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Get company information including registered address, previous company names, directors' details, accounts, annual returns and company reports, if it's been dissolved
How to take legal action if someone owes you money (small claims court), how much it costs, what happens next. Includes information from withdrawn guidance EX303, EX304, EX306, EX321, EX325 and EX350.
You can apply to a county court to claim money you’re owed by a person or…
You must pay a court fee when you make your claim. If you know the claim…
You can claim interest on the money you’re owed. The interest will be…
You can make your claim online, unless: you do not know how much money you…
Your claim, including your name and address, will be sent to the person or…
Mediation is when an impartial professional (the mediator) helps both…
If there’s a hearing, you can: represent yourself pay for a barrister or…
You can ask the court to collect payment from the person or business who…
What happens if someone makes a money claim against you, saying you owe them money, and how you can respond or defend yourself
You’ll get a letter or email if someone claims you owe them money. You…
You’ll need to know which service was used to make the claim. Check your…
If the claim was made using a paper form, you should respond by post. You…
You might have to give more information at a hearing if your offer is…
What to do if you receive a county court judgment (CCJ) - how to get it set aside or change what you pay, what happens if you do not pay, how to search the register. Includes information from the withdrawn EX320 and EX326 gu…
Compulsory and voluntary liquidation, the liquidation process, how liquidation affects company directors and the role of a liquidator
Restore a company to the Company Register - administrative restoration, deadlines, fees and forms
Search for details of companies involved in insolvency proceedings, liquidation, frozen assets
How to take court action to repossess a property or evict a tenant if you're owed money for rent or a mortgage
Find a licensed insolvency practitioner in your area.
Late commercial payments - interest and debt recovery costs you can charge businesses for late payments
How to issue a winding up petition - forms and fees to wind up a company to recover any money you're owed.
Get information on bankruptcy, redundancy, paying off your debts, company insolvency and misconduct of trading companies and partnerships.
If you're owed money in a bankruptcy or company liquidation case, use a Proof of Debt form to register as a creditor and make a claim for the money you're owed
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
Report a disqualified director for working illegally to The Insolvency Service - complain using the online form
Loan sharks are unregulated moneylenders - if you use or spot one you can report them anonymously
Contact your claims company or the Financial Ombudsman Service to make a complaint
How to complain about an insolvency practitioner - complain about unprofessional or unethical conduct or how your case has been handled.
Debt recovery if you're owed money from people or businesses in an EU country.
Apply to cancel a winding up (liquidation) order so your company can continue to trade - find out the form you need and what happens at the hearing
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