Check which notice you received

Compulsory strike-off differs from a voluntary application to close a company. Search the company number on the official register, open the filing history and read the Gazette entry. Check the registered office letters as well. A company that wants to continue should not ignore the warning because it is still trading1.

The statutory process normally allows at least two months from publication before strike-off, but use the dates and instructions in the company’s actual notice. Do not treat a general guide as an extension2.

Resolve the reason

Overdue annual accounts or confirmation statements are common causes. Identify every outstanding period and filing, not just the newest one. Prepare and file the correct missing documents and keep the delivery and acceptance references1.

If Companies House has asked for information, reply through the route it gives. Where an interested person needs to object, follow the official objection process and provide evidence. Do not assume that paying a penalty alone supplies the missing accounts1.

Check your company’s dates and set a reminder

Search the Companies House register. Your company page shows its filing dates, what to file next and a reminder you can set.

Check that action has stopped

A filing receipt is evidence of delivery; it does not by itself prove that strike-off action has been withdrawn. Check the register for the subsequent notice or ask Companies House if the position remains unclear. Keep copies of the notice, correspondence and filing confirmations1.

If a filing is rejected, correct it immediately. The original warning date still matters.

If the company has dissolved

Stop and check the official restoration options. Dissolution affects the company’s existence, bank account and assets. Filing an ordinary overdue return does not restore a dissolved company1. Fileyear does not offer restoration.

If the company was meant to close, read the ways to close a limited company. Compulsory strike-off is not a substitute for settling creditors, taxes and final records.