The Registrar's powers to strike off a defunct company
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Practice notesThe Registrar's powers to strike off a defunct company
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Practice notes
It is possible to strike off a company pursuant to Part 31 of the Companies act 2006 (CA 2006) either:
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voluntarily, by the company’s directors, or
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by the registrar of companies (the Registrar) pursuant to its powers to strike off a company
This Practice Note summarises the Registrar’s power to initiate a strike off. For details on the voluntary strike off process, see Practice Note: Voluntary striking off and dissolution.
Registrar's powers
The Registrar has power under CA 2006, s 1000 to take steps to strike off a company if they have reasonable cause to believe that a company is not carrying on business or in operation.
The Registrar is likely to instigate this process if a company has failed to make its annual statutory filings within a reasonable period following the filing deadline.
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA 2023) will introduce an additional provision to given the Registrar new powers to strike off companies registered on a false basis in situations where the Registrar did not
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