Companies Act 2014 section 709

Disposal of documents filed with Registrar

Section 709 deals with the transfer of company documents from the Registrar to the National Archives following the dissolution of a company.

• Once a company is dissolved, the Registrar must eventually transfer all filed documents to the National Archives.
• The transfer may only take place after 20 years have elapsed from the date of the company's dissolution.
• The requirement applies to all documents that were filed with the Registrar in connection with the company.
• This provision re-enacts section 313 of the Companies Act 1963.