UK Company Restoration (Form RT01): Revive a Struck-Off LTD
Step-by-step statutory guide to restoring a dissolved UK Limited Company without going to court under Companies Act 2006 s.1024–1028 — eligibility, Form RT01, missing accounts, and timeline.
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Quick answer
To restore a struck-off company administratively, file form RT01 with the £341 fee within six years of dissolution. You must have been a director or shareholder, the company must have been trading when it was struck off, and all overdue filings and penalties must be brought up to date.
What Is UK Administrative Restoration under Section 1024?
When a UK Private Limited Company (LTD) is struck off the register by the Registrar of Companies for administrative failure (such as missing confirmation statements CS01 or overdue annual accounts under Section 1000), directors often believe the company is permanently dead.
However, under Section 1024 of the Companies Act 2006, former directors or shareholders can apply for Administrative Restoration via Form RT01. This statutory process restores the company to the register without the expense, complexity, and delay of a High Court petition.
Once restored administratively, the company is legally treated as if it had never been dissolved, restoring full title to all corporate contracts and assets.
Statutory Eligibility Criteria for Form RT01
To qualify for administrative restoration without going to court, your company must fulfill strict legal prerequisites:
- Compulsory Strike-Off: The company must have been dissolved by the Registrar under Section 1000 or Section 1001 (not voluntary dissolution via Form DS01).
- 6-Year Time Window: The application must be received by Companies House within 6 years of the official dissolution date.
- Active Trading at Time of Dissolution: The applicant must demonstrate that the company was in business or operating when struck off.
- Applicant Standing: Only a former director or shareholder who held office at the time of dissolution is legally entitled to file Form RT01.
- Crown Bona Vacantia Waiver: A formal waiver letter must be secured from the Treasury Solicitor (or Duchy of Lancaster/Cornwall) confirming no objection to restoration.
The 4-Step Process to Restore Your Company
Step 1: Secure the Crown Waiver (BVC): If the company held frozen bank balances, petition the Government Legal Department for a statutory Bona Vacantia waiver letter.
Step 2: File Outstanding Statutory Accounts & CS01: All missing confirmation statements and statutory accounts up to the date of dissolution must be drafted, signed, and prepared for filing.
Step 3: Submit Form RT01 & Companies House Fees: Submit Form RT01 along with the statutory £341 Companies House restoration fee and payment of any pre-dissolution late filing penalties.
Step 4: Gazette Notice & Registry Reactivation: Upon Registrar approval, an official notice is published in The London Gazette. Companies House updates the register to 'Active'.
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