Strike off your limited company from the Companies Register
Apply to strike off
To apply to strike off your limited company, you must send Companies House form DS01.
The form must be signed by a majority of the company’s directors.
You should deal with any of the assets of the company before applying. For example, close any bank accounts and transfer any domain names.
When your company is struck off, all the remaining assets will pass to the Crown. This includes bank balances and payments your company gets in future, for example refunds from HMRC.
It costs £10 to strike off a company. You cannot pay using a cheque from an account that belongs to the company you’re striking off.
It is an offence to make a dishonest application - you can face a fine and possible prosecution.
What happens next
You’ll get a letter from Companies House to let you know if you’ve filled in the form correctly. If you have, your request for the company to be struck off will be published as a notice in The Gazette.
If nobody objects, the company will be struck off the register once the 2 months mentioned in the notice has passed.
A second notice will be published in The Gazette. This will mean the company does not legally exist any more.
More information
Read more guidance on striking off your company.