Sometimes a company is no longer required. You can begin the dissolution process using Inform Direct.

Note: It is now possible to start the Striking Off process directly at Companies House i.e. to effectively file the DS01 electronically. For reasons which have never been explained to us (or any other software filer) Companies House have not allowed software filers to submit their DS01 forms electronically so the below process explains how to create the paper form DS01 and accompanying minutes.


Overview of Dissolved Companies


The actual process differs slightly depending on the number of directors:



You will be able to use either of the above processes to create form DS01 provided that in the last 3 months the company must not have:

  • Traded (or otherwise carried on in business)
  • Sold any property or rights owned by the business which is previously sold while trading, For example, a clothes shop could not in those 3 months sell remaining clothes themselves, but it could sell the mannequins, tills, shelving and its delivery vehicle.
  • Changed its name
  • Engaged in any activities other those required to dissolve the company, conclude its affairs or comply with a legal requirement. This allows a company to have sought (and paid) for professional advice in relation to dissolving the company.


Inform Direct will create and populate the necessary paperwork, which you should then print and send to Companies House together with a cheque for the Companies House fee to start the process striking off process.