Guides
Guides to buying UK liquidation and distressed assets
Plain English guides for anyone deciding whether to buy assets, or a whole business, from a UK company in an insolvency process. How liquidation and administration work, what the assets are typically worth, who actually sells them, and how to frame an offer.
How to buy assets from a company in liquidation
The full process, from finding a company to making an offer to the office holder who controls the sale.
How to find UK companies in liquidation
Where the opportunities are, how to search the market, and how to keep on top of new cases as they appear.
What happens to a company's assets in liquidation
Who takes control, the order creditors are paid in, and what that means for a buyer looking at the assets.
What do assets sell for in a liquidation
The rule of thumb recovery ranges by asset type that buyers use to frame a number, and why they vary so much.
Liquidation, administration, receivership and CVA explained
The main UK insolvency processes set side by side, and what each one means if you want to buy.
How to contact a liquidator to buy assets
Who the appointed office holder is, how to find them, and how to approach them the right way.
Start from the live list
Every UK company currently in an insolvency process is on one continuously updated list, free to browse. Open any company for a full asset assessment of what it owns and what those assets could realise.
Company information, not advice. Always speak to the appointed office holder and take professional advice before making an offer.