The voluntary strike off of a limited company procedure starts as a form that needs to be completed by the directors, but to ensure that it comes to the attention of relevant persons, it must be served on them within 7 days of being issued to Companies House.
If you wish to apply to strike off a limited company, then this can be done using the DS01 form to strike off a company by the company’s directors.
Under Section 1006 of the Companies Act 2006 when providing the DS01 to Companies House within 7 days the following person must be provided with a copy of it:
This position applies after the point in time when the application is made; if at any time afterwards further persons detailed above become relevant, then they must also receive a copy of the application.
The provision of a copy of the application can be done by delivering it to them, by being left at their proper address or sent by post.
It is a criminal offence to fail to comply with these requirements.
Companies House may not strike off a company until after 2 months from when a notice is published in the Gazette confirming that it may strike off a company and that it invites any relevant person to show reason why this should not happen.
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