Claiming money or property from a dissolved company
Get a court order to restore a company
You may be able to apply for a court order to restore a company if:
- you did business with them
- you worked for them
- they owed you money when they were dissolved
- you바카라 사이트™re responsible for their employee pension fund
- you have a shared or competing interest in land
- you were a shareholder or director when it was dissolved
You may be able to restore the company without a court order if you were a director or shareholder of a dissolved company.
How to apply
Download and fill in a claim to restore by court order (form N208) to apply for court order restoration in England and Wales.
HM Courts and Tribunals service has guidance notes on filling in form N208 if you need help.
Find the company바카라 사이트™s registered office and send your completed form to their nearest .
If you바카라 사이트™re not sure where to send the form then contact the .
You바카라 사이트™ll also need to include:
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the £318 court fee (cash, postal order or cheque made payable to 바카라 사이트˜HM Courts and Tribunals Service바카라 사이트™)
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a witness statement, containing the supporting information outlined in section 4 of the Treasury Solicitor바카라 사이트™s guide to company restoration
In Scotland
Apply to the if the initial value of the company바카라 사이트™s shares that have been paid for (바카라 사이트˜paid-up capital바카라 사이트™) is more than £120,000.
Apply to the for other companies.
You바카라 사이트™ll then have to serve a 바카라 사이트˜petition to restore바카라 사이트™ on the Registrar of Companies in Scotland, and any other bodies the court asks you to.
In Northern Ireland
Apply by serving an 바카라 사이트˜originating summons바카라 사이트™ on the Royal Courts of Justice:
Royal Courts of Justice
Chichester Street
Belfast
BT1 3JY
You also need to send this to the Registrar of Companies, along with a witness statement in support of the application.
The Registrar of Companies
Companies House
Crown Way
Cardiff
CF14 3UZ
What happens next
If your claim is accepted, the court will issue an order to restore a company - you바카라 사이트™ll be sent this, and you must send it on to the Registrar of Companies. Once they have it they will restore the company.
You바카라 사이트™ll then need to take further action to try and get your money:
- get a 바카라 사이트˜judgment바카라 사이트™ from court for the amount of the money you바카라 사이트™re owed together with interest and costs
- issue a statutory demand
- take out a winding up petition