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How to buy or acquire the assets of a dissolved company - how and when you can claim money or property, who to contact and the forms you need

• Overview

  When a company is dissolved, all of its assets pass to the Crown and are…

• Get a court order to restore a company

  You may be able to apply for a court order to restore a company if: you…

• Buy a dissolved company's assets

  You may be able to claim or buy an asset belonging to a dissolved company…

• Apply for a discretionary grant

  You may be able to get back a dissolved company’s assets if you were one…

Work out how much money you'll get when you retire and plan ahead - State Pension, Pension Credit, National Insurance

• Overview

  A pension is a way to save money for later in your life. You may be able…

• Your pension options

  You can pay into as many pension schemes as you want. It depends on how…

• Private pension schemes

  Workplace pensions and personal or stakeholder pensions are a way of…

• Pensions from the government

  The pension you get from the government (‘State Pension’) is based on your…

• Working past State Pension age

  You might decide that you do not want to stop working when you reach State…

• Get help

  When planning your pension and retirement income you might need help with:…

How to work out splitting up money, property and possessions when you divorce or dissolve a civil partnership - including mediation.

• Getting a financial agreement

  When you divorce or end a civil partnership you and your ex-partner need…

• If you agree

  It’s usually more straightforward and less expensive if you agree how to…

• Get help agreeing

  A mediator can help you and your ex-partner agree on how to split money…

• Get the court to decide

  If you and your ex-partner cannot agree how to divide your finances you…

• Maintenance payments

  The court sometimes tells the person with the higher income to make…

• Tax when transferring assets

  You do not usually have to pay Capital Gains Tax if you give, or otherwise…

Get a refund of the immigration health surcharge (IHS) if you work in health and care - eligibility, what you’ll get and how to apply.

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

Mortgage Interest Run On is extra money you can get towards housing costs for 4 weeks if your benefits are stopping - eligibility, what you'll get, how to claim

What happens to money in your Court Funds Office account after your 18th birthday

Making someone bankrupt is one way to recover money owed to you – bankruptcy petition fees and download a guide to creditor bankruptcy petitions

How to apply for bankruptcy. What to do if you’ve been made bankrupt: if you’re at risk of violence, how long it lasts, bankruptcy restrictions, what happens to your home and possessions when you're bankrupt.

Apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you're a Commonwealth citizen and can prove that one of your grandparents was born in the UK - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, how long it takes and how to settle