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Contact an official
receiver
An official receiver manages at least the first stage
of bankruptcies and companies wound up by a Related content
court.
Applying to become
For example, they: bankrupt (/bankruptcy)

collect and protect assets for creditors after Search the bankruptcy
someone’s been made bankrupt and insolvency register
find out the reasons for the insolvency (/search-bankruptcy-
insolvency-register)
act as trustee or liquidator where no private
sector insolvency practitioner is appointed

Contact an official receiver by phone or email.


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receiver/contact-information)

You cannot get debt advice from an official receiver.


For free debt advice contact Citizens Advice
(http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/get_advice.htm) or
National Debtline (https://www.nationaldebtline.org).

Scotland and Northern Ireland


In Scotland, contact an insolvency practitioner
through the Institute of Chartered Accountants of
Scotland (https://www.icas.com/professional-
resources/insolvency/support-and-guidance/find-an-
insolvency-practitioner) or the Insolvency Practitioners
Association (https://insolvency-practitioners.org.uk/ipa-
search-members/).

In Northern Ireland, search the Insolvency Directory


(https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/services/search-insolvency-

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directory) to find contact details of insolvency


practitioners.

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