XBRL Update Arthur West, Companies House, GB

247,527GB accounts filed as XBRL in 2008-9

Strong year-on-year growthXBRL accounts filed in GB 2005-2009

11,063

78,799

176,822

247,527

2005-6 2006-7 2007-8 2008-9

still a mountain to climb with accountstotal accounts filed in GB 2005-2009

1,926,233

247,527

2005-6 2006-7 2007-8 2008-9

2 XBRL options for GB customers

Software FilingAccounts Production

software

WebFilingTemplates onour website

85% 15%

Some big challenges remain:

Your taxonomy is NOT

comprehensive

I want topersonalise

accounts

My accounts software cannot

produce XBRL

Paper accounts are easy!

XBRL Accounts Filing in GBDevelopment Priorities:

-Taxonomy

- Software providers

- iXBRL

- Joint approach for GB Government

- Complex accounts types

- Making it easier than paper!