The property had already been sold and the proceeds were sitting with the Court Funds Office. With the company off the register there was no legal entity able to claim them, so restoration was the step that reopened the route.
The company was struck off the register in August 2018. In February 2019 a receiver sold the property, and the proceeds of that sale passed to the Court Funds Office.
A dissolved company has no legal capacity to claim funds held in its name. Until the company was back on the register, the money could not be reached in the company’s right.
Confirming the company was eligible for restoration and identifying which route applied.
Preparing the restoration application and the filings needed to bring the company record up to date.
Evidencing the restored company’s entitlement to the funds being held, so the release could be progressed.
The company was restored to the register on 20 February 2024. The held funds — £256,379.14 — were released on 5 March 2025, roughly twelve months after restoration.
Both the restoration date and the release date are recorded on the case file. No part of this is presented as typical: how long a release takes depends on who holds the funds and what evidence they require.
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Send the basics. A case manager checks the register and comes back with the route, the documents and the official costs.
Start with how the company was dissolved.
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