Voluntary strike-off provides a route for an eligible UK company that is no longer required to apply to be removed from the register. It is not a substitute for a formal insolvency or liquidation process.
Coutts Consultants can manage this for you from start to finish, coordinating the company documents, filing and local professional input where it is needed.
When you may need this service
You may need this service when an existing United Kingdom company needs to complete or record a voluntary company strike-off.
We make the process easier by explaining what is required in the United Kingdom and managing the paperwork and filing for you.
What we check before we start
We check the company's current details, what you want to change or complete and which approvals, signatures and supporting documents are needed in the United Kingdom.
If there are overdue filings, disputes or another issue that affects the normal United Kingdom process, we tell you before the work begins.
What we will do
We prepare or coordinate the documents for the voluntary company strike-off, arrange the necessary signatures and deal with the relevant registry, authority or local service provider in the United Kingdom.
If the process requires a lawyer, notary, liquidator or another regulated professional in the United Kingdom, we coordinate their involvement for you.
How Coutts Consultants can help
You have one Coutts Consultants contact managing the work in the United Kingdom. We tell you what is needed, keep the process moving and update you until the agreed work is complete.
The final United Kingdom filing or company change remains subject to acceptance by the relevant registry, authority or professional and to the company meeting the applicable requirements.
Service details
Why choose Coutts Consultants
Coutts Consultants provides a clear, managed route for completing this United Kingdom corporate requirement, coordinating registry filings and specialist input where needed.
What is included
- Initial company review
- Document and approval checklist
- Filing or provider coordination
- Progress updates
- Completion confirmation
Benefits
- Clear defined outcome
- Corporate records kept current
- Reduced filing errors
- One point of coordination
Requirements
- Existing eligible company
- Accurate company information
- Required corporate approvals
- Complete ownership information
- Payment of official/professional fees where applicable
Documents required
- Company registration details
- Current corporate records
- Director/shareholder identification where relevant
- Resolutions or approvals where required
- Supporting documents for the requested action
How it works
- 01Confirm the required corporate action
- 02Review company status and records
- 03Prepare the required documents
- 04Obtain signatures or approvals
- 05Submit or coordinate the filing
- 06Confirm completion
Timescale
Timing depends on the corporate action, completeness of the records and the processing time of the relevant registry or professional provider.
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