Dissolution and bona vacantia—dealing with the Treasury Solicitor


Produced in partnership with Katrina Mather
Practice notes

Dissolution and bona vacantia—dealing with the Treasury Solicitor


Produced in partnership with Katrina Mather

Practice notes
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bona vacantia means ‘goods without an owner’ and is a relevant consideration where any company is at risk of being struck off and dissolved. Any assets which have not otherwise been disposed of and remain in the ownership of the company at the time of strike off or dissolution pass to the Crown bona vacantia. This Practice Note considers the practical issues arising from the perspective of a receiver appointed to (or to be appointed to) property which has vested in the Crown bona vacantia.

Instances of property, land and chattels passing to the Crown bona vacantia have been on the rise. This is in part because the Registrar of Companies is able to strike off and dissolve companies that they believe are not carrying on business under section 1000 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006); often, this will be where the company fails to file statutory information by a given deadline, eg annual accounts.

For further information on how a company may be dissolved, see Practice Notes: Voluntary striking off and dissolution

Katrina Mather
Katrina Mather

Katrina specialises in property work, covering commercial and residential landlord and tenant as well as real property, service charges and leasehold management. She also handles commercial and insolvency work. She has experience both of conducting matters on her own account and working as part of a team. She prides herself in being approachable and taking a client-focused attitude towards her cases.

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The bringing to an end of a valid civil partnership between two people of the same sex

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