active to dormant..can i keep bank account?

This is my situation;

I activated my company from dormant, did a little work and then got distracted and have done no work through the company for over a year. I didn't go dormant because I hoped to pick things up again in the future when i had time - though i was not trading, i was advised that i could not go dormant because I had a company bank account (very little in it, just used to pay for registered office address service and accountancy) but i am wondering if this is correct as although i had bank account i have not 'traded' for some time/ .
I have just had accounts done for the year in which i did actually trade - i really dont want pay an accountant next year to do a corporation tax return and just right 00 00 in every box as i have not traded. I feel the company should be dormant but i dont want to close the company bank account if i do go dormant as maybe in 12 months or so, i might have time to work on the company again and would like start trading once again (when i would change status back to active).
I have looked at companies house notes but can't seem to nail down whether its ok as a dormant co to have bank account.
Very grateful for any advice
 
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This is the defintion of dormant:

The term 'dormant' applies to a company that, in legal terms, has 'no significant accounting transactions' during a financial year. It is not the same as a 'non-trading company', a term that has no legal meaning. No significant accounting transactions means no entries in the company's accounting records. The amount paid for shares when the company is first formed and a few costs that the company may incur in order to keep the company registered at Companies House do not count as
significant accounting transactions.

And find out what to put in your dormant accounts at this link:

http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/about/pdf/gba10.pdf

Hope that helps.
 
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