Reactivate Your Delisted Company
Has your business been flagged as "INACTIVE" or completely struck off the Corporate Affairs Commission register due to years of unfiled Annual Returns? We provide expert legal intervention to rescue your company profile and restore your active status.
CAC Penalty Calculator
Calculate Outstanding Annual Returns Fees
Note: This is an estimated breakdown based on official CAC 2026 guidelines. Late filing fees accumulate per year of default.
The Dangers of an Inactive Status
When a business fails to file its Annual Returns consecutively, the CAC flags it as "INACTIVE". Recently, the CAC has gone a step further by entirely delisting over 100,000 companies that have defaulted for 10 years or more.
If your company is inactive or delisted, you legally lose the rights to operate under that name, and the consequences can cripple your business operations overnight.
Indefinite Bank Freezes
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) strictly mandates all commercial banks to place a Post-No-Debit (PND) on the accounts of any company labeled inactive by the CAC. You will not be able to withdraw or transfer your own funds.
Loss of Corporate Name
If your company is officially struck off the register, your business name becomes available in the public domain. Anyone else can legally register it, effectively stealing your brand identity.
Inability to Make Board Changes
You cannot add new directors, remove old partners, change your business address, or increase your share capital until your status is restored to active.
How We Rescue Your Company
Reactivating a dormant company is a delicate legal process. Our accredited experts handle the entire pipeline:
Reactivation Requirements
We need to establish exactly how long your company has been dormant and what documents are missing. Send us the following files, and we will begin the rescue operation immediately.
- Original CAC Certificate: A scanned copy of your Certificate of Incorporation or Business Name Registration.
- Status Report / Form CAC 1.1: Your original company registration documents showing the directors and shareholders.
- Financial Estimates: A rough estimate of your company's turnover/revenue for the years it was dormant. (If it made zero money, we will draft a Statement of Affairs indicating Nil Returns).
Frequently Asked Questions
Get clarity on how the company reactivation process works in Nigeria.
My bank froze my account. Will this unfreeze it?
Yes. The moment we file all your outstanding returns, clear your penalties, and the CAC updates your public profile back to "ACTIVE", you can print the new Status Report and present it to your bank. They will lift the restriction immediately.
What if my company was officially delisted by the CAC?
If you were among the 100,000 companies recently struck off the register, the reactivation process is much stricter. It requires a formal appeal to the Registrar General or, in severe cases, a Federal High Court order. We handle all of this legal representation for you.
How long will the reactivation take?
If your status is simply "INACTIVE" due to missed returns, it usually takes 3 to 7 working days to file the backlog and have the portal reflect your new active status. If your company was officially delisted, the legal appeal process can take a few weeks.
Don't Lose Your Company
Every day your company remains inactive, you accrue higher penalties and risk permanent deletion. Let us restore your active status today.
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