Reviewed Companies House tool
Plan voluntary strike-off using actual application and Gazette dates without inventing a dissolution date.
Last reviewed 26 September 2026. Rule basis: Companies House guidance and the cited legislation. Voluntary DS01 strike-off only. User verifies eligibility; objections, unresolved assets/creditors or uncertainty require review. No compulsory strike-off prediction.
Plan voluntary strike-off using actual application and Gazette dates without inventing a dissolution date.
Plan voluntary strike-off using actual application and Gazette dates without inventing a dissolution date.
Voluntary DS01 strike-off only. User verifies eligibility; objections, unresolved assets/creditors or uncertainty require review. No compulsory strike-off prediction.
Rule summary
Do not infer Gazette publication from a planned start date. Companies House must process the application; there is no guaranteed application-to-notice interval in this tool.
Send copies of the application to the required members, creditors, employees, pension trustees/managers and non-signing directors within seven days. Later relevant parties must also be notified within seven days of becoming relevant.
The first voluntary Gazette notice runs for at least two calendar months. The calculated boundary is a minimum waiting milestone, not an assured dissolution date; objections or suspension can delay the process. The final Gazette notice confirms dissolution.
Check the last-three-month restrictions on trading, trading-stock disposal, name changes and prohibited activity, and insolvency/creditor arrangements. Deal with assets before applying: remaining assets normally pass to the Crown. Withdraw the application if the company becomes ineligible.
Worked examples
Valid voluntary application 20 August 2026; first Gazette notice published 1 September 2026, with no known objection.
Copies deadline 27 August. Two-month waiting boundary 1 November 2026; actual dissolution date remains unknown until the final notice.
The company is ready but has not received a first voluntary Gazette notice.
Show preparation → application → acceptance/publication → waiting → final notice, without a fabricated 90-day completion date.
Confirm the dates and status on the Companies House register.
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Assumptions and limits
This tool gives a practical estimate and depends on the assumptions shown below.
Reviewed on . Preserved source review from the accepted scoped statutory repair; this contract migration does not re-date that review.
Applies to: Current voluntary DS01 strike-off procedure and minimum Gazette waiting period.
Reviewed scope: Actual application/Gazette dates and verified readiness; no compulsory strike-off forecast or guaranteed dissolution date.
Reviewed model: company-dissolution-timeline-calculator: companies-house-reviewed-26 September 2026
No. It calculates or interprets the facts you supply; confirm the register, Gazette or professional advice where required.