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Guide to liquidation (winding up) for
directors
From:
The Insolvency Service
First published:
5 February 2016
Last updated:
11 February 2016, see all updates
Guidance on how a director can apply to wind up their company
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Guide to liquidation (winding up) for directors
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There is a different guide if you’re a creditor who is owed money by a company in compulsory
liquidation.
This publication provides general information only. Every effort has been made to ensure that
the information is accurate, but it is not a full and authoritative statement of the law and you
should not rely on it as such. The Insolvency Service cannot accept any responsibility for any
errors or omissions as a result of negligence or otherwise.
Insolvency enquiry line
Contact form http://www.insolvencyd...
Telephone 0300 678 0015
For information about the insolvency process contact the Insolvency Enquiry Line during office
hours (9am to 5pm Monday to Friday). Emails sent outside of these times won’t be received until
the next working day.
We can give you general information about: insolvency, redundancy, what official receivers do,
what redundancy payments offices do and where you can go to get the information or advice you
need.
We can’t give you: legal or financial advice, information on specific insolvency cases,
information or advice on matters directly relating to other government departments.
Published:
5 February 2016
Updated:
11 February 2016
+ full page history
11 February 2016 3:09pm
Link added to options when a company is insolvent
5 February 2016 2:42pm
First published.
From:
The Insolvency Service
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