Object to a Company Strike Off at Companies House

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Quick answer: If a company is heading for strike-off (dissolution) — and you’re a creditor, in litigation with it, or otherwise affected — you can object to Companies House to suspend the dissolution. A clear objection with evidence of your interest usually pauses it.

Once a company is dissolved, its assets pass to the Crown and recovering a debt becomes far harder. Objecting in time protects your position.

What is a strike-off objection?

A formal objection to the Registrar of Companies asking that a proposed strike-off (whether the company’s own DS01 application or a compulsory strike-off) be suspended because there’s a good reason the company should not be dissolved.

Who needs it & when

Creditors owed money, parties to litigation against the company, or anyone with a continuing interest who spots a strike-off notice (often in The Gazette or sent to them).

Deadlines & key rules

Object before the dissolution date in the strike-off notice — act quickly.
Give the company number/name, your interest, and evidence (invoices, judgment, claim details).
A successful objection suspends the strike-off, usually for a period, to let you act (e.g. issue a claim or wind it up).

How to object — step by step

Confirm the company and the dissolution date.
Set out your interest and the reason dissolution should be stopped, with evidence.
Submit the objection to Companies House (objections route).
Use the suspension to pursue your claim or other steps.

How Chris helps

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An objection to a company strike-off, drafted to a high, professional standard — Chris builds it from your facts in minutes. Scroll the sample below.

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OBJECTION TO A PROPOSED COMPANY STRIKE-OFF

To: The Registrar of Companies, Companies House

Company: Sample Trading Ltd, company number 12345678

I object to the proposed strike-off advertised in The Gazette on 12 June 2026.

I am a creditor of the company. It owes me £6,480 for goods supplied under invoices dated March and April 2026, which remain unpaid, and I have issued a county court claim (claim number H1QZ2026).

Dissolution would prejudice my ability to recover this debt. I ask that the strike-off be suspended to allow me to pursue my claim. Evidence of the debt is enclosed.

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