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AN INDEPENDENT GUIDE TO UK INSOLVENCYCLARITY THROUGH CONNECTION

UK insolvency.Clearly connected.

Understand the procedures. See how they connect.
Find your way through UK insolvency with clear
explanations and sources you can trust.

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THE INSOLVENCY ATLASA CONNECTED VIEW OF THE PROCESS
One situation.Different paths forward.
RESCUERESTRUCTUREWIND UP
THE STARTING POINTA company in difficulty
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Administration

How an administrator takes control, protects value and works towards a statutory objective.

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92 source-linked guides across the UK
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KNOWLEDGE GROUNDED IN
AUTHORITATIVE SOURCES
R3ICAEWIPAICASInsolvency Servicelegislation.gov.uk

Start where you are.

Find the information that matters to you.

01

I’m a director

Understand your duties and what comes next.

02

I’m owed money

Know your rights and how to make a claim.

03

I’m an employee

Find clear guidance on pay, jobs and pensions.

04

I’m an individual

Understand personal debt and the available routes.

05

I’m a practitioner

Go deeper into rules, standards and sources.

01 / THE KNOWLEDGE LIBRARY

A complex subject.
Made understandable.

From the first question to the finer detail.
Explore clear, connected guides to the
procedures, people and rules.

BUSINESS GUIDEADM

Administration

How an administrator takes control, protects value and works towards a statutory objective.

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BUSINESS GUIDECVA

Company voluntary arrangement

A supervised agreement that changes how a company deals with qualifying creditor debts.

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BUSINESS GUIDEGUIDE

Compulsory liquidation

A winding up ordered by a court, with a collective process for assets, claims and investigations.

◷   Source linked · England & Wales→
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02 / LOOK AT IT DIFFERENTLY

More than information.
A way to understand it.

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THE COMPARISON DESK

See the differences.
Side by side.

Administration or liquidation? CVA or restructuring plan? Put the procedures alongside one another and see what changes.

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WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

Follow the process.

Move through a procedure, one stage at a time.
See who is involved and what each step means.

FOLLOW THE MONEY

See where the money goes.

Watch a fictional estate move through the
order of payment. Understand the priorities.

03 / FOLLOW THE SOURCE

Clarity begins with
good foundations.

Every guide connects back to its sources. Go straight to official guidance, legislation and professional standards, with the jurisdiction and review date in view.

Direct source links Visible review dates Independent explanations
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The Insolvency ServiceOfficial guidance, registers and technical updatesUK legislationActs, orders, statutory rules and amendmentsProfessional bodies & standardsR3, ICAEW, IPA and ICASAcross the UKSources for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
04 / KEEPING THE PICTURE CURRENT

Developments worth understanding.

All developments

September 2026 company insolvency statistics

Official statistics · Published

The Insolvency Service

Scottish MAP reform: draft regulations

Proposed change · Draft — check progress

Accountant in Bankruptcy

Dear IP: latest recorded guidance update

Technical guidance · Source update

The Insolvency Service
THE SMALL PRINT, EXPLAINED

An acronym shouldn’t be a barrier.

CVA, CVL, IVA, DRO. Start with the meaning, then follow the connection.

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