You often can but in most cases when the company is insolvent it is not a good idea, particularly if it is about to go into liquidation. The idea of a director abandoning the ship and walking away from their insolvent company in such circumstances is a potentially risky approach.
The company must then file E-form STK-2 with the Registrar, which is the formal application for striking off the company name. The company must submit a few documents along with this form ( refer to below). The prescribed challan for filing of this form is Rs 10000.
If you were a director of a company in compulsory liquidation or creditors' voluntary liquidation, you'll be banned for 5 years from forming, managing or promoting any business with the same or similar name to your liquidated company. This includes the company's registered name and any trading names (if it had any).
Steps to Identify Struck-Off Company on MCA Visit the MCA portal. Navigate as follows: MCA Services >> Master Data >> View Company / LLP Master Data. Add a company name or CIN number and enter the captcha. Check the status of the company.
To find out who objected to the strike-off of your company, you will need to reach out to Companies House directly. There are several ways to do this. One of them is to send a written letter to the registrar stating your request.
“Strike off” refers to the removal of the company name from the company register, resulting in its dissolution. This method is used when a company is not in operation, is not carrying on a business, has ceased to carry on a business or if it has overdue fees or penalties.
off prevents the business from trading, making payments, and selling assets. Before a strikeoff, a company will publish a notice informing interested parties that it will cease trading within a specific timeframe.
Following the strike-off of a company, it ceases to exist as a legal entity as and from the date on which notice of its strike-off is published in the CRO Gazette. The date of this publication is the date on which the company is dissolved pursuant to the Companies Act 2014.
Striking off means deregistering from the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) registry. Eventually, this results in the company being dissolved. Striking off can be a result of ACRA's own motion, when the company has stopped trading, or when the purpose for the company has ceased to exist.
Steps to Identify Struck-Off Company on MCA Visit the MCA portal. Navigate as follows: MCA Services >> Master Data >> View Company / LLP Master Data. Add a company name or CIN number and enter the captcha. Check the status of the company.