Steps To Restoring A Dissolved Company

By Carol Johnson


If one would want to revive a business that was closed down due to whatever reason, it is actually possible if one would follow the necessary steps to doing that. Now, there are two methods to address two instances of restoring a dissolved company. One reason is if it was forcibly closed down and the other reason would be if the directors themselves agreed to close down the business.

Now, before one would do this, the first thing that one has to make sure is that the old business is already scratched out of Companies House register. This would either be because it was forced out or it was shut down by the directors themselves. The two methods are either an administrative restoration or a court order. Both of these methods will be explained.

The first method would be a reapplication of the administrative restoration, which happens if it was closed down forcibly. All one has to do is secure a restoration form from the Companies House register and include all the details necessary for the restoration. Some of the things needed for the application would be outstanding statements and other accounts from the business.

Now, when one would do this, take note that there will be some fees and fines that will come with it. The amount is not really fixed although there is a fixed application fee along with the penalties and fines that come with outstanding records. Take note that businesses that were forcibly closed can only be revived within six years of the date that it was closed down.

If ever a court restoration is needed, then the directors have to apply for one as well. As mentioned above, this is the process being done if ever the directors themselves wanted to close the enterprise and reopen it again. However, it is very crucial to take note that the fees and penalties will be much steeper than the application for administrative restoration mentioned above.

The entire process and requirements are pretty much the same as getting an administrative restoration. There is an application that one would need to fill up along with all the necessary requirements. As mentioned above, there is a pretty steep application fee that comes along with a lot of pretty high fees and penalties.

From there, most people would already be questioning why business owners would want to bring back a business that they wanted to close down. There are many reasons but the most common one would be because their business closed just when the industry is about to take off and they want to pick up where they left off. Since they already have a presence, they would most likely want to ride on their existing brand name instead of establishing a new one.

Basically, those are the few things that one may do if ever he wants to restore back an old company. Now, one of the most crucial things to remember is that only directors or shareholders may revive the old business. It also has to be within a six year period from when it closed down otherwise it will not be valid anymore.




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