Recent content by MRW

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    To be totally honest I didn’t deal with peoples pay, but I know he was payed through the cis scheme. he was an “installers mate” he was free to work for whoever he wanted, and some of the installers and mates regularly did there own work...although we provide them with full weeks work if they...
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    Thanks for your input Jeremy....the guy in question knows full well he's a sub contractor he's just trying his luck, the actual conversation went along the lines of "that's unacceptable, and there no place for that behaviour here, your done, go home" ... I think I'll reply to his grievance...
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    Thanks MrD ...wrong terminology... dismissed better ?
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    Sorry to start a new post i had questions in different parts of the site I thought I’d put them in one place ... as always any help/ advice is very much appreciated ! I’m currently going through he sponge bob plan, have ceased trading and have vacated the company address. My landlord has...
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    Punishment for taking on self-employed worker when they should be an employee?

    If the company was a limited company and was currently being dissolved would the employees case die with company ?
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    Closing an insolvent business and re-opening with same/similar name

    Nothing.. there is another director who's details are available,I'll guess they would just contact him ?
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    Closing an insolvent business and re-opening with same/similar name

    Thank you everybody for the help so far, I’ve decided to make sure I keep within the law and not attempt to salvage any of the old company. But I’m Sorry do have a few more questions if anybody wouldn’t mind ? .. I spoke with my business property's landlord who is also an old friend.. he has...
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    Closing an insolvent business and re-opening with same/similar name

    Wouldn’t having the money in a separate account, safe guarding the customers deposits not make them preferred creditors ?
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    Closing an insolvent business and re-opening with same/similar name

    Unless you could suggest a solution where everyone/ anyone actually benefits ?Morally id be inclined soften the blow to the end customer, all the suppliers have had the best part of 20 years worth of profit from me, all are multi million pound company’s, which I very much doubt they would notice...
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    Closing an insolvent business and re-opening with same/similar name

    We used the deposits to pay suppliers to keep the supply line open. New company is only planing on trading long enough now to just finish contracts, believe it or not, I’m not a bad person, I genuinely want to finish what ever contracts we have, most of the money left on them will be used...
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    Closing an insolvent business and re-opening with same/similar name

    No deposit is protected as such, all deposits went into company's only bank account which is used to pay suppliers ... No way to say what specific pound went to what supplier at any time ... Directors never saw any of it, all went to creditors. How do you put a price of Good will on a company...
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    Closing an insolvent business and re-opening with same/similar name

    Sorry one more question ... is the new company legally allowed to approach all existing customers (we are a window installation company) who have already paid deposits and offer to honour the contracts ? Would obviously mean new company purchasing new stock from new suppliers.
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    Closing an insolvent business and re-opening with same/similar name

    There are no funds bank account over its over draft limit
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    Closing an insolvent business and re-opening with same/similar name

    Woke up this morning and decided to just close and walk away from everything, want to stay within the law and be equally fair to everyone, thank you for straightening out my moral compass.