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British Steel: Official Receiver’s update

British Steel: Official Receiver’s update

Thursday, 12 March 2020

The Official Receiver and Special Managers from EY have confirmed that parts of the business and assets of British Steel have been sold to the Chinese...

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Flybe: information for employees, passengers and suppliers

Flybe: information for employees, passengers and suppliers

Thursday, 05 March 2020

Information for employees and passengers of Flybe in administration....

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Diverting customer payments lands restaurateur with 11 year ban

Diverting customer payments lands restaurateur with 11 year ban

Friday, 21 February 2020

Aberdeen restaurateur banned after he diverted customer payments worth close to £800,000 to a second account that hadn’t been declared to tax authorit...

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Disqualification for security boss following hefty tax bill

Disqualification for security boss following hefty tax bill

Thursday, 20 February 2020

Failure to pay taxes lands boss of Leeds-based security firm with a 5-and-half-year ban. ...

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The Insolvency Service newsletter: Winter 2020

The Insolvency Service newsletter: Winter 2020

Wednesday, 29 January 2020

The winter 2020 edition of our newsletter is now available....

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Mother banned for allowing disqualified son to run company

Mother banned for allowing disqualified son to run company

Friday, 24 January 2020

Cardiff-based Sylvia and Roy Jones banned for total of 17 years after Sylvia allowed her son Roy to manage painting and decorating business while disq...

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Walsall fast food boss banned for failing to maintain books

Walsall fast food boss banned for failing to maintain books

Thursday, 23 January 2020

Boss of Walsall fast food takeaway has been disqualified by the courts for 7 years after he failed to preserve and maintain company accounting records...

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Mothercare in administration: How to claim redundancy or register as a creditor

Mothercare in administration: How to claim redundancy or register as a creditor

Tuesday, 14 January 2020

Mothercare UK Limited and Mothercare Business Services went into administration on 5 November 2019....

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Edinburgh investment boss banned for decade

Edinburgh investment boss banned for decade

Tuesday, 14 January 2020

Boss of investment companies banned for 10 years after transferring more than £5 million in loans between connected businesses using clients’ pension ...

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Recognising fraudulent contact about your investments

Recognising fraudulent contact about your investments

Monday, 13 January 2020

Fraudsters have been impersonating Official Receivers or claiming that they have been instructed to act on their behalf, stating that they can recove...

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Fraudster who falsely applied for government grants jailed

Fraudster who falsely applied for government grants jailed

Thursday, 09 January 2020

Director who submitted false invoices to government claiming to have supported businesses has received a 2-year jail term and disqualified for 8 years...

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Father and son cleaning company bosses disqualified for 18 years

Father and son cleaning company bosses disqualified for 18 years

Tuesday, 24 December 2019

East Yorkshire father and son team have been disqualified as directors after their company went into administration owing creditors over £300,000....

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Precious Cells International: information for donors, creditors and employees

Precious Cells International: information for donors, creditors and employees

Wednesday, 18 December 2019

Information for donors, creditors and employees of Precious Cells International in liquidation....

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Contacting us over the festive period

Contacting us over the festive period

Wednesday, 18 December 2019

Our helplines will be open for reduced hours over the Christmas and New Year period....

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Jailed fraudster has bankruptcy restrictions extended

Jailed fraudster has bankruptcy restrictions extended

Wednesday, 18 December 2019

Jeweller who took out business loans to fund lavish lifestyle has accepted nine years of additional bankruptcy restrictions....

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Telecommunications boss banned for breaching regulations

Telecommunications boss banned for breaching regulations

Tuesday, 17 December 2019

Altrincham telecommunications boss has been banned from running companies for seven years after causing company to breach regulations that protected t...

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Insolvency (Scotland) rules 2018: summary of queries.

Insolvency (Scotland) rules 2018: summary of queries.

Thursday, 14 November 2019

Summary of queries relating to the Insolvency (Scotland) (Receivership and Winding Up) Rules 2018 and the Insolvency (Scotland) (Company Voluntary Arr...

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Leamington Spa bankrupt’s restrictions extended

Leamington Spa bankrupt’s restrictions extended

Tuesday, 05 November 2019

A Leamington Spa bankrupt has their restrictions extended for 10 years after he failed to disclose a solely owned rental property to the Official Rece...

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Contacting our London office on Friday 1 November

Contacting our London office on Friday 1 November

Friday, 01 November 2019

Our London office is moving and calls to that location will be temporarily unavailable....

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Pledgemusic.com: information for customers and creditors

Pledgemusic.com: information for customers and creditors

Friday, 25 October 2019

Pledgemusic.com entered compulsory liquidation on 31 July 2019....

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The Insolvency Service central London office is moving

The Insolvency Service central London office is moving

Wednesday, 23 October 2019

On 1 November 2019 our central London office in Abbey Orchard Street, Westminster will close....

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Solarplicity companies: information for customers

Solarplicity companies: information for customers

Thursday, 17 October 2019

Information for customers on how to complain about a Solarplicity company. ...

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Asset recovery scammers pose as Insolvency Service to target investors

Asset recovery scammers pose as Insolvency Service to target investors

Friday, 23 August 2019

“Do not engage with recovery schemes” warns the Official Receiver to those who previously invested funds through Essex and London Properties Limited....

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Substantial director bans in 2018/19

Substantial director bans in 2018/19

Monday, 19 August 2019

In 2018/19, 1,242 directors were disqualified for misconduct and the Insolvency Service has taken a closer look at those people who received substanti...

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The Insolvency Service newsletter: Summer 2019

The Insolvency Service newsletter: Summer 2019

Wednesday, 14 August 2019

The summer 2019 edition of our newsletter is now available....

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Call for evidence on insolvency practitioner regulation

Call for evidence on insolvency practitioner regulation

Friday, 12 July 2019

Stakeholders are being asked to give views on the current regulatory framework for insolvency practitioners in the UK following changes introduced in ...

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Company behind Charnwood Lodge hotel wound up in court

Company behind Charnwood Lodge hotel wound up in court

Thursday, 30 May 2019

The Official Receiver calls for guests with upcoming reservations to come forward after the company that ran Charnwood Lodge hotel in Loughborough was...

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Monarch Airlines – receiving your protective award payment

Monarch Airlines – receiving your protective award payment

Friday, 17 May 2019

We are processing protective award payments made by the Employment Tribunal to former employees of the airline....

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Layezy Racing Owners Club: information for creditors

Layezy Racing Owners Club: information for creditors

Thursday, 16 May 2019

How to register as a creditor if you are owed money....

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Healthcare Environmental Services Limited in liquidation: how to claim redundancy or register as a creditor

Healthcare Environmental Services Limited in liquidation: how to claim redundancy or register as a creditor

Tuesday, 30 April 2019

Healthcare Environmental Services Limited entered into liquidation on 25 April 2019 and BDO LLP were appointed as Liquidators....

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