Insolvency Practitioners in Chester
68 insolvency practices have a licensed practitioner within 50 miles of Chester, between them 112 licensed practitioners. The ten nearest, with their distance and their regulator.
- 68practices within 50 miles
- 112licensed practitioners between them
- 14mito the nearest
- 10,095active companies in Cheshire West and Chester
Also covers Ellesmere Port Town, Deeside, Hawarden.
Insolvency firms nearest Chester
Ordered by distance from Chester, 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.
- 0114 mi
DOW Scholfield Watts Business Recovery
Warrington, Halton
- 0215 mi
SPK Financial Solutions Limited
Prescot, Knowsley
- 0316 mi
Parkin S Booth Ltd
Liverpool
- 0421 mi
Mackenzie Goldberg Johnson Limited
Crewe, Cheshire East
- 0526 mi
Milner Boardman & Partners
Altrincham, Trafford
- 0626 mi
Radford Advisory Limited
Altrincham, Trafford
- 0726 mi
Barrington Shepherd Ltd
Altrincham, Trafford
- 0826 mi
Lines Henry
Altrincham, Trafford
- 0926 mi
Milner Boardman Insolvency LLP
Altrincham, Trafford
- 1026 mi
Netchwood Finance Limited
Altrincham, Trafford
58 further practices have a licensed practitioner within 50 miles of Chester 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 Chester.
Begbies Traynor
100 licensed practitioners · 36 offices · nearest 29 mi
FRP Advisory
80 licensed practitioners · 21 offices · nearest 33 mi
Grant Thornton UK
50 licensed practitioners · 13 offices · nearest 33 mi
Interpath
40 licensed practitioners · 10 offices · nearest 33 mi
Checking a Chester 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 Chester
How many insolvency practitioners are there near Chester?
112 licensed insolvency practitioners work at the 68 practices with an office within 50 miles of Chester, 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 Chester 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 Chester 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 Chester?
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 Chester 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.