What accountancy and legal companies score, and why
We read the Companies House record of every live limited company in the UK the way a credit reference agency does. This is what 75,082 accountancy and legal companies look like on paper, as of September 2026.
How scores are spread
The median accountancy and legal company scores 79 and the mean is 71.2. Across every sector on the register the median is 69, so accountancy and legal sits above the national picture.
What holds accountancy and legal companies back
Four things account for most of the gap between a strong file and a weak one, and every one of them is visible to anybody who looks the company up.
| Finding | Accountancy and legal | All sectors |
|---|---|---|
| Confirmation statement overdue | 6.1% | 8.1% |
| Accounts overdue | 1.3% | 1.8% |
| Most recent accounts filed dormant | 9.6% | 11% |
| At least one outstanding charge | 6.1% | 12.7% |
| Trading under three years | 23.3% | 35% |
| Trading over ten years | 42.9% | 30.9% |
The figure worth dwelling on is secured borrowing. 6.1% of accountancy and legal companies have a charge registered against them — well under the 12.7% across every sector. A charge is not a black mark; it means somebody has lent against the company’s assets. But a new lender reading the file sees that the assets are already spoken for.
Questions people ask
What is a good credit score for a accountancy and legal company?
The median accountancy and legal company scores 79 out of 100 on its public record, and the average is 71.2. Anything above 91 puts a company in the stronger part of the sector. A score is only part of a lender's decision, but it is the part visible before anyone speaks to you.
How many accountancy and legal companies file late?
6.1% of accountancy and legal companies currently have an overdue confirmation statement and 1.3% have overdue accounts. Both are visible to anyone who looks the company up, and both are among the first things an automated credit decision reads.
Do accountancy and legal companies borrow on secured terms?
6.1% of accountancy and legal companies have at least one outstanding charge registered against them — well under the 12.7% across every sector. A charge is not a problem in itself, but it tells a new lender that someone else already holds security over the company's assets.
How is this measured?
Every live limited company on the Companies House register — 4,755,166 of them — is scored on the filing record published for all of them: accounts and confirmation statement deadlines, accounts type, registered charges, company age and status. Nothing is sampled or estimated. The data is published monthly by Companies House under the Open Government Licence.
See where your company sits
Free, no account needed. We read your Companies House record the way an agency does and show you your position among 75,082 accountancy and legal companies.
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- Property 593,291 companies · median 67
- Retail and wholesale 383,039 companies · median 60
- Construction 274,889 companies · median 74
- Technology and media 266,633 companies · median 68
- Professional services 255,756 companies · median 74
- Hospitality 200,413 companies · median 61
- Financial services 184,086 companies · median 67
- Personal services 176,238 companies · median 74
Source: Companies House public register, September 2026, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scores are Standfile’s own analysis of the published filing record and are not a prediction of insolvency. Standfile is not a credit reference agency.