Under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986, company directors can be disqualified from acting as a director if they are found guilty of 'unfit conduct', for example, if they:
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committed fraud
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continued to trade when the company was insolvent - or they failed to assist the appointed Insolvency Practitioner
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allowed a company to continue trading which cannot pay its debts
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failed to maintain proper company accounting records
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failed to submit company accounts and returns to Companies House
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did not pay any tax owed by the company
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used company money or assets for personal benefit
Under UK law you cannot be a company director while your bankruptcy remains undischarged in the UK. You are legally prohibited from managing, forming or promoting a limited company unless you have explicit permission from the court.
It is important that you understand and abide by these limitations. If you attempt to become a company director while your bankruptcy is undischarged, you will be breaking the law. Once your bankruptcy has been discharged, you can become a director again.