Dormant company and strike off

Work covered by the assignment

We assess the company’s activity, assets, liabilities and filing position, then map the documentation and prerequisites for the selected route. Creditors, tax registrations and unresolved disputes are considered before an application is prepared.

1. Establish the actual activity and financial position from supporting records.
2. Identify the available route and unresolved prerequisites for assessment.
3. Coordinate the agreed decisions, evidence and application documents.
4. Track authority correspondence and hand over outstanding obligations and record custody.

Dormant status and removal from the register are different outcomes. The intended future use of the company should be part of the route discussion.

Records that establish the starting position

• Latest financial position
• bank accounts
• creditor and debtor schedules
• filing history
• ownership approvals
• tax registrations
• disputes and pending notices.

Include deposits, recoverable amounts, guarantees and balances with directors or group entities, even where ordinary trading has stopped. Identify ongoing contracts, employees, intellectual property and tax correspondence. Reconcile the schedules to the bank and accounting records used for the assessment.

A practical point to resolve

A company that stopped trading may still owe money or hold assets. Inactivity alone should not be treated as evidence that it is ready for strike-off.

For example, an inactive company may still have a refundable office deposit and an unresolved supplier claim. Record how those items are to be addressed before treating the company as ready for an application. A nil sales figure does not explain the remaining balance sheet.

Boundaries and engagement terms

Debt settlement, liquidation, disputes and registration surrender can require separate assignments. Approval remains with the competent authority.

We confirm the covered event or financial period, deliverables, professional involvement and fees in writing. The enquiry should identify any approaching date and outstanding prior work.

The completion pack distinguishes an application submitted, queries pending and the authority’s actual outcome. It identifies separate tax or other registration work and the person responsible for retaining records and responding to later correspondence. The closure and restructuring journey covers the wider handover.