Director dissolving company then setting up new company doing same thing

[LED Lighting]

Hi all

is there anything you can do to stop a company from dissolving then starting up again?

the company in question owes me a few £K, but I have had information today they are trying to go into liquidation.

i know this company has a history of setting companies, building up a debt then dissolving then starting up a new company and so on and so on

i currently have a collection company dealing with this, but I'm wondering should i go one step further and get a CCJ against them before they fold the company

they have recently started a new company with a similar name and trading description to their current company

 

[snowhead]

If the old company has no money, which it won't have, then there's no point in a CCJ.

 

[LED Lighting]

They have money and stock at the moment, this company builds up a debt with suppliers and contractors gets paid then dissolves the company after paying the directors and staff a very healthy salerary. Then puts that money back into a new company and does it over and over again

i was a contractor for a job for their client Ford Motor Car. Some of their other clients include Bristol Airport, Network Rail

 

[Octopus]

Nothing you can do about it but tell your friends to avoid them.... Maybe a letter to trading standards to alert them?

 

[telectrix]

then get a judgement while they're still solvent.

 

[Robotstar5]

The director of a company I worked for was an expert at it, always had a second company running in the background. He would fold the company owing lots of money and the second company would buy the assets cheaply.
I was a casualty of one of the "changeovers" lost my job with a few hours notice and never got a penny of the £3k+ owed in salary & expenses!.

 

[LED Lighting]

The director of a company I worked for was an expert at it, always had a second company running in the background. He would fold the company owing lots of money and the second company would buy the assets cheaply.
I was a casualty of one of the "changeovers" lost my job with a few hours notice and never got a penny of the £3k+ owed in salary & expenses!.

Is there anything you can do to stop these companies?

 

[Rockingit]

YES - THERE IS. I assume that the company is currently a Ltd which is where the problem lies... It's actually very very simple.
1) Look up the actual business on the web search facility on Companies House This will tell you what the actual technical status of them is.

2) If they are not listed as striking for removal (dissolution) then make sure you get a CCJ in quick, then ask the court to secure the CCJ with a Writ (ask me more about that if you need to)

3) If they ARE marked as being dissolved then all you need to do is phone the Companies House standard helpdesk, and tell them that as a legitimate creditor owed money you object to the striking off - they will then tell you what to do (from memory I think you just write / email them a short note stating ^^)

4) Return to 2, repeat as required.

I've now got one Ltd creditor who tried to do a runner on me about two years ago, and I think I'm now on my third objection as each one lasts for six months.

It's even possible (technically) to revive a Ltd Co. once it's actually been dead for up to six months, I believe.

In the meantime..... sounds like you got a rogue on your hands who needs a lesson in life - talk to these boys about getting your money for you: Debt Recovery - Professional Debt Recovery - Debt Collections - Direct Collections Ltd

 

[LED Lighting]

Hi all

quick update and cry for help, this company has now set up a new company and sold all its assists to the new company.

is there anything I can do?

i worked for company A (not sure if registered or just a trading name) but with instructions to invoice Company B (registered - mother company of A and C and D)

Directors are still the same, website identical but name change.


To throw a spanner in the works Company E pasted me onto Company A in the first place. And Company B told me to invoice Company E and E told me to invoice B

I'm trying to check companies house records but ipad not playing ball


any ideas?

 

[Robotstar5]

I was told (by one of the creditors) to contact the liquidators. They told me there was not enough money left to pay me anything but did put me on to a government dept. which allowed me to claim for redundancy, obviously the last bit doesn't apply to you but the liquidators should be able to advise you.