Voluntary Strike Off Suspended

[roydmoorian]

[FONT=&quot]"02 Aug 2011[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Form: SOAS(A) [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]VOLUNTARY STRIKE OFF SUSPENDED"[/FONT]


[FONT=&quot]Can anyone tell me what the above means in relation to a company which I have a small CCJ against ?
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[FONT=&quot]I have received no official notification of the status of the company from liquidators, receivers or indeed the compant secretary.[/FONT]


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[Robert Pearce]

The company applied to be struck off and dissolved. Companies House has now suspended this action, probably because one of the company's creditors has objected to this.

See here for more details about voluntary strike offs:

http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/about/gbhtml/gp4.shtml#ch1

 

[Jenni384]

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[FONT=&quot]I have received no official notification of the status of the company from liquidators, receivers or indeed the compant secretary.[/FONT]
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In this case, you would not have heard from liquidators or receivers as none have been appointed - the company has voluntarily applied to be struck off.

As Robert says, this process has been suspended as someone has objected.

You should have received notice from the company, within 7 days of the form (DS01) for strike off being submitted, that they are applying for strike off. If they have not done this, then they are in breach of their responsibilities. In practice I'm not sure what CoHo will do about it though.

 

[Alan R Price]

[FONT=&quot]"02 Aug 2011[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]New Company Document Available[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Form: SOAS(A) [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]VOLUNTARY STRIKE OFF SUSPENDED"[/FONT]


[FONT=&quot]Can anyone tell me what the above means in relation to a company which I have a small CCJ against ?
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[FONT=&quot]I have received no official notification of the status of the company from liquidators, receivers or indeed the compant secretary.[/FONT]


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I agree with the answers given. This should start some alarm bells ringing. The directors appear to be taking steps to "put the company to bed" so I suggest you pay the company a visit or establish contact with the directors asap to find out the position. It may be that the directors are trying a sneaky phoenix by transferring the assets to another company and having this one struck off. Or it could be that the company is simply insolvent and has no assets. It sounds as though there are other creditors so you could try to find out who they are and see if it's worth having a chat with them off the record to try to build up a picture of the position.

If there is a phoenix the directors may still want to trade with you, in which case (and assuming you want to continue to deal with them!) you should raise your prices to help offset any loss you have suffered and also consider some form of security or deal on pro-forma only until they have built up some creditworthiness again.