Close Your UK Company — Industry-Specific Guides

Industries covered

• How to Close a Construction Company in the UK

  Closing a UK construction company? This guide covers CIS deregistration, settling retentions, insurance cancellation, and the DS01 strike-off process.

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• How to Close a Contractor Limited Company in the UK

  Closing your IT contractor limited company? This guide covers IP transfer, IR35, professional indemnity run-off, client handover, and the DS01 process.

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• How to Close a Professional Services Company in the UK

  Closing a UK professional services company? This guide covers client wind-down, PI run-off, GDPR deletion, regulatory notifications, and the DS01 process.

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• How to Close a Property Company in the UK

  Closing a UK property company? This guide covers transferring properties, settling mortgages, notifying tenants, and the DS01 strike-off process.

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• How to Close a Restaurant Business in the UK

  Closing a UK restaurant company? This guide covers premises licences, food hygiene deregistration, kitchen equipment, staff tips, and the DS01 process.

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• How to Close a Retail Business in the UK

  Closing a UK retail company? This guide covers stock liquidation, supplier accounts, payment processors, lease exit, and the DS01 dissolution process.

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• How to Close a Transport Company in the UK

  Closing a UK transport company? This guide covers surrendering O-licence, notifying the DVLA, settling vehicle finance, and the DS01 dissolution process.

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Every company also needs the standard dissolution steps

Regardless of your industry, all UK limited companies must follow the core voluntary strike-off process: settling debts, notifying HMRC, filing the DS01 with Companies House, and waiting for the Gazette notice period.