Dormant Company Status
Pause a company you are not ready to close.
A company formed for a future project, or holding intellectual property or an asset, but not trading, can apply for dormant status rather than keep filing as an active company or close entirely.
It reduces the compliance load — fewer board meetings, a simplified annual return in MSC-3 — without giving up the entity. It can be kept dormant for up to five consecutive years, after which the Registrar may strike it off.
What is included
- Eligibility assessed against section 455
- Special resolution and MSC-1 application
- Dormant status certificate in MSC-2
- Annual MSC-3 return set up
What we need from you
- Audited financial statements
- Special resolution
- Statement of affairs certified by an auditor
- Declaration that there is no inspection or prosecution pending
Questions
Dormant status or strike off?
Dormant if you intend to use the company again, or it holds a name, an asset or IP worth keeping. Strike off if you are finished with it — dormant status still carries an annual filing and can only run five years.
Also in MCA & ROC
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Get started with Dormant Company Status
Tell us a little about the business and a chartered accountant will call you back. You will get a firm quote before any work begins.
- A qualified accountant on the call, not a call centre
- A firm quote before any work begins
- Your details are never sold or shared