Insolvency Practitioners in Folkestone
17 insolvency practices have a licensed practitioner within 50 miles of Folkestone, between them 22 licensed practitioners. The ten nearest, with their distance and their regulator.
- 17practices within 50 miles
- 22licensed practitioners between them
- 12mito the nearest
- 2,730active companies in Folkestone and Hythe
Also covers Dover.
Insolvency firms nearest Folkestone
Ordered by distance from Folkestone, 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.
- 0112 mi
Yerrill Murphy
New Romney, Folkestone and Hythe
- 0216 mi
Augusta Kent Limited
Sandwich, Dover
- 0319 mi
Kent Insolvency Ltd
Herne Bay, Canterbury
- 0431 mi
Crowe U.K. LLP
Maidstone
- 0531 mi
Capital Books (UK) Limited
Kent, Maidstone
- 0631 mi
Maxwell Davies Limited
Maidstone
- 0735 mi
Kreston Reeves LLP
Chatham, Medway
- 0835 mi
360 Insolvency Limited
Chatham, Medway
- 0935 mi
Firestones Corporate Recovery & Insolvency
Rochester, Medway
- 1037 mi
DCA BR Ltd
Essex, Southend-on-Sea
7 further practices have a licensed practitioner within 50 miles of Folkestone 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 Folkestone.
Begbies Traynor
100 licensed practitioners · 36 offices · nearest 34 mi
Quantuma
37 licensed practitioners · 12 offices · nearest 45 mi
Opus Restructuring
33 licensed practitioners · 16 offices · nearest 31 mi
Checking a Folkestone 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 Folkestone
How many insolvency practitioners are there near Folkestone?
22 licensed insolvency practitioners work at the 17 practices with an office within 50 miles of Folkestone, and 0 of those practices are within five miles. A further 3 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 Folkestone 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 Folkestone 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 Folkestone?
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 Folkestone 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.