income support after being self employed

[thehurty]

I have just split with my husband I was self-employed until July 2014. I never made much money only a few hundred pounds a year!!! I have put in a claim for income support but they are asking for copies of profit and loss account, trading account and balance sheet.

My question is what are these things, I kept records of my in goings and outgoings and did my tax returns, I also had a business bank account for 18months but I'm still not sure what they want.

They also want company registration forms??? is that just a letter from the tax office saying I registered the business?

thanks for any help

Company registration forms are something you would have if you registered as a limited company (Ltd.) with Companies House. But it sounds as though you were possibly a sole trader? (You trading as yourself, maybe with a 't/a' business name but no separate legal entity for the business.)

As for the a/cs - send them copies of what you have, with a note on the form or a cover letter saying that business was low turnover/profits and you kept very simple book-keeping accounts which you are attaching.

It should be ok.

Thank you so much for your reply. That is exactly what I was thinking of doing.