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Companies Act 2006 (c. 46) iii Other provisions with respect to a company’s constitution 32 Constitutional documents to be provided to members 33 Effect of company’s constitution 34 Notice to registrar where company’s constitution altered by enactment 35 Notice to registrar where company’s constitution altered by order
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- When A Company Can Apply to Be Struck Off The Register
- When A Company Cannot Apply to Be Struck Off The Register
- Before You Apply For Strike Off
- How to Apply For Strike Off and Who to Tell
- What Companies House Does with The Strike Off Application
- How The Gazette Publishes Notices About Strike Off Or Restoration
- Withdrawal of The Strike Off Application
- Offences and Penalties
- Companies No Longer Carrying on Business Or in Operation
- Objecting to A Company’S Dissolution
A company can apply to the registrar to be struck off the register and dissolved. The company can do this if it’s no longer needed, for example if the: 1. directors wish to retire and there is no one to take over the running of the company 2. company is a subsidiary whose name is no longer needed 3. company was originally set up to exploit an idea ...
An application for voluntary striking off can only be made on the company’s behalf by its directors or a majority of them. Section 1004 and section 1005of the Companies Act 2006 set out the circumstances in which the company may not apply to be struck off. For example, the company may not make an application for voluntary strike off if, at any time...
There are safeguards for those who are likely to be affected by a company’s dissolution. If your company has creditors, members, employees etc, you should inform all the necessary people before applying, as any of them may object to the company being struck off. You should deal with any loose ends, such as closing the company’s bank account or the ...
This will help us process your application as quickly as possible. It takes much longer to process paper documents sent by post.
Companies House will examine the form and, if it’s acceptable, will: 1. register the information and put it on the company’s public record 2. send an acknowledgement to the address shown on the form 3. send a notification to the company at its registered office address to enable it to object if the application is bogus 4. publish notice of the prop...
The Gazette is the official newspaper record in the UK. There are 3 Gazettes: 1. the London Gazette - for companies incorporated in England and Wales 2. the Edinburgh Gazette - for companies incorporated in Scotland 3. the Belfast Gazette - for companies incorporated in Northern Ireland When the registrar publishes a notice to strike off or restore...
If the company changes its mind and no longer wants to be struck off, or if the company becomes ineligible for strike off, the directors must withdraw the application immediately. You can also complete and send a form DS02. It takes longer to process paper documents sent by post. A company must withdraw their application to strike off immediately i...
It’s an offence: 1. to apply when the company is ineligible for striking-off 2. to provide false or misleading information in, or in support of, an application 3. not to copy the application to all relevant parties within 7 days 4. not to withdraw application if the company becomes ineligible The offences attract a potentially unlimited fine on sum...
9.1 When the registrar may strike a company off the register
If a company is neither carrying on business nor operation, the registrar may take action to strike a company off the register. The registrar may take this action if they have reasonable cause to believe that a company is not carrying on business or in operation. The registrar may take this view if: 1. they have not received company documents that should have been sent to them 2. mail that the registrar has sent to a company’s registered office is returned undelivered 3. the company has no di...
9.2 Defaulted registered office address
When the registrar changes a company’s registered office to the default address, the company has 28 days to deliver a notice to the registrar of a new registered office (unless an appeal has been lodged with the court). If a company fails to provide a notice of new registered office address within the 28 day period, the registrar may commence steps which may result in the company being struck off the register. After the 28 days have expired, the registrar may publish a notice in the relevant...
9.3 How you can avoid your company being struck off
If you need your company to remain on the register, you must reply promptly to any formal inquiry from the registrar and deliver any outstanding documents. Failure to deliver the necessary documents may also result in the directors of a company being prosecuted.
Any interested party can object to a company being struck off the registerand dissolved. You can only object after notice that the company is going to be struck off has been published in The Gazette. You must object within 2 months of the date of the notice in The Gazette. It usually takes around 15 minutes to make an objectiononline. If you’re sen...
Oct 31, 2014 · objecting to a company’s dissolution; ... Guidance updated as a result of The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act. 17 February 2016. Section 10.1 corrected: 3 months to 2.
Apr 1, 2024 · An Act to reform company law and restate the greater part of the enactments relating to companies; to make other provision relating to companies and other forms of business organisation; to make provision about directors' disqualification, business names, auditors and actuaries; to amend Part 9 of the Enterprise Act 2002; and for connected purposes.. 1180 Repeal of certain provisions about ...
Mar 26, 2021 · 54.1 General. Dissolution marks the end of a company’s life. This guidance deals with the circumstances in which the Registrar of Companies may dissolve a company, both before and after the ...
THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 _____ ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS _____ CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY SECTIONS 1. Short title, extent, commencement and application. 2. Definitions. CHAPTER II INCORPORATION OF COMPANY AND MATTERS INCIDENTAL THERETO 3. Formation of company. 4. Memorandum. 5. Articles. 6. Act to override memorandum, articles, etc. 7. Incorporation of ...
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Mar 9, 2021 · A first gazette notice will be sent to you if your company is subject to strike off action, either compulsory or voluntary. A creditor or interested party can apply to have your company removed from the register, also known as compulsory strike off. You can also voluntary apply to terminate your business and remove it from the register, also ...
