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Compulsory and voluntary liquidation, the liquidation process, how liquidation affects company directors and the role of a liquidator
You can choose to liquidate your limited company (also called ‘winding up’…
A director can propose a company stops trading and be liquidated (‘wound…
A director can ask a court to order the company to stop trading and be…
You may choose members’ voluntary liquidation if your company is ‘solvent’…
The liquidator is an authorised insolvency practitioner or official…
When a liquidator is appointed, directors: no longer have control of the…
Your company’s bank account will be frozen when someone files a petition…
Winding-up orders made against companies accused of loan fraud
Search for details of companies involved in insolvency proceedings, liquidation, frozen assets
Certain company transactions that may be open to challenge if the company enters liquidation or administration.
Insolvency and your limited company.
Your responsibilities as a company director after your company has been liquidated - helping the official receiver, settling debts, what you can and cannot do.
Tell Companies House of an order deferring the date of dissolution in members' voluntary liquidation or creditors' voluntary liquidation, for a company registered in Scotland.
Use this form to give notice of a liquidator's resignation in members' voluntary liquidation or creditors' voluntary liquidation.
How to apply for bankruptcy. What to do if you’ve been made bankrupt: if you’re at risk of violence, how long it lasts, bankruptcy restrictions, what happens to your home and possessions when you're bankrupt.
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