Grow Your Business
Close a company cleanly, on the record, with nothing left hanging
Typical turnaround 3–6 months
Cost confirmed in writing first
Overview
What business dissolution covers
Closing a company is not just stopping. Abandoning an entity leaves filings outstanding, penalties accruing and directors exposed long after the business stopped trading.
We close it properly: final accounts and returns, tax clearance, distributions handled, and the company struck off the register with confirmation.
Problems this solves
What usually goes wrong
Dormant companies still accruing penalties
A company that stopped trading still has filing obligations until it is formally closed.
Directors still exposed
Responsibilities continue while the entity exists, whether or not it is doing anything.
Tax left unresolved
Closing without clearance can leave liabilities that resurface later.
Assets stuck in the entity
Cash and assets need distributing correctly before closure, and the order matters.
Benefits
What you get instead
Closed properly, on the record
Struck off with confirmation, so there is documentary proof it is done.
Obligations ended cleanly
Final filings made so nothing continues to accrue.
Tax resolved before closure
Clearance obtained rather than hoped for.
Distributions handled in the right order
Creditors and shareholders dealt with correctly.
What is included
Everything in this service
Scope and cost are confirmed in writing before any work starts.
How it works
5 steps, start to finish
Assess the position
Assets, liabilities, outstanding filings and the appropriate closure route.
Bring filings current
A company cannot usually be struck off with filings outstanding.
Settle and distribute
Creditors settled, remaining assets distributed in the correct order.
Final returns and clearance
Final tax returns filed and clearance obtained.
Strike off and confirm
Application submitted, and we confirm once the company is dissolved.
Upcoming deadlines
- Annual returnIn 34 days
- Confirmation statementIn 3 months
Company documents
- Certificate of incorporationAvailable
- Articles of associationAvailable
Why CorviaCo
Easy to work with, by design
Written scope first
Cost and scope agreed in writing before any work begins.
A named advisor
The same person holds your file, so you never re-explain your structure.
Deadlines tracked
Obligations sit on a calendar we monitor, not in someone's memory.
Questions
Business Dissolution FAQ
If something is not covered here, a consultation is the fastest way to get a straight answer.
Ask a questionTypically three to six months, most of which is statutory waiting periods. Companies with outstanding filings or unresolved tax take longer.
You can, and the company may eventually be struck off — but penalties accrue in the meantime and directors remain exposed. It is a worse outcome than closing properly.
It must be distributed before closure, in the correct order, and the tax treatment depends on the route and amounts. We confirm this before anything is paid out.
No. This covers solvent closure by striking off. If the company cannot pay its debts, a formal insolvency process is required and we will refer you to a licensed insolvency practitioner.
In some circumstances, by court application. It is slow and costly, which is why getting the closure right matters.
Retention periods continue after dissolution and vary by record type and jurisdiction. We give you written guidance on what to keep and for how long.
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Ready to get business dissolution handled?
A short consultation, a clear recommendation, and a written summary afterwards. No obligation to proceed.