Business debt and bankruptcy
Includes bankruptcy, insolvency and recovering money owed to your business.
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Business debt advice
Find out how to get advice about business debt and guidance and where to get information on debt and bankruptcy.
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Getting back money owed to your business
Recover money owed to your business – includes court claims, statutory demands, mediation and bankruptcy.
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Make a court claim for money
How to take legal action if someone owes you money, how much it will cost and what happens after you make a claim through the courts.
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Respond to a court claim for money
What happens if someone makes a money claim against you, saying you owe them money, and how you can respond or defend yourself.
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Corporate insolvency
Information on the different steps you can take if your business faces financial difficulties.
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Check if a person or company is insolvent
Search for insolvencies, trust deeds and companies in receivership or liquidation.
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Register as a creditor in an insolvency case
If you're owed money in any insolvency case (including bankruptcy or liquidation), contact the Accountant in Bankruptcy or insolvency practitioner to register as a creditor and make a claim for the money you're owed.
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Contact the Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB)
Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) contact details. Find information on the bankruptcy process in Scotland.
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Liquidate your limited company
Liquidating a limited company guidance, including members' voluntary liquidation and creditors' voluntary liquidation.
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Company Voluntary Arrangements
This is an alternative to liquidation. You reschedule payment to creditors over a fixed period using a Company Voluntary Arrangement to recover from insolvency.
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Object to a limited company being struck off
Object to a company's application to be removed from the companies register.
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Protect your limited company from compulsory liquidation
Defend your company against a statutory demand or a winding up petition - disputing the debt, getting an injunction and challenging the petition in court.
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Report a loan shark
Find out whether a money lender is legally licensed and, if not, how you can report them anonymously.
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How to search for disqualified company directors
Check if someone is disqualified from being a company director, or search the list of directors banned in the last 3 months.
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Sheriff court decrees on debt
A decree is a formal court order saying you must pay back money that you owe. Find out what happens when a decree is issued and where to get advice.
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Wind up a company that owes you money
You can apply to the court to ‘wind up’ a company if it can’t pay its debts of more than £750. If successful, the company will be put into liquidation.