Mothercare in administration: How to claim redundancy or register as a creditor
Mothercare UK Limited and Mothercare Business Services went into administration on 5 November 2019.
Information for former employees:
If you’ve been dismissed
If you’ve been dismissed, you might be entitled to redundancy and other related payments from the Insolvency Service.
The amount the Insolvency Service can pay you is subject to legal limits. Find out how much we can pay you
Who is eligible
You can apply to the Insolvency Service for redundancy and other payments if:
- you worked for these companies under an employment contract
- you live in England, Scotland or Wales
You cannot apply to the Insolvency Service if you live in Northern Ireland. Find out about your rights in Northern Ireland if your employer is insolvent.
Workers and self-employed contractors who provided services to the company are not eligible to apply. Instead, these individuals should contact the administrator to register as creditors.
How to apply
The administrator will give details about how to apply and will also give you a case reference number (eg CN12345678).
The administrator is PwC. You can contact them by:
- email: uk_mothercare@pwc.com
- telephone: 02890 346 531
The telephone helpline is open between 10am to 12pm and 2pm to 4pm, Monday to Friday.
Once you have this information from the administrator, you can apply online.
Paying your claim
We always try to pay eligible claims within 6 weeks of receiving the application.
Please do not contact us to check the status of your application until after the 6 weeks have passed. This will help us deal with everyone’s application as quickly as possible.
We’ll contact you directly if we need anything from you.
Getting help with your application for redundancy payments
If you cannot get online to complete the application and need help, you can contact the Redundancy Payments helpline on 0330 331 0020.
When calling, please have your case reference number (eg CN12345678) and National Insurance number to hand. If you do not have a case reference number, please contact the administrator.
Please include your name, your case reference number and your telephone number in your email.
If you need to email us after submitting your claim, please only use the email address you gave on your application form. Otherwise, we won’t be able to respond to you for security reasons.
More information
Information for creditors
You’ll need to register as a creditor in the administration if:
- you haven’t been paid for goods or services you’ve supplied to Mothercare UK Limited or Mothercare Business Services Limited
- you’ve paid the companies for goods or services that you have not received
To register, email the administrator.
In your email, please include your company details and what you’re owed.