Liquidation
Coordinate creditors, employees, tax, assets, accounts and deregistration before the company is formally dissolved.
The appropriate closure route depends on whether the entity is solvent, inactive, operating or unable to meet its obligations.
Controlled Exit
Closing a company requires more than submitting a cancellation form. Signum helps identify the appropriate closure route, coordinate the settlement of creditors, employees and authorities and prepare the company for its final deregistration or dissolution.
Closure-route assessment
Distinguishing deregistration, voluntary liquidation, branch closure and insolvency procedures.
Corporate resolutions
Preparing the decisions and appointments required to begin closure.
Creditor and liability coordination
Identifying obligations, claims and settlement requirements.
Employee and authority closure
Managing employment, payroll and regulatory dependencies.
Tax and accounting completion
Finalising accounts, returns and applicable clearances.
Final deregistration
Coordinating the removal of the legal or registered presence.
Closure Routes
A simplified route may be available where the entity has ceased activity, has no outstanding liabilities and meets the applicable conditions.
A structured process for settling liabilities, realising assets and distributing the remaining value.
Close the registered local presence while resolving the parent company's remaining obligations.
A different route is required where the business cannot meet its obligations.
The closure process may require corporate dissolution, creditor handling, tax and administrative clearance and final cancellation. Separate procedures apply to branches and Representative Offices.
Confirm the financial position, activities, assets and liabilities.
Resolve creditors, employees, contracts, accounts and remaining assets.
Complete tax, regulatory and administrative closure requirements.
File the final registrations and close the legal presence.
Preparing to Close an Entity?
Confirm the appropriate closure route and coordinate the financial, employment, tax and regulatory workstreams.
Initial consultation · No commitment required