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This document contains information related to Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 and failed companies.
This guide covers the process to restore a company name to the Register of Companies.
How to buy or acquire the assets of a dissolved company - how and when you can claim money or property, who to contact and the forms you need
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Object to a company's application to be removed from the companies register - how to find out if a company's applied for insolvency, who can object, how to object, what happens next.
How to issue a winding up petition - forms and fees to wind up a company to recover any money you're owed.
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