Close your dormant company the right way
You have a dormant or non-trading company you no longer need. Closing it is mostly about doing things in the right order. We put the steps in sequence, file the one return that might be due, tell you who you must notify, and watch Companies House until it’s gone. It’s included in your subscription.
This is for a company that has gone quiet
It fits three situations, which cover almost every dormant company:
- A company you registered but never really used.
- A company that traded once and has since stopped.
- A side-hustle limited company you’re winding down.
If the company still trades, has employees on the payroll, or owes VAT or Corporation Tax it hasn’t settled, closing is a bigger job than this. Unwind those with an accountant first — this journey is built for companies that have genuinely stopped.
What we do
The order is the hard part, not the form. This is where we help.
Check you can close it
We read your company's status and history from Companies House and confirm it qualifies — no trading in the last three months, nothing insolvent. For a genuinely dormant company this is quick.
Put the steps in order
Settle HMRC first, then apply to Companies House. Doing it the other way round is the single most common reason a strike-off gets objected to and stalls for months. We keep you in the right sequence.
File the one return that might be due
If HMRC has asked you for a Company Tax Return, that is our normal filing flow. If it hasn't, nothing is due — and no final accounts are due at Companies House either. We tell you that instead of inventing work.
Tell you who to notify, and by when
Within seven days of applying you must send a copy to every shareholder, creditor, employee and any director who didn't sign — a legal duty with a criminal offence attached. We list exactly who, and track the deadline.
Watch the register until it's gone
We check Companies House every day and email you when the strike-off notice appears in the Gazette, and again when the company is dissolved. You don't have to check anything.
You file the application yourself — and we’ll be straight about why
We can’t file the DS01 strike-off application for you. Companies House doesn’t accept strike-offs through the software gateway that filing services use, so anyone who claims to “e-file your DS01” is really filling in the same public form by hand. We hand you off to the Companies House service with your details ready to copy across. It costs £13 online, paid to Companies House, not to us.
Before you start: closing is a one-way door
A company you dissolve yourself can only be brought back by court order — around £580 in unavoidable fees before any legal costs. The cheap administrative route back is not open to you. Closing costs £13; undoing it costs thousands. We show you this before you commit, because most people are never told. Weigh closing against keeping it dormant →
What it costs
- Closing is included in your subscription. There is no separate charge to close a company you already have with us.
- No final accounts at Companies House. They are not required, so we never file or bill for them.
- No “final” tax return unless HMRC asked for one. If there is no notice to deliver, nothing is due, and we say so.
- The £13 DS01 fee goes to Companies House. You pay it directly to them when you apply, not to us.
Close it properly, once.
We keep you in the right order and watch the register until it’s done. Included in your subscription — plans start at £19/year.
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