Winding up
Liquidation (winding up) is an expression to identify the process whereby the assets of a limited company are realised and the company ultimately dissolved.
When a company is facing insolvency, winding up the company through a formal insolvency process such as liquidation can offer several advantages
There are two types of liquidation.
Voluntary liquidations are divided into two further categories; members' voluntary liquidation and creditors' voluntary liquidation
Members' voluntary liquidation
A company can be terminated by "Members" voluntary liquidation" only if all the debts of the company are paid in full by the company or shareholders.
The director of the company must issue a certificate of solvency in prior to the application of "Members" voluntary liquidation".
Creditors' voluntary liquidation
A creditors' voluntary liquidation is a liquidation in which the shareholders and creditors of an insolvent company appoint a liquidator without any direct interference or control from either the court or any government department.
Compulsory liquidation
A winding-up by the court is also known as a “compulsory” liquidation. It is initiated by an application to the court known as a “petition” presented by an interested party who is normally a creditor of the company. This type of liquidation is supervised by the court and the Official Receiver’s office (a government department).
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