Version Superseded: 30/11/2016
Point in time view as at 01/10/2009. This version of this provision has been superseded.
Companies Act 2006, Section 102 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 01 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)A private limited company may be re-registered as an unlimited company if—
(a)all the members of the company have assented to its being so re-registered,
(b)the condition specified below is met, and
(c)an application for re-registration is delivered to the registrar in accordance with section 103, together with—
(i)the other documents required by that section, and
(ii)a statement of compliance.
(2)The condition is that the company has not previously been re-registered as limited.
(3)The company must make such changes in its name and its articles—
(a)as are necessary in connection with its becoming an unlimited company; and
(b)if it is to have a share capital, as are necessary in connection with its becoming an unlimited company having a share capital.
(4)For the purposes of this section—
(a)a trustee in bankruptcy of a member of the company is entitled, to the exclusion of the member, to assent to the company's becoming unlimited; and
(b)the personal representative of a deceased member of the company may assent on behalf of the deceased.
(5)In subsection (4)(a), “a trustee in bankruptcy of a member of the company” includes—
(a)a permanent trustee or an interim trustee (within the meaning of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 66)) on the sequestrated estate of a member of the company;
(b)a trustee under a protected trustee deed (within the meaning of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985) granted by a member of the company.
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