Insolvency Practitioners in Portsmouth
20 insolvency practices have a licensed practitioner within 50 miles of Portsmouth, between them 32 licensed practitioners. The ten nearest, with their distance and their regulator.
- 20practices within 50 miles
- 32licensed practitioners between them
- 7mito the nearest
- 4,955active companies in Portsmouth
Also covers Gosport, Waterlooville, Havant, Fareham, Ryde, Emsworth and 3 more.
Insolvency firms nearest Portsmouth
Ordered by distance from Portsmouth, 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.
- 017 mi
- 029 mi
FTS Recovery Limited
Whiteley, Winchester
- 0312 mi
Turnaround Asia
Bishops Waltham, Winchester
- 0415 mi
TruSolv Limited
Southampton
- 0516 mi
James Cowper Kreston
Southampton
- 0616 mi
S&W
Southampton
- 0732 mi
Insolvency And Recovery Limited
Worthing
- 0837 mi
Even Keel Solutions Limited
Dorset, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- 0938 mi
WSM Marks Bloom LLP
Guildford
- 1040 mi
Mark Riley & CO
Sandhurst, Bracknell Forest
10 further practices have a licensed practitioner within 50 miles of Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth.
Begbies Traynor
100 licensed practitioners · 36 offices · nearest 15 mi
FRP Advisory
80 licensed practitioners · 21 offices · nearest 16 mi
Leonard Curtis
39 licensed practitioners · 16 offices · nearest 8 mi
Quantuma
37 licensed practitioners · 12 offices · nearest 15 mi
Checking a Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth
How many insolvency practitioners are there near Portsmouth?
32 licensed insolvency practitioners work at the 20 practices with an office within 50 miles of Portsmouth, and 0 of those practices are within five miles. A further 8 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 Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth?
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 Portsmouth 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.