Closing a Seychelles company by voluntary liquidation starts with a properly documented appointment. In practice, you confirm that the company can proceed, assemble the corporate records, approve the winding up, obtain the liquidator’s consent and complete the opening filings and notices. The steps below show what happens and what you need to provide.

The legal framework

Sub-Part II of Part XVII of the Seychelles International Business Companies Act 2016 governs the voluntary winding up of a solvent international business company.

Confirm the company is ready

Before preparing the appointment, confirm the company’s legal name, registration number, entity type, registered office, directors and shareholders. The latest constitutional documents and statutory registers should be available, together with current financial information and a clear record of the company’s remaining affairs.

The purpose of this review is practical: it allows the resolutions and appointment documents to reflect the company’s actual position and identifies any work that should be completed before the liquidation begins.

Approve the winding up

The directors approve a voluntary winding-up plan. The members then approve the winding up within the statutory period, approve the plan and appoint one or more liquidators.

Confirm the liquidator’s consent and eligibility

The appointee must be an eligible individual, must consent to act and must not be disqualified under the Act. The company’s registered agent certifies and files the resolution and plan with the Registrar.

The consent to act should use the same company name, number and proposed appointment date as the resolutions. Any independence, qualification or regulatory checks should be completed before signature.

Complete the opening filings and notices

The registered agent files the certified resolution and winding-up plan. The liquidator publishes notice of the appointment and commencement within the statutory period and later completes the statement of account and dissolution notice.

What changes on appointment

The liquidator becomes responsible for the winding up. The liquidator confirms the company position, deals with the closing administration, maintains the liquidation records and makes the filings required to complete the dissolution. The company remains in existence during this period but operates only for the purposes of the winding up.

Information needed to start

Provide the certificate of incorporation, constitutional documents, registers of directors and members, recent accounts or management information, details of bank accounts and contracts, and confirmation of the company’s current filing status. A short ownership chart is useful where the shareholder is another entity or approvals pass through a wider group.