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How to buy or acquire the assets of a dissolved company - how and when you can claim money or property, who to contact and the forms you need
How to close down your limited company by getting it struck off the Companies Register
What you need to do or know if your company is sold, stops trading or is being wound up for Corporation Tax purposes.
This guide covers the process to restore a company name to the Register of Companies.
Complaint against a UK based company regarding alleged breaches of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises brought to the UK National Contact Point.
Object to a company's application to be removed from the companies register - how to find out if a company's applied for insolvency, who can object, how to object, what happens next.
What the public register is, what details you need to give us, and how the public can access this information.
How the protected online filing (PROOF) scheme can help you prevent fraudulent changes to your company.
Decision for applicant Ricardo Plc registration number 14892534, applicant successful.
Restore a company to the Company Register - administrative restoration, deadlines, fees and forms
Tell Companies House about the appointment of a replacement administrator, or an additional administrator, for a company registered in Scotland.
Find out what to do if you've just registered a limited company - rules to follow, financial support and what to register for.
Your company's financial year can run for more or less than 12 months - find out how to change it
How to send information to Companies House through our extensible markup language (XML) schemas, by purchasing software or developing your own.
How to issue a winding up petition - forms and fees to wind up a company to recover any money you're owed.
Types of model articles of association a limited company can have, including older versions of Table A from previous company legislation.
How to file company information - including directors, registered office and shareholders in your confirmation statement (previously AR01 annual return)
Use Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) form CIS305 to register your company as a subcontractor, or apply for gross payment status at the same time.
How to send your information to Companies House using our online services.
Use this form to apply to the court to close or wind up a company if it can't pay its debts. This is also known as 'compulsory liquidation'.
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