28/09/2021
YOU CANNOT SIMPLY DISSOLVE YOUR COMPANY IF IT HAS A BOUNCE BACK LOAN!
We are receiving lots of calls from company directors whose companies are no longer viable, stating that their accountant has tried to dissolve the company, but it has been rejected.
If your company has an outstanding Bounce Back Loan the lender will NOT allow the company to simply be dissolved.
This is because the lender can only recover the money from the government IF AND WHEN the company enters a ‘formal insolvency process’ such as a voluntary liquidation. If the lender allows the company to be dissolved it will not be repaid by the government. The lender must issue a demand for repayment and if not repaid in full can issue a winding up petition in court (from this Friday 1st October for debts over £10,000) – this is known as a compulsory liquidation.
To avoid a court process and subsequent investigation by the Official Receiver directors need to seriously consider placing their company into voluntary liquidation. That means the company can be quickly closed and lenders can reclaim bounce back loans debts from the government.
Read more here on our website https://www.companyrescue.co.uk/guides-knowledge/bounce-back-loans-faq/
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