Liquidate or Dissolve Your Seychelles Company Cleanly
When it’s time to close your Seychelles company, we handle the entire liquidation process. We appoint the liquidator, complete all statutory filings, and obtain your final Certificate of Dissolution, ensuring your company is properly dissolved with no outstanding obligations or future annual fees.
What is company liquidation in Seychelles?
Liquidation is the formal process of closing a Seychelles company under the International Business Companies Act 2016, ending with the company being deregistered and a Certificate of Dissolution issued by the Registrar. There are two clean ways to do it. A voluntary winding-up appoints a liquidator who settles any creditors, distributes whatever is left to the owners, files the final paperwork and has the company dissolved. A strike-off (administrative dissolution) suits a dormant company with nothing left to wind up. The right route depends on whether the company is solvent, whether it holds assets, and whether there are any outstanding balances. We confirm which one fits before any work starts.
Why close your company properly?
It stops the fees and penalties - a company you stop paying for isn't gone; it sits on the Register accruing the annual government fee and late penalties until it's struck off.
It limits director exposure - once a company is struck off and dissolved, directors and members can stay liable for unpaid fees and debts, and the company can no longer deal with its own assets.
You keep control of the assets - in a planned winding-up the liquidator distributes the surplus to the owners; in an unplanned strike-off, undistributed property can vest in the Government of Seychelles.
You get legal certainty - a Certificate of Dissolution is the final word that the company is closed, rather than a company drifting in struck-off limbo.
It protects your record - a clean exit looks far better to banks, partners and future registrars than a company that lapsed and was struck off for non-payment.
It handles your records obligation - accounting records still have to be kept for seven years after closing, and we make sure that's covered.
Is liquidation right for you?
Good fit:
owners winding down a company that has served its purpose
founders closing a solvent IBC with NIL or settled balances
holding structures being collapsed after assets are moved out
anyone who has stopped using a company and wants it formally closed rather than left to lapse
owners who need a Certificate of Dissolution for their own records or auditors
Not a fit: companies that simply want to move to another country rather than close (that's a continuation/re-domiciliation, not a liquidation), insolvent companies that need a creditors' process without first taking advice, or owners hoping a strike-off erases outstanding fees and liabilities - it doesn't, and the cleaner route is usually a planned winding-up.
What We'll Need From You
A certified copy of each director's and beneficial owner's passport
Proof of residential address dated within the last 3 months (utility bill or bank statement)
The company's current standing details and any outstanding government or provider fees
Confirmation of assets and liabilities, or a statement that balances are NIL
The latest accounting records and any bank statements for the company
A signed instruction from the owners to close the company
What's Included in Our Seychelles Company Liquidation & Dissolution Package
Everything needed to take the company from "still on the Register" to formally dissolved:
A review to confirm the correct route - voluntary liquidation or strike-off
Preparation of the directors' declaration and plan of solvency (for a solvent winding-up)
Drafting the members' resolution to wind up and approve the liquidator
Appointment of a qualified, independent liquidator
Settlement of any outstanding government and annual fees to bring the company into good standing
Identifying and settling creditors, where applicable
Distribution of any surplus assets to the owners
Statutory notices and filings with the Seychelles Registrar
The liquidator's final account and notice of completion
The Certificate of Dissolution confirming deregistration
Guidance on the seven-year accounting-record retention rule
A closing document pack for your records
Optional add-ons
apostille / notarised copy of the Certificate of Dissolution · certified true copies of the closing documents · assistance closing the company bank account · accounting clean-up before liquidation (from US$350) · final-year bookkeeping to clear balances.
How It Works
01.
Enquire
Tell us the company name, its current standing and whether it holds any assets or liabilities through a short form.
02.
Free consultation
A Seychelles specialist confirms the right route, flags any outstanding fees, and gives you a fixed quote before any work begins.
03.
KYC and instruction
Upload your certified ID, proof of address and the closing instruction to our secure portal.
04.
Resolutions and liquidator
We prepare the solvency declaration and members' resolution and appoint an independent liquidator to wind up the company's affairs.
05.
Settle and distribute
The liquidator clears any creditors and distributes the remaining surplus to the owners.
06.
Complete and dissolve
We complete the statutory formalities with the Registrar; the company is struck off and you receive the Certificate of Dissolution, usually within about six to eight weeks of a clean, solvent file.
Companies with assets, liabilities or more complex affairs
We look at the standing, balances and any creditors first, then give you a fixed quote.
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Ready to close your Seychelles company the right way?
Book a free consultation and we'll confirm whether liquidation or strike-off fits, flag any outstanding fees and give you a fixed quote before any work begins. We reply within one business day.