An Active Proposal to Strike Off is a formal notice that Companies House is planning to remove a limited company from their register. This process is also known as a company “dissolution” or “strike-off”. Once a company is struck off the Companies House register, it no longer exists as a legal entity.
The Companies House website has more information.
Why can strike-off happen?
An Active Proposal to Strike Off can be initiated in two different ways:
Voluntary – when directors have applied to dissolve the company
Compulsory – when Companies House begins the process because the company has failed to meet a range of obligations, for example not:
Appointing a company director
Filing annual accounts or confirmation statements
Providing proof of remaining assets or liabilities
Providing proof of current business activity
Updating or providing a registered office address
What happens during the strike-off process?
Before the strike-off process moves to an active status, a company will receive two letters explaining why Companies House is considering removing them from the register.
If no response is received from the company, Companies House will then publish a notice in The Gazette to say that the company is at risk of being struck off. After two months have passed, and without any action from the company, it’s taken off the register.