The illustrative scenario
A dormant company with an outstanding director loan should resolve liabilities before pursuing strike-off.
This is a planning illustration, not a client story or a promised result. Your transaction facts, entity and applicable rules can produce a different recommendation.
Identify what needs deciding
Strike-off eligibility and clearing liabilities should be assessed before paying for closure.
An inactive company can still have obligations; stopping transactions does not automatically close it.
Write the question in business terms and separate what you know from assumptions. The adviser should explain which missing facts could materially change the proposed approach.
Gather evidence for the decision
Prepare financials, bank status, creditor details, ownership consents and prior compliance records.
Build a dated record of the facts and explain any inconsistent records. Keep originals and identify the source of each estimate; forecasts and actual financial results should not be presented as the same thing.
Turn the assessment into an action plan
Assess the permitted closure route, address prerequisites and submit the supported application.
Separate historical filing cleanup, tax closure, labour registrations and insolvency advice.
For each action, agree its owner, dependency and completion evidence. Obtain approval before a material decision is implemented and plan for possible requests for additional records.
Check the result and continuing responsibilities
Keep closure orders where issued, final records and the documented retention responsibilities.
What prevents strike-off in our case and which registrations survive company closure?
Review what remains outside the assignment, including future compliance and recordkeeping. Request advice tailored to the actual facts rather than using this illustration as an instruction to file or transact.
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