tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/organisations/bona-vacantia Bona Vacantia - Activity on °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï HM Government 2026-05-15T07:15:10Z /government/statistical-data-sets/unclaimed-estates-list#2026-05-15T07:15:10Z 2026-05-15T07:15:10Z Unclaimed estates list A list of unclaimed estates held by the Treasury Solicitor. Last updated 15th May 2026. /government/news/temporary-closure-of-bona-vacantia-telephone-lines#2026-03-24T12:46:00Z 2026-03-24T12:46:00Z Temporary suspension of Enquiry lines The published switchboard number for Bona Vacantia will be temporarily closed from 12 pm on Wednesday 15th April 2026 for staff training. /guidance/make-a-claim-to-a-deceased-persons-estate#2026-03-12T08:42:44Z 2026-03-12T08:42:44Z Make a claim to a deceased person's estate Find out if you are an entitled relative and how to claim an estate from the Bona Vacantia Division. /guidance/bona-vacantia-and-freedom-of-information-foi-requests#2026-01-12T13:47:47Z 2026-01-12T13:47:47Z Bona vacantia and freedom of information (FOI) requests Check whether an exemption may apply to the information you want to request /guidance/refer-a-deceased-persons-estate-to-the-treasury-solicitor#2026-01-12T13:47:19Z 2026-01-12T13:47:19Z Refer a deceased person's estate to the Treasury Solicitor Notify the Bona Vacantia division that a person has died without leaving a will or any known blood relatives. /government/news/unclaimed-estates-list-reinstated-following-review#2026-01-12T00:00:00Z 2026-01-12T00:00:00Z Unclaimed Estates list reinstated following review The Bona Vacantia unclaimed estates list has been reinstated following a review of its publication. /government/news/temporary-closure-of-bona-vacantia-switchboard-number#2025-12-16T21:38:28Z 2025-12-16T21:38:28Z Temporary closure of Bona Vacantia switchboard number The published switchboard number for Bona Vacantia will be temporarily closed between Wednesday 24th December 2025 until Friday 2nd January 2026. /government/news/changes-to-company-restoration-repayment-guidance#2025-07-28T14:52:43Z 2025-07-28T14:52:43Z Changes to Company Restoration Repayment Guidance Changes to Bona Vacantia Division (BVD) Company Restoration Repayment Guidance /guidance/apply-for-a-repayment-after-a-company-has-been-restored-to-the-register-cb4#2025-07-28T14:52:26Z 2025-07-28T14:52:26Z Apply for a repayment after restoration of a company (RA15) How to reclaim bona vacantia after a dissolved company is restored to the register. /government/news/temporary-removal-of-the-unclaimed-estates-list#2025-07-07T16:09:07Z 2025-07-07T16:09:07Z Temporary removal of the unclaimed Estates list We have temporarily removed the unclaimed estates list from our website. /government/news/crown-nominee-account-2024-25#2025-06-24T15:02:27Z 2025-06-24T15:02:27Z Crown Nominee Account 2024-25 Publication of the Bona Vacantia accounts for 2024 – 2025 /government/publications/accounts-for-the-crowns-nominee-for-year-ending-31-march-2025#2025-06-24T13:55:24Z 2025-06-24T13:55:24Z Transparency data: Accounts for the Crown’s Nominee for year ending 31 March 2025 The Crown's Nominee Accounts are audited by the National Audit Office (NAO) on behalf of the Comptroller and Auditor General. /government/news/temporary-closure-of-bona-vacantia-office#2025-05-23T10:55:29Z 2025-05-23T10:55:29Z Temporary Closure of Bona Vacantia Office Please note that the Bona Vacantia Office and our usual published switchboard numbers will be closed on Monday 26th May and Tuesday 27th May 2025. /guidance/sending-money-due-to-the-crown-under-a-bona-vacantia-mortgage-bvc5#2025-05-01T07:28:40Z 2025-05-01T07:28:40Z Send money due to the Crown under a bona vacantia mortgage / charge (BVC5) How to repay a charge that was due to a dissolved company and is now due to the Crown. /government/publications/accounts-for-the-crowns-nominee-for-year-ending-31-march-2024#2024-07-29T10:26:20Z 2024-07-29T10:26:20Z Transparency data: Accounts for the Crown’s Nominee for year ending 31 March 2024 The Crown's Nominee Accounts are audited by the National Audit Office (NAO) on behalf of the Comptroller and Auditor General. /government/news/crown-nominee-account-2023-24#2024-07-24T11:46:10Z 2024-07-24T11:46:10Z Crown Nominee Account 2023-24 Publication of the Bona Vacantia accounts for 2023 – 2024 /guidance/apply-for-a-discretionary-grant-where-the-dissolved-company-cannot-be-restored-cb3#2024-03-22T11:31:20Z 2024-03-22T11:31:20Z Apply for a discretionary grant (company can't be restored) (CB3) How to apply for a discretionary grant of bona vacantia where the dissolved company cannot be restored. /guidance/apply-for-a-waiver-letter-wa1#2024-03-22T11:03:49Z 2024-03-22T11:03:49Z Apply for a waiver letter (WA1) How to apply for a waiver letter when you are restoring a company using administrative restoration. /guidance/apply-for-a-discretionary-grant-where-the-dissolved-company-can-be-restored-cb2#2024-03-22T10:54:09Z 2024-03-22T10:54:09Z Apply for a Discretionary Grant (DG2) How to apply for a discretionary grant where the dissolved company can be restored. (Company has been dissolved for less than six years) /guidance/send-a-cash-balance-to-the-treasury-solicitor-cb1#2024-03-22T09:57:57Z 2024-03-22T09:57:57Z Send a cash balance to the Treasury Solicitor (CB1) How to send a cash balance to the Bona Vacantia division.