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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…
Search for details of companies involved in insolvency proceedings, liquidation, frozen assets
How to issue a winding up petition - forms and fees to wind up a company to recover any money you're owed.
You can apply to the court to close or ‘wind up’ a company if it cannot…
You must send the right form to the court before they can deal with your…
If the court accepts your petition, they’ll arrange a date for a hearing.…
Creditors' voluntary liquidation (CVL) is when the directors take steps to close down the company.
How to close a limited company - strike off, dissolution, voluntary liquidation - or allow to become dormant
What happens if your company cannot pay its debts and is given a court judgment, statutory demand or winding-up order by your creditors
Your responsibilities as a company director after your company has been liquidated - helping the official receiver, settling debts, what you can and cannot do.
This page provides links to guidance produced by, or relating to, the Insolvency Service
Compulsory liquidation occurs when a court orders the liquidation of a company.
Overview of insolvency and liquidation proceedings and the documents you must send to Companies House.
Insolvency and your limited company.
If you're owed money in a bankruptcy or company liquidation case, use a Proof of Debt form to register as a creditor and make a claim for the money you're owed
Use this form to change the registered office address of a company in liquidation, or if you're restoring a company, or if it has a default address.
Companies become insolvent for a variety of reasons. What happens next will depend on the individual circumstances involved.
An overview of insolvency and liquidation proceedings for companies registered in Northern Ireland, and the documents you must send to Companies House.
A guide to liquidation and other insolvency procedures for companies registered in Scotland.
Guidance on how a director can apply to wind up their company and the restrictions on re-using a company name.
If your employer is 'insolvent' this means it cannot pay its debts - your rights if this happens, claiming money owed to you, where to get advice
Apply to cancel a winding up (liquidation) order so your company can continue to trade - find out the form you need and what happens at the hearing
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