BVG1040 - Bona Vacantia: BV recipients
In this guidance, a ‘BV recipient’ is an organisation to which bona vacantia goes. The main recipients are as follows:
‘BV recipients’
England and Wales (excluding the Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster)
Duchy of Cornwall
Duchy of Lancaster
Scotland
Northern Ireland
England and Wales (excluding the Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster)
If the company’s registered office was in England or Wales (but was not in Cornwall or the Duchy of Lancaster), bona vacantia goes to:
Bona Vacantia - Cash Balance
Government Legal Department (BVD)
HMRC Croydon Regional Centre
1 Ruskin Square, Croydon
CR0 2WF
DX: 325801 Croydon 51
Email: bvbt@governmentlegal.gov.uk
Bona Vacantia enquiries 020 7210 4700
Duchy of Cornwall
If the company’s registered office was in Cornwall, bona vacantia goes to:
The Solicitor for the Affairs of the Duchy of Cornwall
Farrer & Co
66 Lincoln’s Inn Fields
London WC2A 3LH
Tel 020 3375 7000
Duchy of Lancaster
If the company’s registered office was in the Duchy of Lancaster, bona vacantia goes to:
The Solicitor for the Affairs of the Duchy of Lancaster
Farrer & Co
66 Lincoln’s Inn Fields
London WC2A 3LH
Tel 020 3375 7000
The Duchy of Lancaster comprises:
- Lancashire,
- Merseyside,
- parts of Greater Manchester,
- parts of Cheshire, and
- parts of Cumbria.
For more precise details about the jurisdiction of the Duchy of Lancaster please follow this LINK or email the Duchy Office using on info@duchyoflancaster.co.uk.
Scotland
If the company’s registered office was in Scotland, bona vacantia goes to:
The King's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrance Office
1bF North Scottish Government building
Victoria Quay
Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ
Email enquiries@kltr.gov.uk
Northern Ireland
If the company’s registered office was in Northern Ireland, bona vacantia goes to:
The Crown Solicitor’s Office
Bona Vacantia Section
PO Box 410
Royal Courts of Justice
Chichester Street
Belfast BT1 3JY