Mark Hollinshead
Experienced Managing Director leading financial services with strategic vision, regulatory expertise, client focus, and proven growth leadership.
Articles by Mark
Help! I’ve been hit with a Winding Up Petition
3rd Dec, 2025
A winding‑up petition is a creditor’s legal request to the court to force a company into compulsory liquidation. Directors must treat a petition as urgent: if the court issues a winding‑up order, a liquidator takes control and the company is closed.
Are Directors Personally Liable for Company Debts?
2nd Nov, 2025
Limited company directors often worry about personal liability for business debts. Fortunately, UK law offers strong protection through the principle of limited liability.
How to Strike Off or Dissolve a Limited Company
1st Oct, 2025
Striking off, or dissolving, removes a company’s name from the Companies House register and ends its legal existence. Directors must stop trading immediately once dissolution completes.
Who Pays for Company Liquidation?
20th Aug, 2025
Liquidation costs can be covered by company assets, director redundancy claims, or personal funds. Directors should understand their options before choosing voluntary or compulsory liquidation.
Bailiffs and Business Debts – What You Need To Know
3rd Aug, 2025
When creditors win a warrant of control, bailiffs can seize and sell business assets to recover debts.
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