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A dissolved company is one that has been removed or ‘struck off’ from the Companies House register. Once dissolved the company is no longer able to trade.
If you’re unsure about an email, letter, call or text you receive from the Insolvency Service, get in touch with us.
What you need to know if you were a director of a company that became insolvent and you want to start another one.
Details of the definition of a creditor and rights to participate in insolvency proceedings
This chapter gives advice to Official Receivers on carrying out a decision-making process under the insolvency legislation, in particular the process to effect the appointment of an insolvency practitioner as liquidator or t…
Complain to the Insolvency Service if a director or sole trader is re-using the name (or a similar name) of a company in compulsory or creditors’ voluntary liquidation.
When you become the director of a limited company, you should be aware of the legal requirements and duties involved.
Dealing with an insolvent's freehold or leasehold property, including action to be taken to protect an interest in the property, steps to be taken where the property is the bankrupt's 'family home' and dealin…
Disclaiming property of the insolvency where that property is onerous, including the process to be followed for an effective disclaimer
The 2021 IVA Protocol should not be used after 30 June 2025 . These documents are for reference only.
Income Tax and National Insurance contributions must be deducted from any wages paid to company employees.
The code of ethics aims to help insolvency practitioners meet their professional and ethical obligations.
Directors have specific duties if their company becomes insolvent. These still apply if it is trading or if trading has stopped.
This page provides a full list of published guidance about the following processes administered or regulated by the Insolvency Service:
Think carefully before you borrow money for your company.
Guidance on appointing an insolvency practitioner and handing over the estate. Including the use of the official receivers' rotas and vacancies in office.
How the accounting systems in relation to insolvent estates operate and the legislative basis for the accounting for fees and expenses relating to the work of the official receiver.
Recovering sums due in respect of antecedent recoveries such as excessive pension contributions, misfeasance of directors, voidable dispositions and transactions defrauding creditors
Powers, duties and functions of the Official Receiver including situations where those powers are limited by law or by internal operational rules
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