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An insolvency practitioner is not qualified to act in relation to a company or individual unless there is in force security (a bond).
The Insolvency Service's commitment to our customers.
Insolvency and your limited company.
This guide covers the process to restore a company name to the Register of Companies.
Alternatives to bankruptcy and the different types of agreements you can make with your creditors.
We are a government agency that helps to deliver economic confidence by supporting those in financial distress, tackling financial wrongdoing and maximising returns to creditors. The Insolvency Service is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Business and Trade...
Get information on bankruptcy, redundancy, paying off your debts, company insolvency and misconduct of trading companies and partnerships.
The Insolvency and Companies List was formerly known as the Companies Court. We handle cases relating to the insolvency of companies, including: petitions to wind up a company applications to unfreeze bank accounts or challenge a winding up petition applications...
Detailed information about the Insolvency Service’s investigation and enforcement work, how we achieve our outcomes and how to complain about misconduct.
The Insolvency and Companies List was formerly known as the Bankruptcy Court. We handle petitions to bankrupt individuals living in London where a creditor has made the petition and is owed £50,000 or more. If the petition is less than...
Use this form as a statement of a company's capital when reducing capital under section 644 and 649 of the Companies Act 2006.
Guidance on debt relief orders for debt advisers. To search, press ‘control’ and ‘f’ on your keyboard at the same time. A search box will appear.
Forms for housing association landlords to respond to a tenant's application to buy their property through the Right to Acquire scheme.
How to report details of your disguised remuneration loan scheme and account for your loan charge liability.
How to apply for a discretionary grant where the dissolved company can be restored. (Company has been dissolved for less than six years)
How to send a cash balance to the Bona Vacantia division.
How to tax a beneficial loan arrangement for a director or employee.
Search the Individual Insolvency Register for details about bankruptcy orders, Debt Relief Orders, Individual Voluntary Arrangements, and restrictions orders and undertakings
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