Part of the process of liquidating a business is the passing of Resolutions for Winding Up. These are passed irrespective of the type of insolvency – whether the business is solvent and the members have decided to wind down activities (a Members Voluntary Liquidation or MVL) or in the scenario where a business cannot meet it’s liabilities and a liquidator is appointed to act on behalf of the Creditors (a Creditors Voluntary Liquidation or CVL).

Our list of businesses passing Resolutions for Winding Up identifies when the insolvency process is underway in both CVL and MVL scenarios.

In the unfortunate event that you are a creditor of a businesses in creditors voluntary liquidation, you will need to register as a creditor with the official receiver. You can find details of official receivers by ‘Requesting more information’ on any of the businesses listed on this site.

This DirectGov site contains useful information on claiming money from bankrupt businesses or claiming from companies in liquidation.