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• Updated: 21 December 2021

How to issue a winding up petition - forms and fees to wind up a company to recover any money you're owed.

• Overview

  You can apply to the court to close or ‘wind up’ a company if it cannot…

• Apply

  You must send the right form to the court before they can deal with your…

• The court hearing

  If the court accepts your petition, they’ll arrange a date for a hearing.…

Government to consult on regulation of enforcement sector as well as increase protections for those facing debt enforcement action and raise fees recoverable by bailiff firms

• Updated: 9 June 2025

What to do if you receive a county court judgment (CCJ) - how to get it set aside or change what you pay, what happens if you do not pay, how to search the register. Includes information from the withdrawn...

Companies wound-up by the High Court following Insolvency Service investigations

• Updated: 18 August 2025

When debt payments can be taken from your wages, changing how much you pay, paying it off early, and reporting a change to your circumstances

Insolvency Service investigation found that Encore Capital Group Inc Ltd failed to fully hand over the money it collected

• Updated: 26 February 2025

Find out what help you can get to help you manage your debts.

Detailed information about the Insolvency Service’s investigation and enforcement work, how we achieve our outcomes and how to complain about misconduct.

• Updated: 22 January 2020

What happens if your company cannot pay its debts and is given a court judgment, statutory demand or winding-up order by your creditors