Winding-up orders were made against Crown Agents Limited and Greenshields Cowie & Co. Limited on 1 August 2024.
The court appointed the Official Receiver, Gareth Jonathan Allen, as liquidator of:
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Crown Agents Limited (company number: 03259922)
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Greenshields Cowie & Co. Limited (company number: 00337651)
On 5 August 2024, Benjamin Wiles and Robert Goodhew of Kroll Advisory Ltd, The Shard, 32 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9SG replaced the Official Receiver as liquidator of Crown Agents Ltd. The joint liquidators will wind-down Crown Agents Limited in accordance with their statutory duties.
The Official Receiver will wind-down Greenshields Cowie & Co Limited in accordance with his statutory duties. The Official Receiver will also inquire into the cause of the companies' failure and conduct of the current and former directors of both companies.
Information for employees
You can apply to the Insolvency Service for redundancy and other payments if:
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you worked for Crown Agents Limited or Greenshields Cowie & Co. Limited
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you live in England, Scotland or Wales.
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If you are a UK National and worked overseas.
A "UK National" is defined as "A British citizen with the exception of the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man".
Eligibility for statutory redundancy and other payments from the Redundancy Payments Service is as follows:
| Scenario | Eligibility |
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| Foreign nationals working abroad for UK company | No entitlement to payments from the UK Redundancy Payments Service. |
| UK Nationals working abroad for UK company | Any time spent working abroad will not count towards reckonable service for the calculation of statutory redundancy pay unless the claimant can show that they made National Insurance contributions to the UK treasury while working abroad. Only the time spent working in the UK will count towards a statutory redundancy payment calculation. Unpaid wages, holiday pay, and notice pay will be paid as normal |
| UK Nationals living and working in the UK | Statutory entitlements to redundancy and related payments are payable by the UK Redundancy Payments Service. |
| Foreign nationals living and working in the UK | Payable by the UK Redundancy Payments Service as normal due to having made National Insurance contributions. |
| Contractors | Not "employees" for the purposes of payment and therefore cannot claim from the Redundancy Payments Service. |
You cannot apply to the Insolvency Service if you live in Northern Ireland.
