Companies House company status glossary

Every monitored company has one state, set by its nearest Companies House deadline. The state is CompanyGuard's reading of the published dates; it is not a status Companies House gives the company.

Urgent

The company's nearest accounts or confirmation statement deadline, as Companies House publishes it, is overdue or due today.

Value: urgent

Upcoming

The nearest deadline is due within the next 30 days.

Value: upcoming

Healthy

The nearest deadline is more than 30 days away, or Companies House publishes no deadline for the company. It describes the deadlines only, not the company's affairs.

Value: healthy

Unavailable

No conclusion is drawn: Companies House could not be read, the evidence is older than 48 hours, or it did not pass CompanyGuard's checks. No deadline is shown until a newer check succeeds.

Value: unavailable

The company status is the value Companies House publishes for each company. CompanyGuard shows it with the Companies House label and raises a critical "Company status changed" action when it changes. The status does not change how deadlines are ranked: that uses the due dates Companies House publishes.

Active

Companies House lists the company as active. CompanyGuard monitors its accounts and confirmation statement deadlines as Companies House publishes them.

Value: active

Dissolved

GOV.UK explains that getting a company struck off the Companies Register is also known as dissolving it.

Value: dissolved

Source: GOV.UK, Strike off your limited company from the Companies Register.

Liquidation

GOV.UK explains that a liquidator is appointed to wind up the company's affairs.

Value: liquidation

Source: GOV.UK, Liquidation and insolvency, updated 10 March 2022.

Receiver Action

GOV.UK describes an administrative receiver as a receiver or manager of the whole, or substantially the whole, of a company's property.

Value: receivership

Source: GOV.UK, Liquidation and insolvency, updated 10 March 2022.

Converted / Closed

Companies House publishes this label for the value, but the GOV.UK pages cited here do not define it. Open the record and its filing history on Companies House to see the documents behind it.

Value: converted-closed

Voluntary Arrangement

GOV.UK explains that a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) is when a company proposes an agreement with its creditors.

Value: voluntary-arrangement

Source: GOV.UK, Liquidation and insolvency, updated 10 March 2022.

Insolvency Proceedings

GOV.UK explains that insolvency proceedings are formal measures taken to deal with company debt.

Value: insolvency-proceedings

Source: GOV.UK, Liquidation and insolvency, updated 10 March 2022.

In Administration

GOV.UK explains that an administrator is appointed to manage a company's affairs, business and property for the benefit of the creditors.

Value: administration

Source: GOV.UK, Liquidation and insolvency, updated 10 March 2022.

Open

Companies House publishes this label for the value, but the GOV.UK pages cited here do not define it. Open the record and its filing history on Companies House to see the documents behind it.

Value: open

Closed

Companies House publishes this label for the value, but the GOV.UK pages cited here do not define it. Open the record and its filing history on Companies House to see the documents behind it.

Value: closed

Registered

Companies House publishes this label for the value, but the GOV.UK pages cited here do not define it. Open the record and its filing history on Companies House to see the documents behind it.

Value: registered

Removed

Companies House publishes this label for the value, but the GOV.UK pages cited here do not define it. Open the record and its filing history on Companies House to see the documents behind it.

Value: removed

Facts checked on 7 October 2026. The Companies House values and their labels come from:

• Companies House API: company profile
• Companies House enumeration mappings