Business debt and bankruptcy

Services

  • Get company information including registered address, previous company names, directors' details, accounts, annual returns and company reports, if it's been dissolved

  • 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 Includes information from withdrawn guidance EX303, EX304, EX306, EX321, EX325 and EX350.

  • What happens if someone makes a money claim against you, saying you owe them money, and how you can respond or defend yourself

  • 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 Includes information from the withdrawn EX320 and EX326 guidance.

  • Compulsory and voluntary liquidation, the liquidation process, how liquidation affects company directors and the role of a liquidator

Guidance and regulation

Research and statistics

Policy papers and consultations

Transparency and freedom of information releases