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You may be able to apply for a court order to restore a company if:

• you did business with them
• you worked for them
• they owed you money when they were dissolved
• you鈥檙e responsible for their employee pension fund
• you have a shared or competing interest in land
• you were a shareholder or director when it was dissolved

How to apply

Download and fill in a claim to restore by court order (form N208) to apply for court order restoration in England and Wales.

HM Courts and Tribunals service has guidance notes on filling in form N208 if you need help.

Find the company鈥檚 registered office and send your completed form to their nearest .

If you鈥檙e not sure where to send the form then contact the .

You鈥檒l also need to include:

• the 拢308 court fee (cash, postal order or cheque made payable to 鈥楬M Courts and Tribunals Service鈥�)

• a witness statement, containing the supporting information outlined in section 4 of the Treasury Solicitor鈥檚 guide to company restoration

In Scotland

Apply to the if the initial value of the company鈥檚 shares that have been paid for (鈥榩aid-up capital鈥�) is more than 拢120,000.

Apply to the for other companies.

You鈥檒l then have to serve a 鈥榩etition to restore鈥� on the Registrar of Companies in Scotland, and any other bodies the court asks you to.

In Northern Ireland

Apply by serving an 鈥榦riginating summons鈥� on the Royal Courts of Justice:

You also need to send this to the Registrar of Companies in Northern Ireland, along with a witness statement in support of the application.

What happens next

If your claim is accepted, the court will issue an order to restore a company - you鈥檒l be sent this, and you must send it on to the Registrar of Companies. Once they have it they will restore the company.

You鈥檒l then need to take further action to try and get your money:

• get a 鈥榡udgment鈥� from court for the amount of the money you鈥檙e owed together with interest and costs
• issue a statutory demand
• take out a winding up petition