When you look up a limited company on the Companies House register, you’ll see a field for ‘Company status’. In this post, we’ll explain what this status means and why you shouldn’t be concerned if your company’s status is ‘Active’.

The Companies House company status

When you use the Companies House limited company search tool, you will see the ‘Company status’ on the main ‘Overview’ page. This status will typically be one of the following (see here for a full list):

• ‘Active’ – The company is incorporated and exists on the register of companies.
• ‘Active: Proposal to Strike Off’ – The company is in the process of being closed down.
• ‘Dissolved’ – The company has been closed down.
• ‘Liquidation’ – The company’s assets are being sold to creditors and the business is being closed down.

My company isn’t trading, why is it ‘Active’?

If you search for your own limited company on the Companies House register and see a status of ‘Active’—even if your company hasn’t been involved in any trading activity or has just been formed—there’s no need to worry.

The ‘Active’ status doesn’t pertain to trading activity but rather indicates that the company is officially registered and operational. It reflects the company’s presence on the register and its open status, not its level of business activity.

Active: Proposal to strike off

If you see the ‘Active: Proposal to Strike off’ status and weren’t aware of this, it could be due to overdue confirmation statements or annual accounts.

In this case, we recommend contacting Companies House immediately to understand why this status is showing and to address the issue by filing the necessary documentation.

• Let us prepare and file your confirmation statement.
• If your company is dormant, let us file your dormant company accounts.

We hope this post has been helpful. Please leave a comment if you have any questions.