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Use this service to apply to strike off a company from the Companies House register. It costs £33 to apply online, or £44 for a paper application.
Apply online Close your company online to register your application as…
How to close down your limited company by getting it struck off the Companies Register
You can close down your limited company by getting it ‘struck off’ the…
Before applying to strike off your limited company, you must close it down…
To apply to strike off your limited company, you must send Companies House…
You must withdraw your application if your company is no longer eligible…
How to close a limited company - strike off, dissolution, voluntary liquidation - or allow to become dormant
Tell HMRC if you've stopped being self-employed, or you're ending or leaving a business partnership - responsibilities, tax returns, letting any employees know.
Get business support and advice over the phone and online - setting up and running a business.
Business Asset Disposal Relief (was known as Entrepreneurs' Relief) can reduce your Capital Gains Tax (CGT) when you sell certain business assets or shares - eligibility, deadlines, how to claim
Compulsory and voluntary liquidation, the liquidation process, how liquidation affects company directors and the role of a liquidator
Working out and paying Capital Gains Tax (CGT) if you're a sole trader or in a business partnership, claiming tax relief
How to issue a winding up petition - forms and fees to wind up a company to recover any money you're owed.
Use this form to change the registered office address of a company in liquidation, or if you're restoring a company, or if it has a default address.
What happens if your company cannot pay its debts and is given a court judgment, statutory demand or winding-up order by your creditors
An alternative to liquidation - reschedule payment to creditors to recover from insolvency
How to put your limited company or limited liability partnership into administration - what administration is, appointing an administrator, when administration ends
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 manage your annual accounts, Company Tax Returns and Corporation Tax if your non-trading or dormant limited company starts trading again.
Use this form to withdraw your company's striking off application.
What you must do when you sell your company, partnership or sole trader business
Use this form to strike off a limited liability partnership (LLP) from the register. Include the optional continuation page if needed.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) may investigate a merger between your business and another to make sure it’s fair
Tell Companies House about a court order permitting disposal of property or goods.
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