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ARTICLE · 22 SEPTEMBER 2026

Restoring A Guernsey Company

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The Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 (the Law) has a procedure that allows a Guernsey company which has been dissolved to be restored to the Guernsey Company Register (the Register). This guide looks at the key things you need to know about restoring a dissolved company in Guernsey. This guide assumes that the company is an unregulated, non-cellular company limited by shares.

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The Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 (the Law) has a procedure that allows a Guernsey company which has been dissolved to be restored to the Guernsey Company Register (the Register). This guide looks at the key things you need to know about restoring a dissolved company in Guernsey. This guide assumes that the company is an unregulated, non-cellular company limited by shares.

Why are Guernsey companies dissolved?

A company may:

  • voluntarily strike itself off the Register and be dissolved following an application to the Guernsey registrar of companies (the Registrar);
  • be compulsorily or voluntarily wound up; or
  • be struck off and dissolved for being defunct or defaulting.

A company is defunct under the Law if the Registrar has reasonable cause to believe that:

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