Administrative Restoration
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Key Features:
How We Work
Cost:
Key Features:
- Free consultation with our professional advisor to establish if this is the best route to restoring your company.
- Careful preparation of documents to make it a smooth problem free restoration.
- Application made to treasury solicitor for a bona vacantia waiver letter.
- Preparation of annual returns
- Fast turnaround of documents.
How We Work
- Free consultation with our professional advisor to ensure that this is the right solution for your company.
- Search the file held at companies house and advise on outstanding documents and the amount of fees that would be payable to companies house for late filing of accounts.
- Check that the company name has not been taken by another company since the date of dissolution. Company name change is carried out simultaneiously with the restoration procedure if the name is no longer available.
- We obtain the consent of the Crown representative (or of the Duchy of Cornwall or Duchy of Lancaster, if applicable) by obtaining a bona Vacantia waiver letter.
- Prepare all documents, and check annual returns and accounts before they are submitted.
Our professional ensures that the documents are approved by the Registrar, leading to hassle-free company restoration.
Cost:
| Administrative Company Restoration Cost | |
| Our fees | £140 + vat |
| Bona Vacantia fee | £69 |
| Companies House fee | £100 |
| Total | £337.00 |
| £40 is payable to companies house for each year’s outstanding annual return.Late filing penalties will be applicable if the company’s accounts became overdue before the company was struck off. | |
| Method of payment: We recommend that you pay in full to avoid delays in the procedure. However, in some cases we can initiate the procedure upon receipt of part payment, with the rest of the payment becoming due at the final stage of the proceedings. | |
How to buy:
If you are ready to proceed please apply by completing the order form. Download Application Form
Or make use of our professional advice. Free Consultation
Your Questions
Your Questions
Who can Apply?
Only a director or former member of the Company may sign the official documents of application.
If you are applying in any other capacity you will need to apply via court order company restoration.
Is there a time limit?
You must make the application within 6 years of the date of dissolution.
Where is the application made?
An application is made to Companies House, having first obtained a ‘Waiver letter’ from the Bona Vacantia department of the Treasury Solicitor.
Can I strike off a company after it is restored?
Administrative company restorations are usually accepted on the basis that the company wishes to continue business or maintain itself on the Register as a non trading / dormant company. However, there is nothing in company law that will stop you from applying for a voluntary strike off action.
Will I have to submit accounts and annual returns?
In order to qualify for administrative company restoration you have to file the outstanding accounts and annual returns in order to bring the Company’s records up to date at Companies House. The accounts have to be filed at the time of application.
Will I have to pay any penalties?
Each annual return filed, will be subject to the Companies House filing fee of £40, but will not have any penalties attached to them. Late filing penalties will apply on outstanding accounts depending on the length of delay as shown in the table below. For accounts delivered on company restoration, the period during which the company was dissolved is normally disregarded.
Length of delay Private company Public company 1 month or less £150 £750 1 month one day to 3 months £375 £1500 3 months one day to 6 months £750 £3000 More than 6 months £1500 £7500
When do I pay the late filing penalties?
The late filing penalties and annual return filing fees have to be made at the time of application, made payable to Companies House.
Can I trade with the company after it is restored?
Absolutely. There are no conditions attached.
