Hi,
Please see the information here
Corporation Tax: trading and non-trading
It's from when it is active which is starting to receive income.
However, we will assume this is from the date you registered the company.
You will need to tell us if the active date is later than the incorporation date to allow us to note any period as dormant.
You will need to register for a Government Gateway account to file your company tax returns. You can do that here:
HMRC online services: sign in or set up an account
Please see under Organisation Accounts.
You'll need to add Corporation Tax to the services you want to use once registered.
Please note the first Company tax return is due on or before twelve months following the end of the first accounting period.
You will need to check Companies House for their filing requirements which are completely different to HMRC's.
Thank you.