Last Updated: 18th Aug, 2025
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What is the Reporting Timeline?
How Do I Retrieve This Information?
Please note: The details described in this page only relate to Caterers, not to Diners.
As of January 2025, marketplace platforms like us are required legally to report tax details of our Caterers, when they:
For Caterers who meet these criteria, we will:
This does not change your existing tax obligations, or introduce any new tax burdens or fees. Instead, it aims to simplify the way tax is already reported. It applies to eligible Caterers regardless of whether they are individuals or have set up a company for the purpose.
Further details from government and HMRC sources can be found at the bottom of the page.
Please note that CateredAtHome is not an accounting firm and cannot give tax advice. You should consult a tax professional or authority regarding how to incorporate the information available through CAH reports into your overall income.
For eligible Caterers, we are legally required to report certain details, and you are legally required to provide them.
All the details we need will be retrieved from the Edit Profile page. We will already have some details from when you registered, and you can choose to add other details yourself at any time.
For details we do not have, we will contact you by email as needed in the months ahead of the reporting date (January), and you will need to fill them in.
The following table shows you what details we will report to HMRC for eligible Caterers. All details will be retrieved from the Edit Profile page.
| Information | Notes (Individuals) | Notes (Companies) |
| Name | Full registered birth name. | Registered company name. |
| Address | Primary residential address. | Registered company headquarters address. |
| Date of Birth | Day, month and year of official birth date. | Not applicable. |
| Tax Identification Number (TIN) | Usually the National Insurance (NI) Number. More details are here (external link). | Usually the Company Registration Number (CRN). More details are here (external link). |
| TIN jurisdiction | UK. | UK. |
| VAT Number | If applicable. | If applicable. |
| Bookings | Total number of completed paid-for bookings for the year. | Total number of completed paid-for bookings for the year. |
| Earnings | Total gross earnings from CateredAtHome for the year. | Total gross earnings from CateredAtHome for the year. |
| Fees | Fees, commissions or taxes withheld or charged to you by us (usually your registration payment). | Fees, commissions or taxes withheld or charged to you by us (usually your registration payment). |
The report covers Jan 1st to Dec 31st of every report-eligible year, and is submitted in January. No report will be generated or sent if the required criteria haven't been met.
| Date | Details |
| Sep-Dec | We will ask for any details needed for reporting purposes that you have not yet provided. |
| 31st Dec | We will compile the HMRC report. |
| 31st Jan | The date by which we will provide the report to HMRC. |
| 31st Jan | The date by which we will provide you with a copy of the reported details. |
If we have reported your tax information to HMRC, we will let you know that we have done so, and also tell you that you have access to the information we have reported.
To view this information, log in to the app and go to Profile → Subscription. Then click on HMRC Tax Reports, select a year, and click "Retrieve". The table will only show tax details for years that we have sent reports to HMRC for.
All links in this section are external.