VATDREG08550 | Cancellation in particular cases: transfers in and out of a group and disbandment of a group
From HM Revenue & Customs · VAT Deregistration
We must take special care when processing cases where:
a company is deregistering to join a group
a group registration is disbanding
there is a transfer of assets to a group member or from a group.
There is a risk in these circumstances that there may be a VAT avoidance scheme in operation.