Insolvency Practitioners in Braintree
125 insolvency practices have a licensed practitioner within 50 miles of Braintree, between them 265 licensed practitioners. The ten nearest, with their distance and their regulator.
- 125practices within 50 miles
- 265licensed practitioners between them
- 16mito the nearest
- 5,080active companies in Braintree
Also covers Witham.
Insolvency firms nearest Braintree
Ordered by distance from Braintree, then by how many licensed practitioners work at that office. Every firm here employs at least one practitioner listed on the Insolvency Service's register of insolvency practitioners, which is what this site checks before a firm can appear at all.
- 0116 mi
McTear Williams & Wood Limited
Colchester
- 0218 mi
Certus IP Solutions Ltd
Billericay, Basildon
- 0320 mi
Birchwood Bond
Rayleigh, Rochford
- 0421 mi
Kennway Francis Limited
Brentwood
- 0525 mi
DCA BR Ltd
Essex, Southend-on-Sea
- 0625 mi
DKF Insolvency Limited
Southend on Sea, Southend-on-Sea
- 0725 mi
S T Bennett & Co
Waltham Abbey, Epping Forest
- 0826 mi
Carter Clark
Ilford, Redbridge
- 0926 mi
ThorntonRones Limited
Essex, Epping Forest
- 1027 mi
Stephen M Rout & Company
Bury St. Edmunds, West Suffolk
115 further practices have a licensed practitioner within 50 miles of Braintree but sit further out than the ten above. The register lists every one at gov.uk.
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Firms working across the UK
These practices hold offices in six or more council areas, so they are near almost every town in the country and distance says little about them. They are ranked on licensed capacity instead, and kept separate so they cannot crowd out the firms that are actually local to Braintree.
Begbies Traynor
100 licensed practitioners · 36 offices · nearest 15 mi
FRP Advisory
80 licensed practitioners · 21 offices · nearest 22 mi
Grant Thornton UK
50 licensed practitioners · 13 offices · nearest 37 mi
Interpath
40 licensed practitioners · 10 offices · nearest 38 mi
Checking a Braintree firm before you appoint
Only an individual can hold an insolvency licence, so no firm on this page is licensed in its own right. What each one has is at least one named practitioner whose licence was confirmed on the Insolvency Service's register of insolvency practitioners when it was read on 20 September 2026. Ask which individual would take the appointment, then look that person up yourself. Inclusion in the register is voluntary, so a practitioner missing from it may still hold a licence: ask which recognised professional body authorises them and check with that body. Our national ranking explains the criteria and what a written quote should cover.
Questions about insolvency practitioners in Braintree
How many insolvency practitioners are there near Braintree?
265 licensed insolvency practitioners work at the 125 practices with an office within 50 miles of Braintree, and 0 of those practices are within five miles. A further 13 practices on this page work across the UK from offices in six or more council areas. Counted from the Insolvency Service's register of insolvency practitioners as it stood on 20 September 2026.
Does an insolvency practitioner have to be local to liquidate a Braintree company?
No. The appointment is personal to the practitioner, not to a place, and most of a liquidation is done by post, email and video call. Distance matters for whether you can meet in person, for how easily assets and trading premises can be inspected, and for how well the firm knows local agents and valuers. That is why every distance on this page is shown rather than hidden behind a "serves your area" claim.
How do I check a Braintree firm is really licensed?
Ask for the name of the individual who would take the appointment, not the firm, then look that person up on the Insolvency Service's register of insolvency practitioners at gov.uk. Only an individual can hold an insolvency licence, so a firm is never licensed in its own right. Inclusion in the register is voluntary, so a practitioner may hold a licence without appearing there; if they are missing, ask which recognised professional body authorises them and check with that body directly.
What does it cost to liquidate a company in Braintree?
There is no fixed scale. A creditors' voluntary liquidation of a small company is usually quoted as a fixed fee and is often paid out of what the company's remaining assets realise rather than by the director personally. Ask each firm for a written quote that states what is included, what is charged separately as a disbursement, and what happens if the assets do not cover the fee.
Practising in Braintree and missing from this page?
This page is built from the Insolvency Service's register of insolvency practitioners. If a practitioner at your firm holds a current licence and you are not here, tell us and we will check.