Companies House - Voluntary Strike-Offs Return on 10 Sept 2020
In March 2020, Companies House introduced temporary easement measures to suspend voluntary strike-off action in response to Coronavirus (COVID-19). Following a July review, this temporary measure will be lifted from 10 September 2020.
From this date, Companies House will restart the process to dissolve companies that have applied for voluntary dissolution (known as ‘striking-off’ – a formal application to remove a business from the register).
For those business owners who have filed an application to strike-off a company (having completed a DS01 application form), on 10 September Companies House will restart the process to remove those companies, unless any objections are received.
When voluntary strike-off actions restart from 10 September - if there are no objections to dissolution and the 2-month period from the publication of the Gazette notice has expired, a company will be struck-off shortly afterwards.
How to strike-off a company from Companies House Register
In addition, from 10 October 2020, Companies House will also resume the process to strike-off companies they believe are no longer carrying on business or in operation. Read more…
David Heys, Lawson-West Solicitors, Leicester
If you have decided to close your business activities due to Coronavirus and would like to speak to an experienced business lawyer about the options for selling a business or closing a business at this time, please contact Head of Commercial Law at Lawson-West Solicitors in Leicester, David Heys at d.heys@lawson-west.co.uk.
David has many years’ experience in advising directors about how to exit their business, sell all or part of their business shares and how to focus on a change of direction, eg. ways to invest in future business opportunities, new markets and develop new horizons.
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