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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

• Overview

  When a company is dissolved, all of its assets pass to the Crown and are…

• Get a court order to restore a company

  You may be able to apply for a court order to restore a company if: you…

• Buy a dissolved company's assets

  You may be able to claim or buy an asset belonging to a dissolved company…

• Apply for a discretionary grant

  You may be able to get back a dissolved company’s assets if you were one…

You must declare £10,000 or more in cash, or the equivalent in another currency, if you take it between Great Britain and any other country.

How to work out splitting up money, property and possessions when you divorce or dissolve a civil partnership - including mediation.

• Getting a financial agreement

  When you divorce or end a civil partnership you and your ex-partner need…

• If you agree

  It’s usually more straightforward and less expensive if you agree how to…

• Get help agreeing

  A mediator can help you and your ex-partner agree on how to split money…

• Get the court to decide

  If you and your ex-partner cannot agree how to divide your finances you…

• Maintenance payments

  The court sometimes tells the person with the higher income to make…

• Tax when transferring assets

  You do not usually have to pay Capital Gains Tax if you give, or otherwise…

The Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) supports the development and deployment of technologies that enable businesses with high energy use to transition to a low carbon future.

• Updated: 3 July 2025

All private sector businesses that want to do building control work in England and Wales under the Building Act 1984 (as amended) must apply to register with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).

• Updated: 26 March 2025

Tips at work do not count towards the National Minimum Wage - tips and tax, what your employer has to do, advice and help, cash in hand payments

Apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you're a Commonwealth citizen and can prove that one of your grandparents was born in the UK - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, how long it takes and how to settle

Making someone bankrupt is one way to recover money owed to you – bankruptcy petition fees and download a guide to creditor bankruptcy petitions

Work out how much money you'll get when you retire and plan ahead - State Pension, Pension Credit, National Insurance

Find out how the VAT Cash Accounting Scheme works and the conditions you must meet if you want to use it.

• Updated: 18 December 2023