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chez
Joined: 13 Aug 2006
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Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset
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 Posted: Thu Sep 04, 08 5:12 pm Post subject: Bankruptcy update - thank you everyone |
 
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Just to say a HUGE thank you to everyone for all your support over the last few weeks.
And I have to say to anyone who may ever have to go through the same process - the actual 'going bankrupt' bit of going bankrupt is rather soothing. The forms (which we filled in online and printed and took with us) are a bummer. But once you get to the court, it's all low key and smooth and very stress free.
Interestingly, again should anyone ever need to know; one cannot wind up ones own Ltd company due to insolvency; one needs to employ an insolvency practitioner. And insolvency practitioners are only interested in acting for you if the company has any assets. Which ours didn't. So Companies House have advised us to resign as directors (which we are legally obliged to do because you can't be a director of a Ltd company and also be an undischarged bankrupt). And, 'let things just take their course'. Because we have personally guaranteed the loan the company has, that gets rolled up in the bankruptcy, so that's okay. But the company just toddles along for a few months and then dies a death, apparently.
So. We went to court. We went for a fry-up. We went to open a 'bank account for bankrupts' (Barclays) and coming out of the bank we met Mrs We Must Have Drinks, who asked what we were up to. So I told her. And then we came home and all had a two hour sleep. And when we woke up, Mrs WMHD had left the Dead Chicken Money and rather a nice bottle of bordeaux on the doorstep.
Next: we have an appointment to speak to the Official Receiver by telephone in a fortnight (apparently the Chester Office are 'snowed under'). This is the bit whether they work out whether they are going to take any money off you over the next three years.
And we pick up the keys for the new house on Saturday morning. Arvo is making a few phone calls about men-and-vans on the grounds that it will be easier to move with some help and get it out of the way. I'm too scared to put a pic of the house up before we actually pick up the keys in case it attracts some kind of dreadful bad luck  .
Once again, thank you everyone. Downsizer is a brilliant community and I am really proud to be a part of it.
*coughs in covering up emotions fashion and cautiously instigates group hug*
Oh - and the contractions go away if I stay still. But not otherwise. From that point of view it's been an interesting morning . |
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sally_in_wales
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Joined: 06 Mar 2005
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Location: sunny wales
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 08 5:14 pm Post subject: |
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whew, hope you have a lovely peaceful night's sleep now that bits out of the way |
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Marionb
Joined: 27 Aug 2006
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Location: Mid-Wales
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 08 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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Glad its out of the way for you, Chez...
Best of luck with the house move..... hopefully now things will start looking up for you. And dont move around too much till Saturday is over and you're in the new house!!  |
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Fee
Joined: 21 Mar 2005
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Location: Earth
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 08 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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~~##Group Hug##~~
xxx |
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Mrs Fiddlesticks
Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 08 5:25 pm Post subject: |
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sounds a thing to go through but hopefully you can get some good nights sleep now ( Leo & bump - take note!) |
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mochyn
Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24581
Location: mid-Wales
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 08 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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So: finally, the worst is over.
Now it's time for things to start an upwards sort of thing.
You bringing these books over? I haven't got any time to fetch them, sorry! |
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Mary-Jane
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Posts: 18397
Location: The Fishing Strumpet is from Ceredigion in West Wales
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 08 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Fee wrote: |
| ~~##Group Hug##~~ |
 Glad the worst is over though Chez. Now at least you can look forwards and make plans. Wishing you all the very best of luck. xxx |
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chez
Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35931
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 08 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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I was going to drop them over tomorrow, Mochyn - when are you leaving? |
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mochyn
Joined: 21 Dec 2004
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Location: mid-Wales
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 08 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Chez wrote: |
| I was going to drop them over tomorrow, Mochyn - when are you leaving? |
Saturday!
Very early. |
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chez
Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35931
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 08 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Mary-Jane wrote: |
| Glad the worst is over though Chez. Now at least you can look forwards and make plans. Wishing you all the very best of luck. xxx |
My plans involve procuring a couple of sheep on hire or transfer over the winter to keep the orchard down and then maybe, in the spring, some cade lambs. Arvo has been told to talk to a chap in the pub down the road .
And the new baby and everything, of course . |
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chez
Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35931
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 08 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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Good-oh. Will get Arvo to put them in car for me and then, probably, drop them off after I collect Leo at lunchtime.
I also have a box of cooking/crafty type ones that I will send with you for people to rifle through. |
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VM
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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Location: Lincolnshire
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 08 6:55 pm Post subject: |
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I feel sure that I know Mrs Must Have Drinks - or perhaps her cousin - but I find that a nice bottle of bordeaux or similar always raises people in my estimation, or at least my affection (particularly after drinking a glass or two).
Glad one thing out of the way and good luck with the move. And the not-contractions. |
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katie
Joined: 13 Dec 2004
Posts: 708
Location: midlands
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 08 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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Wow! Quite a day! Glad it's all getting sorted. Now on with the house move and the baby and the cade lambs..... |
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Penny Outskirts
Joined: 18 Sep 2005
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 08 7:00 pm Post subject: |
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Group hug from me too Chez,
 sorry bit pissed 
Here's to babies and the future!
xx |
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jema
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: escaped from Swindon
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 08 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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Probably utterly tactless of me, but the ins and out of this would make a hell of a useful downsizer article! |
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