Dissolved company - Help

antonic

Antmac wrote: »

Thanks again. Does this mean I can close the business bank account & take out the remaining balance, of which is very little, and advise the collection agencies which are hounding me for VAT the company is dissolved. Even though the payments they are looking for was prior to dissolvancy?

As the Co has been struck off from Co House it therefore no longer exists legally, it therefore cant have a bank account and you are no longer a director of the Company.

You could take any money out of the Co bank account and then close it - if its legal I dont know.

As Pennywise said earlier, when you next get a demand return it with a big note on it saying Co dissolved on such a such date .

The DCA will then send the debt back to HMRC to deal with.

antrobus

Antmac wrote: »

Thanks again. Does this mean I can close the business bank account & take out the remaining balance, of which is very little, and advise the collection agencies which are hounding me for VAT the company is dissolved. Even though the payments they are looking for was prior to dissolvancy?

No!

Your company has been struck off. Its assets, including the 'very little' balance on the company bank account have now passed to the Crown. (See bona vacantia; there's a whole govt dept somewhere that deals with this.)

So HMRC (or at least their masters) have already got that money.:)

Antmac

The Ltd company has been dissolved by company house on 31/01/15 showing on their website. However I can still access the company bank account, it hasn't been frozen by the Crown. I'm not really bothered by the sum still in it. I just want to close the account as it's another step to finishing this saga. Not sure what to do about this?

Cheers

antrobus

Antmac wrote: »

The Ltd company has been dissolved by company house on 31/01/15 showing on their website. However I can still access the company bank account, it hasn't been frozen by the Crown. I'm not really bothered by the sum still in it. I just want to close the account as it's another step to finishing this saga. Not sure what to do about this?

Cheers

The bank is supposed to freeze the account. They are supposed to take notice of the annoucement in the Gazette.

But legally speaking;

From the date of dissolution, any assets of a dissolved company will be "bona vacantia”. Bona vacantia literally means “vacant goods” and is the technical name for property that passes to the Crown because it does not have a legal owner. The company’s bank account will be frozen and any credit balance in the account will be passed to the Crown.

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/419820/GP4_Strike_off_dissolution_restoration_v3_7.pdf

Antmac

The bank hasn't frozen my account as I can still access this. I haven't withdrawn any money either. It seems company house hasn't informed hmrc & I'm still getting income tax bills through the post. I'm really not sure what to do? Do I need to call hmrc?
Any help much appreciated

zygurat789

Antmac wrote: »

The bank hasn't frozen my account as I can still access this. I haven't withdrawn any money either. It seems company house hasn't informed hmrc & I'm still getting income tax bills through the post. I'm really not sure what to do? Do I need to call hmrc?
Any help much appreciated

The bank won't freeze your account, they should have frozen the company's account.
HMRC's right hand will have been told, their left hand is who's sending you bills. I'd return them marked "DISSOLVED"