Close: small and medium-sized businesses

Close

Solvent?

Plan

A plan will help navigate the closure process to prepare for an orderly and strategic shut-down.

• The Swindon & Wiltshire Growth Hub and Business Navigation Service (opens new window)
• HMRC: Closing a company (opens new window) or HMRC: Selling your business and your responsibilities (opens new window)
• The Federation of Small Businesses (opens new window)

Finances & Assets

Collect/Pay outstanding debts, distribute assets and close your financial accounts. Source an Accountant, Solicitor or other professional service locally, through recommendation by engaging with your Local Business Networking groups.

• The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) (opens new window)
• Inspire by Wessex Chambers (opens new window)
• Business West (opens new window)
• Enterprise Nation (opens new window)

Employees

Let your staff know and support their next steps.

• SERCO - training and development Skills Support for Redundancy (SSR) (opens new window)
• Construction Talent Retention Scheme (opens new window)
• Apprenticeship Support (opens new window)
• Adviza: National Careers Service (opens new window)
• ACAS (opens new window)
• DWP: redundancy support (opens new window)
• Work Wiltshire: General employment & skills advice and support (opens new window)

Insolvent?

• Business Debtline (opens new window)
• Citizens Advice (opens new window)
• The Insolvency Service (opens new window)

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