Restoring a Company to the Register

Restoring a Company to the Register

There are two processes for restoring a company to the Register, either by Court Order or by ‘administrative restoration’ under section 1024 of the Companies Act 2006. The appropriate route will be determined by a number of factors. Restoring a company to the register by way of administrative restoration requires certain eligibility criteria to be met […]

Company Restoration Guide

company restoration

Company restoration is the process by which a company that has been dissolved can be ‘brought back to life’. You might want to restore your dissolved company in order to recover its assets or to continue trading. The Companies Act 2006 covers the process of restoring a dissolved company. There are two routes business-owners can […]

Setting up a Limited Company

setting up a limited company

A limited company in the UK is a business structure where the company operates as a separate legal entity from its owners. This setup provides a key advantage: the personal financial liability of the company’s shareholders or guarantors is limited to their investment or the amount they agree to contribute in case of debt. This […]

How to Register a Company

register a company

If you’ve considered your options and decided that a limited company is the best business structure for you, what do you need to do next? Under the Companies Act 2006, your business can’t operate as a limited company until it has been incorporated (i.e. successfully registered) at Companies House. It’s always within your best interests […]

How to Remove a Shareholder from a Limited Company

How to Remove a Shareholder from a Limited Company

A shareholder of a limited company can choose to leave that company whenever they wish and for whatever reason; this may be down to a desire to re-invest their money in a different business or because they no longer wish to be associated with that company. A shareholder may also be removed in the event […]

Rules For Dissolving a Company

dissolve a company

There are many reasons why a company could be dissolved. There may be a dispute between the shareholders and directors, there may be succession issues following the death of the business owner, or the business may simply have run its course or perhaps never achieved the desired success. Whatever the reason, the process to close […]