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Use this form to apply to the court to close or wind up a company if it can't pay its debts. This is also known as 'compulsory liquidation'.
How to take legal action if someone owes you money (small claims court), how much it costs, what happens next. Includes information from withdrawn guidance EX303, EX304, EX306, EX321, EX325 and EX350.
You can apply to a county court to claim money you’re owed by a person or…
You must pay a court fee when you make your claim. If you know the claim…
You can claim interest on the money you’re owed. The interest will be…
You can make your claim online, unless: you do not know how much money you…
Your claim, including your name and address, will be sent to the person or…
Mediation is when an impartial professional (the mediator) helps both…
If there’s a hearing, you can: represent yourself pay for a barrister or…
You can ask the court to collect payment from the person or business who…
A company that enters formal insolvency will in many cases have outstanding debts.
What happens if your company cannot pay its debts and is given a court judgment, statutory demand or winding-up order by your creditors
Information from the Certification Officer on levy eligibility, how to pay and how the levy is calculated.
Object to a company's application to be removed from the companies register - how to find out if a company's applied for insolvency, who can object, how to object, what happens next.
Your and your company's responsibilities - repaying director's loans, interest, tax on loans, reporting to HM Revenue and Customs
How to put your limited company or limited liability partnership into administration - what administration is, appointing an administrator, when administration ends
This guide covers the process to restore a company name to the Register of Companies.
What you can consider doing if your company is in financial difficulty.
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