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Get contact details for official receivers in England and Wales
Wreck and salvage laws, the role of the Receiver of the Wreck, wreck owners and salvors and how to report wreck material.
Powers, duties and functions of the Official Receiver including situations where those powers are limited by law or by internal operational rules
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 about the appointment of a receiver for a Scottish company's property or undertaking.
Use this form to give notice of the appointment of an administrative receiver, receiver or manager of a company's property or undertaking.
Tell Companies House about the death of a receiver for a company registered in Scotland.
The official receiver may use debt collection agencies to collect debts and income payments agreements.
Find out how to contact Official Receiver offices.
Find out how to account for VAT and who to contact if you're an insolvency practitioner and you're appointed over insolvent VAT-registered businesses.
Form No.82: Application for appointment of a receiver (sched. 1- RSC O.51 r.3).
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
How to apply for bankruptcy: how long it lasts, bankruptcy restrictions, what happens to your home and assets when you're bankrupt.
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