Administrative Restoration

Administrative Restoration is a new provision under the Companies Act 2006, which will be used to supplement the existing Court power to restore companies. The Court power will still exist for those cases where the Registrar cannot act.

Administrative Restoration can only be used where:

• the company was carrying on business / or in operation at the time of dissolution
• the company has been struck off under section 1000 or 1001 (power of registrar to strike off defunct company)
• the application is made within a period of 6 years after the date of dissolution
• the application is made by a former director or former secretary of the company
• the Crown has signified consent (bona vacantia issue)
• the company has delivered all the necessary documents to bring the company up to date, i.e. all outstanding documents at the time of dissolution and any that have fallen due during the period of dissolution.