💷 Wind-up petition
A wind-up petition is a legal document filed by a creditor in order to force a company into compulsory liquidation. The petition is usually filed when the company is unable to pay its debts and the creditors believe that liquidation is the best way to recover the money that is owed to them.
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Winding-Up Petition (Insolvency Rules 2016)
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England and WalesAssociated business activities
Wind up a company
A company may be wound up by the court if it is unable to pay its debts, by its shareholders if they feel it is in the best interests of the company, or by the creditors themselves if they are owed money by the company and believe that it will not be able to pay them back.
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