error 502

With regards to the error 502 when filing the abbreviated
accounts to Companies House:

 

If you get the error
message #502 –
fatal: Authorisation Failure when filing to Companies House, it means that one
of the following entries is incorrect or missing. Check all the details
carefully and re-enter them where possible. Delete any spaces appearing at the
end of an entry.

 

Company type – make sure the
correct type is selected:

 

EW – England and Wales company

SC – Scottish company

NI – Northern Ireland company

R – Northern Ireland company registered before the partition of Ireland in 1922

OC – other England and Wales company (only used for LLP cases in liquidation)

SO – other Scotland company (only used for LLP cases in liquidation)

NC – other Northern Ireland company (only used for LLP cases in liquidation).

 

Company registration number –
if this is wrong, change it on the accounts.

 

Company Authentication Code –
a six-character alphanumeric code which is specific to the company you're
filing. Please note this is case sensitive and is usually expected to be
capital letters.

 

Email address – this needs to
match the one you used to register for the Presenter Identifier and Presenter
Authentication Code.

 

Presenter Identifier and
Presenter Authentication Code – these are both provided by Companies House and
aren't the same details as you use to log in to their website.

 

If you don't have these yet,
fill in the application form (https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/405077/Electronic_Filing_Account_Applicationv1.2.pdf)
and email it to Companies House.

 

Please note that the Presenter
Code is case sensitive and is usually expected to be capital letters.