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We are a government agency that helps to deliver economic confidence by supporting those in financial distress, tackling financial wrongdoing and maximising returns to creditors. The Insolvency Service is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Business and Trade...
Search the Individual Insolvency Register for details about bankruptcy orders, Debt Relief Orders, Individual Voluntary Arrangements, and restrictions orders and undertakings
The Insolvency and Companies List was formerly known as the Bankruptcy Court. We handle petitions to bankrupt individuals living in London where a creditor has made the petition and is owed £50,000 or more. If the petition is less than...
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
What insolvency means for limited companies and their directors.
Find a licensed insolvency practitioner in your area.
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.
Get information on bankruptcy, redundancy, paying off your debts, company insolvency and misconduct of trading companies and partnerships.
Insolvency and your VAT registration, de-registration, pre-insolvency VAT Returns and final VAT bill
Where to make a complaint about anything relating to insolvency including the Insolvency Service, an official receiver, an insolvency practitioner, or a bankrupt you suspect of wrongdoing or misconduct. You can also report a limited company or its directors for...
This page provides information about the Insolvency Service's official statistics, including details on what is available and when it is released.
Monthly company and individual insolvency statistics for England & Wales, and Northern Ireland, as well as company insolvency statistics for Scotland. Breathing Space scheme statistics and numbers of company moratoriums and restructuring plans are also included.
Directors have specific duties if their company becomes insolvent. These still apply if it is trading or if trading has stopped.
Insolvency and your limited company.
How to complain about an insolvency practitioner - complain about unprofessional or unethical conduct or how your case has been handled.
Search for details of companies involved in insolvency proceedings, liquidation, frozen assets
Statistics on new individual insolvencies in England and Wales, and related statistics for Scotland and Northern Ireland
An insolvency practitioner is not qualified to act in relation to a company or individual unless there is in force security (a bond).
The Insolvency Rules Committee considers amendments to the rules arising out of a review of secondary insolvency legislation, giving their recommendations to the Lord Chancellor. IRC is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Ministry of Justice .
Overview of insolvency and liquidation proceedings and the documents you must send to Companies House.
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