A Brighter Way To Streamline Your Company Secretarial Tasks
About Inform Direct
Inform Direct makes company secretarial tasks and managing business records simple for accountants and business owners. With an intuitive design, smart automations, and seamless integration to Companies House, you’ll stay on top of your compliance without the headaches.
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Automations save you time
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Safe and secure cloud software
More control. More confidence.
ECCTA compliant
Stay ahead of the new Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act requirements with Inform Direct’s integrated identity verification, powered by our partnership with Credas.
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Complete identity checks in one workflow
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Automatically flag directors and PSCs for verification
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See verification status and outstanding actions at a glance
“We've been using Inform Direct for over 5 years. It saves so much time as well as giving peace of mind that we are up to date with the filing requirements for all of our client companies.”
Chris Gascoyne
Acumist
“The intuitive design and excellent support and detailed instructions have empowered us to confidently offer a wide range of CoSec services to our clients. It's been an invaluable addition.”
Binu Jacob
BJ Accounting Solutions
“We LOVE Inform Direct - have used it for many years now and it's definitely been an integral part of our journey towards being a more streamlined and process driven practice.”
Tony Wagg
Panthera Limited
Features Designed to Save Time
- Integration with Companies House
- Confirmation statements
- Easy company formations
- Maintain company registers
- Shareholder management
- Produce and store documents
- Step-by-step guidance
Integration with Companies House
Inform Direct lets you quickly record new appointments, changes to current officers, and resignations, manage updates to new and existing PSCs, and file all changes directly to Companies House.
Confirmation statements
Reduce the time it takes to file directly with Companies House. Prepare draft confirmation statements with all changes made during the year automatically included, then send directly to your clients for approval before you submit to Companies House. Plus, use flexible automation features to save valuable hours.
Easy company formations
Make use of a complete set of company registers, share certificates, and board minutes for all formations. Form all common types of companies and LLPs online, with a range of packages, options and extras.
Maintain company registers
Maintain company registers with automatic updates following changes to officers, shareholders, PSCs, and company details, plus access a full suite of company registers.
Produce and store documents
Access a range of template minutes, resolutions, letters, forms, and other documents. Produce pre-populated documents within all processes. Upload, manage, and store external documents.
Step-by-step guidance
Produce micro-entity and dormant accounts quickly, including drafts for clients. Create iXBRL tagged accounts and submit directly to Companies House. Tailor accounts to present to shareholders.
Reliable
Have Total Confidence in Your Compliance
Inform Direct includes automatic updates following changes so you can have confidence that your compliance is up to date. Plus, the software knows which forms need to be filed with Companies House when you make changes.
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Quickly record new appointments, changes to current officers, and resignations
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Manage and update information on new and existing PSCs.
Synchronised
Never miss a deadline
Use customised reminders to stay ahead of filing deadlines, alongside step-by-step guidance, time saving features and shortcuts to stay confidently ahead of your company compliance work.
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Use flexible automation features to save valuable hours
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Automatically include changes in draft confirmation statements
Fast
Say Goodbye to Tedious Manual Filing
Filing a CS01 has never been quicker. Inform Direct lets you prepare draft confirmation statements that automatically include changes made during the year which are sent to your clients for approval before submission. Plus, use automations to save hours on admin.
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Include changes automaticaly
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Flexible automations save time
Inform Direct Pricing
Packages Tailored to Suit Your Business Needs
Example of Monthly Bills
Start with your first company, then add monthly per company fees. These monthly estimates may vary with precise inputs.
First company
£10.00 A MONTH
251 - 500 companies
£0.34 A MONTH
2 - 50 companies
£0.69 A MONTH
501 - 1000 companies
£0.17 A MONTH
51 - 250 companies
£0.52 A MONTH
1000+ companies
£0.08 A MONTH
All prices shown exclude VAT.
Introductory offer for ACSPs under ECCTA
ACSPs can trigger biometric identity checks. As a special introductory offer, these are £3 + VAT per check, or £4 + VAT including an address check.
What’s Included?
A single, cost-effective monthly subscription provides unlimited access to the entire Inform Direct system.
- Fixed-fee pricing for unlimited users and confirmation statements
- Automated preparation and filing of confirmation statements, with no user-based fees
- A single, transparent price includes unlimited user access and automated confirmation statement services
- Substantial cost savings for high-volume company filings
- Conveniently manage and pay Companies House fees directly within Inform Direct
- Powerful, customisable reporting to gain deeper insights into your company data
Example of Monthly Bills
Start with your first company, then add monthly per company fees. These monthly estimates may vary with precise inputs.
First company
£10.00 A MONTH
251 - 500 companies
£0.34 A MONTH
2 - 50 companies
£0.69 A MONTH
501 - 1000 companies
£0.17 A MONTH
51 - 250 companies
£0.52 A MONTH
1000+ companies
£0.08 A MONTH
All prices shown exclude VAT.
Introductory offer for ACSPs under ECCTA
ACSPs can trigger biometric identity checks. As a special introductory offer, these are £3 + VAT per check, or £4 + VAT including an address check.
What’s Included?
A single, cost-effective monthly subscription provides unlimited access to the entire Inform Direct system.
- Fixed-fee pricing for unlimited users and confirmation statements
- Automated preparation and filing of confirmation statements, with no user-based fees
- A single, transparent price includes unlimited user access and automated confirmation statement services
- Seamless integration with HMRC for automated VAT filing and deadline management
- Process Companies House fee payments directly through Inform Direct
- Secure client authorisation prior to filing with Companies House
Company Secretarial Resources
Featured: ECCTA help and guidance
Expert insights
Webinar: The impact of ECCTA
Get a comprehensive update on the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA) and its implications for accountants and corporate service providers.
Learn
How to be compliant with ECCTA
How prepared is your practice to deal with ECCTA? Get a practical understanding of what’s changing and the steps you can take to save your sanity as the changes roll out.
Solve
Streamline ECCTA compliance
What should you look for in your ECCTA and identity verification software? See how Inform Direct makes it simpler and faster with tools designed to work for you.
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