Company Strike-Off.
If your company has stopped operating and has no liabilities, you can apply to have its name removed from the register under section 248(2) by filing Form STK-2. Applications are processed centrally by the Registrar at C-PACE, which publishes a public notice inviting objections before striking the company off. We prepare the company, the documents and the filing so the closure is clean.
Typically two to four months from filing STK-2, including the 30-day objection period after the STK-6 notice. Preparation beforehand depends on how many overdue filings and open liabilities need clearing.
A partner — a chartered accountant or company secretary — from the first call to sign-off.
Based on your situation, and fixed in writing before any work starts.
Is this for you?
- Companies that did not commence business within a year of incorporation
- Companies that have not carried on business for the two preceding financial years
- Group or project companies that are no longer needed
- Founders winding down a venture with no outstanding liabilities
What you receive at the end.
- 01Eligibility and clean-up checklist
- 02Drafted resolutions, STK-3, STK-4 and STK-8
- 03Filed MGT-14 and STK-2 with acknowledgements
- 04Responses to any resubmission request from C-PACE
- 05Copy of the STK-7 notice confirming dissolution
Company Strike-Off, step by step.
Typically two to four months from filing STK-2, including the 30-day objection period after the STK-6 notice. Preparation beforehand depends on how many overdue filings and open liabilities need clearing.
- 1
Eligibility review
We confirm the company qualifies and has no liabilities, and that no section 249 bar applies, such as a name change or inter-state shift in the previous three months.
- 2
Pre-filing clean-up
We help you clear liabilities, close bank accounts, cancel GST and other registrations, and file overdue financial statements and annual returns up to the year business stopped.
- 3
Board and member approvals
We prepare the board resolution and the special resolution, or the consent of members holding 75% of the paid-up capital, and file the special resolution in MGT-14.
- 4
STK-2 filing
We file STK-2 with each director's notarised indemnity bond (STK-3) and affidavit (STK-4), and a statement of accounts in STK-8 certified by a chartered accountant, made up to a date not more than 30 days before filing.
- 5
Notice and strike-off
C-PACE publishes a public notice in STK-6 inviting objections within 30 days; if none are sustained, the company is struck off and the STK-7 notice is published in the Official Gazette.
What we need from you.
Don't have everything yet? We send a short checklist after the first call and work with what you have.
- Financial statements and annual returns filed up to the year business stopped
- Statement of assets and liabilities for certification in STK-8
- Bank account closure letter
- Identity and address proof of each director
- Indemnity bond and affidavit from every director on stamp paper (we draft them)
- No-objection certificate from the sector regulator, such as RBI or SEBI, if the company is regulated
The fee depends on your situation. After a short call, the partner who will do the work tells you what's involved and gives you a fixed fee in writing — before any work begins.
- Government fees and statutory charges are billed at actuals.
- When you pay — upfront, in stages or on completion — is agreed in writing with the fee.
Questions about Company Strike-Off.
Ready to discuss Company Strike-Off?
30-minute confidential call — no proposal, no commitment. A partner will write back within one business day.