Finance & Accounting quick to set up

Accounting Deadline Alerts

Daily checks of Companies House filing deadlines send colour-coded urgency emails to your team with a clickable confirmation audit trail.

Verified 2026-07-07

Finance-Accounting

What it does

Receive daily, colour-coded email alerts about your accounting clients' UK Companies House filing deadlines so you can track urgency instantly. You get a clickable confirmation link in each message that automatically updates your Google Sheet to maintain a clear audit trail of who has acknowledged every deadline.

How it works

When it runs: On a schedule · Scheduled · daily 5 PM
How hands-off: Assists you, you do the final step
Setup: Quick setup · under an hour
Works with: Google Sheets, HTTP Request, Gmail, Code

Tools that fit

Services

Google Sheets : Client data storage and audit trail

Gmail : Sending colour-coded email alerts

api

HTTP Request : Querying Companies House API for deadlines

LLM

Code : Processing logic and webhook handling

Watch out for

Companies House API has strict rate limits so implement a retry mechanism with exponential backoff to avoid temporary bans.
Filing dates can change due to extensions, add logic to check the last modified timestamp before sending duplicate alerts.
Gmail quotas may be exceeded if many deadlines fall on the same day, batch emails or stagger sends by minute intervals.
API responses might return null values for optional fields, add default fallback strings so the sheet does not break.

Seen in the wild

n8n: Accounting Deadline Alerts Automations template

Want this running in your business?

This is what I do. I design and build AI agents like this one, and keep them running. If you want it set up for your team instead of doing it yourself, get in touch.

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Who it's for

Built for finance and accounting teams who'd rather review a draft than build one from scratch.

Frequently asked questions

Who is this for?

finance and accounting teams, or anyone doing finance & accounting work who wants this handled automatically rather than manually.

How long does it take to set up?

Quick setup: plan for under an hour to get it running end to end.

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