hello everyone i need yours help please

[smallbusiness2021]

I am MARIA ,i have small business in Italy , and i supply to a company in UK many years and which recently i found that their company is in Active proposal to strike off but was Compulsory strike-off action has been suspended action under section 1000 of the company act 2006 in a year ago.
My question is , the buyer is not paying me and how should i do to protect my payments to stop them before their close the company

how should i claim ?
should i send an email to Companies House Service ?
is there anyone can help me to give me what can i do now?please .

 

[Deleted member 335660]

Hi Maria,

I am not aware of the “compulsory strike off action” but I put a company into voluntary liquidation once and you have to apply to the company that is appointed as “The Liquidator.” Your customer should tell you who this is.

Companies House might be able to tell you who they are, but cannot help otherwise.

From my experience you have little chance of recovering this money so I would prepare for the worse.

Trevor

 

[Scalloway]

How to object to a limited company being struck off in the UK.

https://www.gov.uk/object-to-a-limited-company-being-struck-off

If compulsory strike off action is being taken it suggests the company is being run very badly. As Trevor Andrews says your money is probably long gone.

 

[Mark T Jones]

What @Scalloway says

But more importantly, get onto the collection. @Steve Thornbury on here might help

 

[Deleted member 335660]

How to object to a limited company being struck off in the UK.

https://www.gov.uk/object-to-a-limited-company-being-struck-off

If compulsory strike off action is being taken it suggests the company is being run very badly. As Trevor Andrews says your money is probably long gone.

Thanks Mark, was not sure if this was a translation problem as not heard of "Strike-off" before.

 

[Mark T Jones]

Thanks Mark, was not sure if this was a translation problem as not heard of "Strike-off" before.

No - Companies House process. Not in itself a huge red flag, but coupled with non-payment, a cause for concern.

 

[smallbusiness2021]

does you know how to write an email to the Company House process?
what should i write to them or to show them ?invoices list of payments?
please

Thanks Mark, was not sure if this was a translation problem as not heard of "Strike-off" before.

 

[smallbusiness2021]

No - Companies House process. Not in itself a huge red flag, but coupled with non-payment, a cause for concern.

they as Private Liminited Company had First Gazette on Oct 2019 and then on Dec 2019 the Compulsory strike-off action has been suspended "Action under Section 1000 of the Companies Act 2006 has been temporarily suspended as an objection to the striking off has been received by Register"

this is the link gov uk object-to-a-limited-company-being-struck-off
""How to object
Contact Companies House with your objection. You can only do this after the notice has been posted in The Gazette.

You will need to provide evidence to support your objection, for example invoices showing the company is still trading or owes a debt.

Companies House must receive your objection at least 2 weeks before the notice expiry date (2 months after the date of publication).

You can send your objection by email.

Companies House
the email address

You can also send your objection by post. You should object to the office where the company is registered."""


My question is that they didnt tell me anything about strike off and now i see the Director is still in Active and the Company status is Active--Active proposal to strike off in Filing history as i metioned on Dec 2019 Compulsory strike-off action has been suspended

so if i want to write to the Companies House, an email , is it still on time to send them ?
and anyone knows how to write them an email to Object ?
is it still on time to send them ?
Please help me ...

 

[smallbusiness2021]

How to object to a limited company being struck off in the UK.



If compulsory strike off action is being taken it suggests the company is being run very badly. As Trevor Andrews says your money is probably long gone.

they as Private Liminited Company had First Gazette on Oct 2019 and then on Dec 2019 the Compulsory strike-off action has been suspended "Action under Section 1000 of the Companies Act 2006 has been temporarily suspended as an objection to the striking off has been received by Register"

this is the link gov uk object-to-a-limited-company-being-struck-off
""How to object
Contact Companies House with your objection. You can only do this after the notice has been posted in The Gazette.

You will need to provide evidence to support your objection, for example invoices showing the company is still trading or owes a debt.

Companies House must receive your objection at least 2 weeks before the notice expiry date (2 months after the date of publication).

You can send your objection by email.

Companies House
the email address

You can also send your objection by post. You should object to the office where the company is registered."""


My question is that they didnt tell me anything about strike off and now i see the Director is still in Active and the Company status is Active--Active proposal to strike off in Filing history as i metioned on Dec 2019 Compulsory strike-off action has been suspended

so if i want to write to the Companies House, an email , is it still on time to send them ?
and anyone knows how to write them an email to Object ?
is it still on time to send them ?
Please help me ...

 

[JEREMY HAWKE]

It has already been said
It would be highly unlikely that you would be able to recover any money from this company

 

[Scalloway]

so if i want to write to the Companies House, an email , is it still on time to send them ?
and anyone knows how to write them an email to Object ?
is it still on time to send them ?

If the company is still shown as active then there is still time to email them. I would write an email like this:

Subject: Company X Ltd Proposal to Strike Off.

Dear Sirs

I object the proposal to strike off X Ltd. This company owes me the sum of £XXX. The invoices are

12345 £X
12397 £X

Copies are attached.

Yours sincerely
smallbusiness2021

 

[Mr D]

You can object to the strike off.
Does not mean you are likely to recover your money.

You can write letters to the company, call, email, send debt collectors - but if it has no money then you are getting none.

 

[GraemeL]

@smallbusiness2021 - how much money are you owed?

@Scalloway has given you the format for your email above (written before dawn I would think!)

 

[smallbusiness2021]

@smallbusiness2021 - how much money are you owed?

@Scalloway has given you the format for your email above (written before dawn I would think!)

about 150K

 

[smallbusiness2021]

If the company is still shown as active then there is still time to email them. I would write an email like this:

Subject: Company X Ltd Proposal to Strike Off.

Dear Sirs

I object the proposal to strike off X Ltd. This company owes me the sum of £XXX. The invoices are

12345 £X
12397 £X

Copies are attached.

Yours sincerely
smallbusiness2021

HI
even their strike off was pubblished last year i still able to write an email to the Companies House Service with amount and invoices ?

 

[smallbusiness2021]

You can object to the strike off.
Does not mean you are likely to recover your money.

You can write letters to the company, call, email, send debt collectors - but if it has no money then you are getting none.

so what is your suggestion? sitting here doing nothing and waiting ,watching them untill they strike off completly ?

 

[smallbusiness2021]

@smallbusiness2021 - how much money are you owed?

@Scalloway has given you the format for your email above (written before dawn I would think!)

because Companies House Service says once they announce to strike off they had to notice people that they re closing in two weeks , but their strike off has been rejected , so is it still on time to write an email to Companies House Service to object even their pubblished in last year?

 

[Interestedobserver]

about 150K

Ouch

What kind of product/service did you supply them?

 

[Mr D]

so what is your suggestion? sitting here doing nothing and waiting ,watching them untill they strike off completly ?

Its up to you.

How much money does the company have? If they have some then take legal action to get some of it. Which will cost you.

Objecting simply pauses the situation for a few months. Nothing more.
The same end result will happen eventually - so take action or don't take action, the choice is yours. Simply pausing the closure won't get you any money. Pausing and taking recovery action could - if the company has money or realisable assets.
Or you could pay to wind up the company. May not get you any more than you have now and the end result is ultimately the same as what they are going for - the company is dissolved.

So - what do you want to do? What is your aim in all this?
If we knew your aim perhaps we could suggest ways of achieving that.

 

[Mark T Jones]

It won't hurt to write to Companies House but since nobody knows the circumstances it's impossible to know what the outcome will be

With that sort pt of money at stake I'd definitely be paying a professional collections company like @Steve Thornbury

 

[Interestedobserver]

If stock/physical items have been supplied (that aren't perishable) then maybe some of that could be recovered even if the money isn't there? It's likely to have been sat around for a year due to covid?

Or is there a limit on how long after an invoice is issued you can recover stock from unpaid invoices ? Assuming you have the right terms on your invoices?

That stock will be sold off to pay all the other creditors - when it might be legally able to be returned solely to you instead?

Hence why I asked what you supplied?

All might not be lost yet?

 

[pkpolymers]

Hustle or harass, do whatever you can to recover you money. Hire a debt collector or something before they close down.

 

[Mr D]

Hustle or harass, do whatever you can to recover you money. Hire a debt collector or something before they close down.

Doesn't work if the company has no money or assets.

Getting money from a bank account that is empty, getting money from a company that by that time has no income, getting assets that have already been disposed of ....

Unless the OP is willing to spend money then likely never get a penny. If they do spend money the odds are they still won't see a penny but they can get a report done.
And may get a little money eventually if the company has an asset such as a directors loan account owing to the company.

 

[pkpolymers]

Doesn't work if the company has no money or assets.

Getting money from a bank account that is empty, getting money from a company that by that time has no income, getting assets that have already been disposed of ....

Unless the OP is willing to spend money then likely never get a penny. If they do spend money the odds are they still won't see a penny but they can get a report done.
And may get a little money eventually if the company has an asset such as a directors loan account owing to the company.

Well that's a theoretical perspective. In the real world you have to take "unconventional" measures to get what you're owed. *shrug*

 

[Mr D]

Well that's a theoretical perspective. In the real world you have to take "unconventional" measures to get what you're owed. *shrug*

And in the real world you get money from a company with none by what means?