A Quick Guide For Reinstating A Company

By Raymond Kelly


Companies are usually dissolved due to many different reasons. The main reason for dissolution is non-compliance. If you do not complete your annual taxes in time, your firm may be dissolved. Also, several other compliance issues may prompt Companies House to suspend the establishment. Another reason that may make the firm to be rendered inactive is voluntary. The firm owner may feel that the establishment is not making any progress and decide to put it down. However, you may wish to restore the establishment no matter the reason for the dissolution. If that is the case, this article will provide guidelines for reinstating a company.

Firms are restored through the administrative procedure or court order. The process for reinstatement is highly dependent on the reason for the closure. Voluntary closure of the firm requires a court order for it to be restored. However, if the firm was closed due to issues of compliance, the administrative restoration process will be followed. The two procedures are different as they have varying costs, time-line, and complexity.

For the establishment to be restored, the applicants must meet all the requirements to be eligible. Restoration by Companies House or by court order both requires applicants to be qualified by meeting all the conditions. Therefore, to have your firm restored, find out all the requirements have been met in time. In case you fail to meet the requirements, your firm will not be restored.

If Companies House closed down your firm, you must make sure you qualify for reinstatement before making any applications. The application process is lengthy, but you must follow it if you want to succeed. Make sure you fill all the forms and meet all requirements. Go through the application to check whether you have missed something before you submit it.

During the application, include the name of the company, its registration number, and acquire a compliance statement. This statement will show that you qualify for the restoration. In case you have any penalties, you should clear them in time. Also, the application and reinstatement fee should be paid to this organization. The process should be followed carefully to avoid missing something. Hence, check whether you are eligible and start the application process early.

The organization will take about two weeks to review the application. They will go through every document to check whether you have submitted everything and you qualify for restoration. The applicants thus wait for the feedback for approximately two weeks. The feedback you get may either be positive or negative.

After the two weeks, the organization will send notifications to all applicants informing them of the outcome. If your restoration went through, the name of the firm would reappear on the website of the Companies House. Additionally, the restoration of the firm will be published in the Gazette. Therefore, your establishment will be operational, and you can resume business.

If the application fails, Companies House will also notify you. Also, it will let you know where you went wrong. If a document is missing, you can resend it to the organization so that the restoration process can continue. In the case of other reasons, you will be informed as well.




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