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Creditors voluntary liquidation, voluntary liquidation or CVL.
There is a solution. It is called liquidation or more specifically creditors voluntary liquidation. KSA Group can help you to end the worry and get the liquidation of a limited company completed quickly and professionally. We can help you stop those creditor calls and worries, end those sleepless nights and ultimately help you, as directors, get on with your life.or read our detailed page on liquidation.
FIRST the simple description of a creditors voluntary liquidation (CVL).
Usually the company has run out of cash, it cannot pay its debts on time and the directors are concerned that the business is simply not viable. They are also very worried about Wrongful Trading.
A CVL can bring a quick end to the worry. If you have acted properly as directors, and it will allow you to get on with your life. Fortunately you can be a director of another company after a liquidation. However it is important to note that there are strict controls over the re use of a company name. This is covered by section 216 of the Insolvency Act.
See this page if you are interested in buying the assets of liquidated companies
What is a "phoenix"?
You can liquidate a limited company and start the same business again, but only under strict rules and conditions. This is a potential legal "minefield" and you need to take proper advice. Call us or read the detailed CVL guides if you want more details or you can look at our updated page on phoenix companies
What if the company can be viable?
But, before you decide on liquidation as the correct option, you should also consider whether your company can be viable if radically restructured and, if so, how can you get help. If there is a viable business in there but you are tired and distressed we can still help.
Many people call us saying liquidate my company please! Then once we take away the pressure and look harder at the business problems we can often see a solution. This could be trading out or a company voluntary arrangement.
Creditors voluntary liquidation detailed guide
Creditors voluntary liquidation flowcharts
Creditors voluntary liquidation FAQ's
Guide to wrongful trading
Guide to compulsory liquidation
Company liquidation procedure.
Guide to members voluntary liquidation
Can I liquidate my own company?
Step 1
Find a liquidator. We have a number of insolvency practitioners at the firm. Uniquely to KSA Group, YOU can speak to one of our IP's TODAY, if you call now on 0800 9700539. It is not possible to liquidate your own limited company, as the law just doesn't allow it.Step 2
Pass details of any company assets over to the proposed liquidator, and our valuers may get these valued. This will independently set the value of the assets for going to auction, or you may wish to buy them.Step 3
Let us know who the company owes money to (creditors). KSA Group will write to them all to let them know what's happening and tell them that a creditors meeting will be held. This will quickly remove creditor pressure from YOU and they will start talking to KSA instead!Step 4
Give us all company information and books and records. KSA Group will give you a list of all the information we need in order to liquidate your company. This information will allow us to prepare the necessary reports for the creditors.Step 5
A company director needs to "chair the meeting of creditors". In actual fact the liquidator will run the meeting but you or one of your directors must attend it by law. The meeting of creditors is usually a simple short meeting with no one attending.A Testimonial:
Voluntary Liquidation of an IT Company
"I just wanted to thank you and the team for helping me and indirectly my family through what was a very difficult time, both emotionally and financially. Wayne was fantastic at putting me at ease and throughout the whole insolvency process, it was less stressful than I had first anticipated; many thanks Wayne.
I must say the the professionalism and personal touch of the whole team was exemplary. From the first introductory meeting all the way through the final insolvency process. What was a significant factor in my decision to assign KSA Group was the feedback given by previous clients and the sensitive way in which my case was dealt with because the circumstance leading up to the difficult decision to apply for insolvency were extra ordinary. My deepest thanks to everyone and as promised I will ask the wife to bake some special KSA Group class cupcakes for the team to enjoy which I will deliver personally.
Many many thanks...
Kindest Regards,
AP"
1st August 2011
Voluntary Liquidation Case Studies
- Case Study
Small Hampshire IT Consultancy Company - IR35 - Case Study
Multiple Group Companies Case - Case Study
Franchise Company - Signs - Case Study
Training Company, London - Case Study
Electronic Components Distributor (CVL) - Case Study
North East Recruitment Company (CVA and CVL's)
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Liquidation Case Study Training Company, London
A training company had grown fast mainly on the back of one key contract. A fast growth but not yet profitable business with good prospects, turned into sharply loss-making business when the contract came to a messy end.
The directors struggled on and tried to reduce employee numbers, but they were faced with tribunals and redundancy costs that the company could not meet. Even a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) could not help the company and it was time to liquidate it.
Within 24 hours the company ceased trading and the liquidator took control of all of the big issues. The directors soon bought out the name of the old business and the remaining contracts and set up again as a small (phoenix) company.
They learned the very OLD business lesson, turnover (from a big contract) is vanity, profit is sanity".
Think liquidation will solve your problems? Then call and talk to Keith Steven on 01289 309431 or 0800 9700 530 NOW, we’ll take away the worry, stress and pain
Author: Keith Steven
