Simply striking a company off can be a great route for directors to shut a limited company… in the right circumstances.
A few months ago, Companies House temporarily stopped striking companies off, whether on an application by the directors or by Companies House’s own actions for missing filing deadlines.
On 26 February Companies House announced that they would be resuming their striking off processes from 8 March 2021.
If you have a small company that you need to shut, visit my Insolvency Wizard website by clicking here, and complete the ‘Wizard’ to find out if you could strike off your company and avoid the costs of a formal liquidation.