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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.…
Use this form to apply to the court to close or wind up a company if it can't pay its debts. This is also known as 'compulsory liquidation'.
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
Give notice of the appointment of a liquidator in a voluntary winding up by the members or creditors for insertion in the Gazette.
Use this form to give notice of the appointment of liquidator in a winding-up by the court.
What you need to do or know if your company is sold, stops trading or is being wound up for Corporation Tax purposes.
Compulsory and voluntary liquidation, the liquidation process, how liquidation affects company directors and the role of a liquidator
What happens if your company cannot pay its debts and is given a court judgment, statutory demand or winding-up order by your creditors
Use this form to give notice of a progress report in a winding-up by the court.
Actions to take in the initial stages of a company winding-up, including letters to be sent and enquiries to be undertaken
Use this form to tell Companies House of an appointment of liquidator in a voluntary winding up by the members or creditors.
Tell Companies House about a court order for the early dissolution of a company registered in Scotland, in a winding up by the court.
Tell Companies House about a court order staying or sisting proceedings in a winding up by the court, for a company registered in Scotland.
Use this form to confirm details of your application to a court to close or wind up a company that owes you money (also known as 'compulsory liquidation').
Use this form to give notice of an appointment of liquidator in a voluntary winding up by the members or creditors.
The Insolvency and Companies List was formerly known as the Companies Court. We handle cases relating to the insolvency of companies, including: petitions to wind up a company applications to unfreeze bank accounts or challenge a winding up petition applications...
Use this form to give notice of progress report in voluntary winding up.
Information about tax avoidance schemes that try to avoid an Income Tax charge on distributions when winding up a company.
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