<p>The Accounting Reference Date (ARD) is the date on which a company's financial year ends, and when it has to submit its annual accounts.</p>
Accountant For A Limited Company
What is the Accounting Reference Date?
The Accounting Reference Date, or ARD, is the date that fixes the end of a UK limited company's financial year at Companies House. For new companies it defaults to the last day of the month of the first anniversary of incorporation. Annual accounts are due 9 months after the ARD for private companies and 6 months for public companies.
