England and Wales commercial and regulatory procedures
When can a company be struck off after a Gazette notice?
Only after expiration of two months from that publication. Consider striking off and publish the separate dissolution notice. Two months is a minimum waiting condition for the registrar, not a guaranteed dissolution date. Objections and the registrar’s decision remain material.
- Period
- Only after expiration of two months from that publication
- Trigger
- Publication of the proposed-strike-off Gazette notice
- Rule
- Companies Act 2006, section 1003(3)–(5)
Companies Act 2006, section 1003(3)–(5). The retained source governs consider striking off and publish the separate dissolution notice. Two months is a minimum waiting condition for the registrar, not a guaranteed dissolution date. Objections and the registrar’s decision remain material.
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Two months is a minimum waiting condition for the registrar, not a guaranteed dissolution date. Objections and the registrar’s decision remain material. Use calendar months from the actual proposed notice. Do not treat 60 days as two months or assume dissolution at the minimum. The actual publication of the proposed-strike-off Gazette notice and required completion must be established before using a final date.
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When can a company be struck off after a Gazette notice?
Only after expiration of two months from that publication. Consider striking off and publish the separate dissolution notice. Two months is a minimum waiting condition for the registrar, not a guaranteed dissolution date. Objections and the registrar’s decision remain material.
Responsible actor. Registrar considering a voluntary strike-off application.
Publication of the proposed-strike-off Gazette notice.
Two months is a minimum waiting condition for the registrar, not a guaranteed dissolution date. Objections and the registrar’s decision remain material.
Two months is a minimum waiting condition for the registrar, not a guaranteed dissolution date. Objections and the registrar’s decision remain material.
Companies Act 2006, section 1003(3)–(5)How does this provision count time?
- Consider striking off and publish the separate dissolution notice.
- Use calendar months from the actual proposed notice. Do not treat 60 days as two months or assume dissolution at the minimum.
- Two months is a minimum waiting condition for the registrar, not a guaranteed dissolution date. Objections and the registrar’s decision remain material.
Use calendar months from the actual proposed notice. Do not treat 60 days as two months or assume dissolution at the minimum.
Use calendar months from the actual proposed notice. Do not treat 60 days as two months or assume dissolution at the minimum. Two months is a minimum waiting condition for the registrar, not a guaranteed dissolution date. Objections and the registrar’s decision remain material.
Companies Act 2006, section 1003(3)–(5)Which facts prevent one automatic date?
Two months is a minimum waiting condition for the registrar, not a guaranteed dissolution date. Objections and the registrar’s decision remain material. Use calendar months from the actual proposed notice. Do not treat 60 days as two months or assume dissolution at the minimum. The actual publication of the proposed-strike-off Gazette notice and required completion must be established before using a final date.
The registrar considering a voluntary strike-off application has established the applicable procedure and publication of the proposed-strike-off Gazette notice. Two months is a minimum waiting condition for the registrar, not a guaranteed dissolution date. Objections and the registrar’s decision remain material. Consider striking off and publish the separate dissolution notice. Only after expiration of two months from that publication. No computed final date is supplied.
A proposed completion raises a nonbusiness-day or time-boundary question for consider striking off and publish the separate dissolution notice. Use calendar months from the actual proposed notice. Do not treat 60 days as two months or assume dissolution at the minimum. Resolve this boundary under the identified provision and actual completion route. Use calendar months from the actual proposed notice. Do not treat 60 days as two months or assume dissolution at the minimum.
A creditor objects before the registrar decides whether to strike off. Two months is a minimum waiting condition for the registrar, not a guaranteed dissolution date. Objections and the registrar’s decision remain material. Two months is a minimum waiting condition for the registrar, not a guaranteed dissolution date. Objections and the registrar’s decision remain material. No automatic final date follows from this scenario.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Applicable procedure and actual event
- Two months is a minimum waiting condition for the registrar, not a guaranteed dissolution date. Objections and the registrar’s decision remain material.
- Counting and completion boundary
- Use calendar months from the actual proposed notice. Do not treat 60 days as two months or assume dissolution at the minimum.
- Two months is a minimum waiting condition for the registrar, not a guaranteed dissolution date. Objections and the registrar’s decision remain material.
- Registrar considering a voluntary strike-off application. Publication of the proposed-strike-off Gazette notice. Consider striking off and publish the separate dissolution notice. Use calendar months from the actual proposed notice. Do not treat 60 days as two months or assume dissolution at the minimum.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When can a company be struck off after a Gazette notice?
Does the company dissolve exactly two months after the first notice?
No. Section 1003(3) restricts the earliest exercise of the registrar’s power.
Companies Act 2006, section 1003(3)–(5)Which publication dissolves the company?
Publication of the separate notice that its name has been struck off under subsections(4) and(5).
Companies Act 2006, section 1003(3)–(5)Is the waiting period sixty days?
The Act specifies two months.
Companies Act 2006, section 1003(3)–(5)Can someone object?
The proposed notice invites persons to show cause against striking off.
Companies Act 2006, section 1003(3)–(5)Does dissolution erase directors’ liabilities?
Section 1003(6) preserves the specified continuing liabilities.
Companies Act 2006, section 1003(3)–(5)Does a voluntary application itself establish a dissolution date?
No. Establish the registrar’s action and the actual final Gazette notice.
Companies Act 2006, section 1003(3)–(5)Official sources and review
Provisions used (1)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Companies Act 2006, section 1003(3)–(5) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |