Companies House Disolved my company?! HELP

[craig80]

Hi All,

I have been searching the forum looking for some advice on the above.

basically, I didn't submit my end of year return (please don't start me on my accountants ToR) anyway, with companies house having a change in policy over last few weeks, things were looking up.

"sir, just fill out form RT01, and 363a, enclose a chq for £130 and we will have thing sorted ASAP"

however, as my company was disolved by them in september, they are saying that it is not that simple, and the old method must be used? This can't be true. Even the bloke on the phone from CH, said that he wasn't aware of this, until his manager told him he had been giving out incorrect info from the 1st October.

I am getting conflicting messages from all over the business world, on what exactly to do. I am currently trading under a new company, and funds taken are not a massive worry... until Mr. Darling comes chasing me.

I have been quoted 2k to get this fixed, with the new changes, there must be something easier, not to mention easier. I don't want to even challange the fact they sent NO letters, I konw how fruitless that would be.

http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/for...hip_llp_to.pdf
NB: this doesnt mention the 1st October cut off?

thanks all.
Craig

[wood1e]

If you are trading under a new company why are you worried?

[estwig]

I'm with Wood1e on this, if your company has been dissolved, therefore there is no company to pay the £130.00.

What is the problem???

Just ignore it.

[wood1e]

You still about craig80 or is another help...then disappear?

[craig80]

Hi all,

The state is holding 33k?! thats why i need to revive it, also.... I would really like to be using the original company in the future, and keep trading from it once all this mess is sorted.

C

[Paul Norman]

I am not sure how to sort this out, but I would be a little anxious to understand how. Companies House should have sent you plenty of reminders before taking this action.

How are the funds locked up?

[craig80]

They have been taken by the crown. As there was "no activity" on my company?

I have been on the phone to the Treasury Solicitor, they directed me to a link and PDF. however, right at the end it says you can raise a "
Administrative Restoration" which is what it would be. Two forms with Companies house.

They have not said any date restrictions on the form, however when I called the helpful gent back. Looks like as the new companies act only came into force as of the 1st of October, my case is the old method!

I would be very interested to find out the numbers of companies dissolved before the 1st October!?!? Call me a cynic... but maybe there were more put through to collect revenue.

what really amazes me though, they only had to ask my bank if there was any traffic on the account. instead they requested it closed.

and no, I didn't receive my "activation code" (requested twice) no any letters of impending doom!!!!!

I am now having to contact an accountant, who seems to know what he is talking about... and he is going to charge me 2K to get it back, and restore the company. where, if Companies House had actioned this... just 4 weeks later, it would take 6 weeks and £130!!!

http://www.tsol.gov.uk/Publications/companyrest.pdf

[wood1e]

How is the government holding all this money?

The money may well have been 'in' the company, surely it would have been physically in a bank account?

And even though you either missed or ignored any reminders, I am sure I would have noticed someone trying to take monies out of a bank account?

Or is the money owed VAT? or something similar?

[2jdesign]

I dont understand this either, I had a limited company that I had not done anything with for a couple of years nor sent in a tax return then tried to disolve it but they would not do it unless I submitted none trading accounts to HMRC so not sure how this happened.

[wood1e]

@Craig80 - Something else I have just thought off, maybe if Companies House have failed in their obligations, then you should sue them for the £2000 it will take to get your company up and running.

Another thought, if the government have taken the money, either from your bank account or not returned it from your VAT return, then surely if you so that the company was shut in error by Companies House you can in effect get the money back?

This situation all seems a little strange to me, maybe we have not been told everything?

I wonder why there has been a lack of accountants helping out on this post?