Bona Vacantia
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Revised Dissolved Company Guidelines
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From 1 March 2023 the Bona Vacantia Division (BVD) will publish revised Dissolved Company Guidelines containing new Referral Forms.
Crown Nominee Account 2021-22
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Publication of the Bona Vacantia accounts for 2021 - 2022
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What we do
‘Bona Vacantia’ means vacant goods and is the name given to ownerless property, which by law passes to the Crown.
The Treasury Solicitor acts for the Crown to administer the estates of people who die intestate (without a Will) and without known kin (entitled blood relatives) and collect the assets of dissolved companies and other various ownerless goods in England and Wales.
BVD is part of the Government Legal Department.
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- Accounts for the Crown’s Nominee for the year ended 31 March 2022
- Crown Nominee Account 2020 to 2021
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Contact BVD
Bona Vacantia - Estates
PO Box 2119
Croydon
CR90 9QU
United Kingdom
Switchboard
020 7210 4700
Please use this email address for all enquiries relating to deceased person's estates.
Bona Vacantia - Administrative Restoration
PO Box 2119
Croydon
CR90 9QU
United Kingdom
Switchboard
020 7210 4700
Please use this email address for all enquiries relating to the issuing of the Treasury Solicitor's consent to administrative restoration (waiver letter).
Bona Vacantia - Cash Balance
PO Box 2119
Croydon
CR90 9QU
United Kingdom
Switchboard
020 7210 4700
Please use this email address for all enquiries relating to the cash assets of dissolved companies.
Bona Vacantia - Companies
PO Box 2119
Croydon
CR90 9QU
United Kingdom
Switchboard
020 7210 4700
Please use this email address for all enquiries relating to the non cash assets of dissolved companies (eg, land, shares, intellectual property, chattels, etc).
Government Legal Department
PO Box 2119
Croydon
CR90 9QU
United Kingdom
Switchboard
020 7210 4700
Please use this email address for all general enquiries about the work of the Bona Vacantia Division.
Government Legal Department (via DX)
DX 325801 Croydon 51
United Kingdom
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Bona Vacantia - FOI Officer
PO Box 2119
Croydon
CR90 9QU
United Kingdom
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020 7210 4700
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www.gov.uk/guidance/bona-vacantia-and-freedom-of-information-foi-requests
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