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Crown Nominee Account 2023-24
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Publication of the Bona Vacantia accounts for 2023 – 2024
Accounts for the Crown’s Nominee for year ending 31 March 2024
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The Crown’s Nominee Accounts are audited by the National Audit Office (NAO) on behalf of the Comptroller and Auditor General.
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What we do
‘Bona Vacantia’ means vacant goods and is the name given to ownerless property, which by law passes to the Crown.
The Treasury Solicitor acts for the Crown to administer the estates of people who die intestate (without a Will) and without known kin (entitled blood relatives) and collect the assets of dissolved companies and other various ownerless goods in England and Wales.
BVD is part of the Government Legal Department.
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Bona Vacantia - Estates
1 Ruskin Square
Croydon
CR0 2WF
United Kingdom
Switchboard
020 7210 4700
Please use this email address for all enquiries relating to deceased person's estates.
Bona Vacantia - Administrative Restoration
1 Ruskin Square
Croydon
CR0 2WF
United Kingdom
Switchboard
020 7210 4700
Please use this email address for all enquiries relating to the issuing of the Treasury Solicitor's consent to administrative restoration (waiver letter).
Bona Vacantia - Cash Balance
1 Ruskin Square
Croydon
CR0 2WF
United Kingdom
Switchboard
020 7210 4700
Please use this email address for all enquiries relating to the cash assets of dissolved companies.
Bona Vacantia - Companies
1 Ruskin Square
Croydon
CR0 2WF
United Kingdom
Switchboard
020 7210 4700
Please use this email address for all enquiries relating to the non cash assets of dissolved companies (eg, land, shares, intellectual property, chattels, etc).
Government Legal Department
1 Ruskin Square
Croydon
CR0 2WF
United Kingdom
Switchboard
020 7210 4700
Please use this email address for all general enquiries about the work of the Bona Vacantia Division.
Government Legal Department (via DX)
DX 325801 Croydon 51
United Kingdom
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- Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request.
- Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question.
- Make a new request by contacting us using the details below.
Bona Vacantia - FOI Officer
1 Ruskin Square
Croydon
CR0 2WF
United Kingdom
Switchboard
020 7210 4700
Please see link below to check whether an exemption may apply to the information you want to request
www.gov.uk/guidance/bona-vacantia-and-freedom-of-information-foi-requests
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