on these figures it would be negative - so too would be total assets less current liabilities. I'd suggest that you have missed something out of your calculations somewhere.

[northernladuk]

I'm trying to do the accounts myself.
I have them sorted but for this one thing

Are you trying to do all your accounts yourself or just your filing?

[Lamberton]

Help

Thanks for all the advice
I just had the dividend in the wrong place?

[MrButton]

Your question indicates that you are not ready to do this yourself.

Worth getting an accountant for the first couple of years.