Given the complexity of many commercial leases, it is vital that you understand your rights when it comes to signing a personal guarantee for a lease. The ramifications of failing to meet lease repayments are serious, but knowing the consequences to you personally if your business starts to struggle financially, could help to protect your home and other assets.
If my company is liquidated, am I personally liable for product guarantees and warranties? We offer advice on your liabilities during a liquidation process.
If you are unsure whether closing down your business is the right decision, leaving it dormant may be a better option. Each process has its own pros and cons.
Where HMRC feels there is a risk of non-payment of tax from a company, they may request a security bond is paid before trading can start or continue. This is done by issuing a Notice of Requirement in respect of VAT, PAYE, or National Insurance.
A County Court Judgment (CCJ) could affect your personal borrowing ability and if left unpaid, a creditor could petition to wind up your company.
Employers have a duty to ensure the health and safety of their employees and members of the general public when they are on business premises.
Overdrawn directors’ loan accounts can come to be a real cause for concern; particularly in the context of a company entering insolvency.
Begbies Traynor advises directors, creditors and employees when a company goes into a formal insolvency process such as liquidation or administration.
Find out more about the establishment and running of a liquidation committee during the liquidation process.
The winding up process will be determined by the financial state of the business - is it solvent or insolvent? Liquidation can be voluntary or compulsory.
A validation order authorises and ‘validates’ transactions going through the bank account of a business which is subject to a winding up petition (WUP)
As a formal alternative to bankruptcy, an Individual Voluntary Arrangement is more flexible in that it allows a company director to remain in their position. Equally, you can be appointed as a new company director if you have an IVA, provided there is agreement from other members, and that existing directors are aware of your financial position.
An overview of the company liquidation process highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of this corporate solution, by Begbies Traynor.
The moratorium suspends all creditor legal action during a company administration to give a struggling company the time to put a rescue plan in place.