The Public Interest Unit is one of the Official Receiver's offices, it is the main office that deals with Provisional Liquidations.

An Official Receiver from the Public Interest Unit is usually appointed Provisional Liquidator following an investigation by the Companies Investigation (CI). CI investigate complaints made by members of the public about the way a company is trading.

If a company subject to a Provisional Liquidation order is later wound-up by the court, then the Public Interest Unit will deal with the case.

The Public Interest Unit also deals with:

• Winding-Up Orders that do not involve a previous provisional liquidation

• Some celebrity and high profile bankruptcy cases.

• Bankruptcies Currently Dealt with by the Public Interest Unit
• Company Winding Up or Provisional Liquidations currently dealt with by the Public Interest Unit
• Latest Public Interest Updates

Further information

What is a Provisional Liquidator?

Does the Company know a Provisional Liquidation Order will be made against them?

Duties of the Official Receiver as Provisional Liquidator

What happens after the Provisional Order has been made?

What happens if the petition to put the Company in Liquidation has been dismissed?

Winding-up Orders

What should I do if I am owed Money by a company that has been Wound-up or one that has gone into Provisional Liquidation?