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Registering, changing the legal form of or closing a business
From Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
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You must register the name of your business if you or your partners intends to do business under a name that is not their own. This is done to make sure the people who run the business are publicly known.
Registering a business name is required if:
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When a company changes from one form to another, you must reregister. It is possible to change from any type to the any other type, such as sole traded to limited company, public to private, or vice versa.
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If you are operating as a sole trader and wish to close your business, you can just stop trading and tell the relevant parties that you are no longer in business (clients and suppliers). You will also need to retain financial and other records for 6 years after closing.
A company can be closed by:
A liquidator is usually appointed to file accounts under the Companies Act. The company will then be dissolved with an effective date of either three months after registering of the final documents, or when the court orders its dissolution after being wound up by an official liquidator.
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