Forbes Computer Systems

Forbes CoSec is a powerful, yet simple to use Company Secretarial system. It integrates closely with other Forbes products such as Time Recording, Payroll, Accounts and Tax.

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Forbes is fully CoSec is approved for electronic filing of the following Companies House forms.

Forbes Cosec also has add on modules for electronic company formation and accounts filing.

Forbes is the technology leader in XBRL accounts filing with Companies House. In conjunction with Forbes Accounts, limited company accounts can br prepared using the data entry screens within accounts or the data can be imported in a number of formats. This imported data could be a trial balance, or full data including directors names etc. Click here to view a sample csv file suitable for generating a set of accounts. Click here to view the accounts that Companies House would receive. At present transmission is via email, but Companies House will soon be moving over to use the Government Gateway.

The Forbes EINC module allows efficient company formation via the Companies House EINC gateway. The form 10 and form 12 are replaced with a single EINC electronic form. This, together with the memorandum and articles which are converted to PCL format, are transmitted to Companies House electronically. After receipt and checking the incorporation certificate is sent back electronically.

The communication mechanism underlying the current Companies House electronic interaction is based on email. Companies House will in due course be moving to XML based system via the Government Gateway. Although this has many benefits from the user's point of view it is, from a technical view, much more complex requiring specialised skills. Forbes is fortunate to be experts in this area. It was Forbes that designed the initial XML basis for tax return transmission, the first volume usage of the Government Gateway back in 1999. Forbes leads the field of electronic interaction with the government supporting many protocols including personal tax, CT, payroll, CIS and VAT.

Forbes products can be integrated with your own back end databases and websites. We can undertake this work for you or you can engage your own software developers.

The following prices are based on low volume usage in the accountancy industry. They allow you maintain the registers for 200 companies and do 200 company formations per annum. The licence is based on installation on a single machine. Beyond the 200 company limit pricing is usage based at £1 per company. Alternatively please contact us supplying further details if you wish to negotiate a higher volume fixed price licence.

Company Register £195+vat annually

Electronic filing add on module £95+vat annually

EINC add on module £95+vat annually

Depending on what Forbes software you already have installed you may need to install the following also.