Most guidance online is written for England and Wales. A company registered in Scotland follows its own route: dissolved assets fall to the King's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer rather than the Bona Vacantia Division, administrative restoration requires the KLTR's written consent as a distinct step, and court restorations run through the Scottish courts. We are based in Glasgow and do this every week.
The Crown office. Scottish bona vacantia is administered by the KLTR in Edinburgh. Its processes, timescales and expectations differ from the English division's, and its published policies are clear about what it will and will not do: it will not manage or insure property, will not take possession before a sale, and will not act where it is not cost-effective.
Consent. An administrative restoration of a Scottish company needs the KLTR's written consent, obtained before Companies House will act. Getting that consent quickly is a matter of knowing what the office needs to see.
The court. Where a court order is required, the petition is a Scottish one, brought by Scottish partner solicitors under our case management.
Land. Scottish property in a dissolved company's name interacts with the Land Register and, where the KLTR has disclaimed, with a distinct set of consequences. Our register work is native to this.
Everything on our restoration pages, run through the Scottish route: owner restorations to recover assets, creditor restorations, blocked transactions, and negotiation with the KLTR for the release or purchase of assets it holds.
The KLTR's own accounts show millions of pounds a year flowing in from dissolved Scottish companies and only a fraction repaid. Most of it has an entitled former shareholder who does not know it is there.
Assessment, £295, credited against your fee if you proceed. Written answer in 48 hours.
Managed administrative restoration, £1,750 fixed. Full handling, including Crown correspondence and filings coordination. Companies House fees, late-filing penalties and other government charges are itemised separately and confirmed before you commit.
Court-route restoration, from £3,950 fixed, including partner-solicitor fees.
Completion or court date at risk? Expedited handling available, priced on assessment.
Yes, restoration is subject to the same general time limit. Give us the dissolution date.
Yes. Many of our Scottish matters are instructed from England by solicitors or developers who need the Scottish route handled locally.
It is careful and it prioritises cost-effectiveness. Applications that arrive complete move; applications that arrive half-formed do not. That is what you are paying us for.
11a Park Circus, Glasgow. By appointment.
Send the company number, or the company name and what has happened. You will receive a written assessment within two working days: what has happened, whether it can be fixed, the route, the price and the timescale. The assessment fee of £295 is credited against your fee if you instruct us.