You can apply for administrative restoration if either:

• you were a director or shareholder
• the company was trading until it was struck off the register
• you didn’t voluntarily apply to have your company struck off

If not, you’ll have to apply for a court order to have the company restored.

Apply for administrative restoration

You’ll need to send the following to Companies House:

• form RT01 – Application for administrative restoration (PDF, 325KB)
• a cheque for £100, payable to ‘Companies House’
• any outstanding documents, eg late filing penalties, annual returns etc
• if your company had assets, a waiver letter from the body representing the Crown

Call Companies House if you need advice.

What happens next

The Registrar of Companies will decide whether to restore the company. If they refuse, you may be able to:

• apply for a court order to have it restored
• get a discretionary grant (if you were a shareholder)

Restore a company to the Company Register – administrative restoration, deadlines, fees and forms