Closing down a company (England & Wales) & return of

Hello. I am Ed, a Solicitor qualified in England and Wales with over a decade’s experience in the legal profession advising clients.

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You and your co-director and shareholder need to place your company in a Members’ Voluntary Liquidation (“MVL”).

An MVL is a solvent liquidation that facilitates the closure or restructure of a company’s business.    Shareholders of a solvent company who choose this route will approve a resolution to voluntarily wind-up the company and appoint a liquidator to realise the assets of the business.   It provides for all creditors to be paid in full (together with interest) within 12 months and for the distribution of surplus assets to its shareholders.

I suggest that you instruct your company accountants, solicitors and an insolvency practitioner to guide you through the MVL process.

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LawyerEd