Insolvency Practitioners in Reading
126 insolvency practices have a licensed practitioner within 50 miles of Reading, between them 243 licensed practitioners. The ten nearest, with their distance and their regulator.
- 126practices within 50 miles
- 243licensed practitioners between them
- 0mito the nearest
- 5,295active companies in Reading
Also covers Wokingham, Lower Earley.
Insolvency firms nearest Reading
Ordered by distance from Reading, 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.
- 010 mi
KRE Corporate Recovery LLP
Reading
- 020 mi
Pitmans Solicitors
Reading
- 0311 mi
Mark Riley & CO
Sandhurst, Bracknell Forest
- 0416 mi
BK Plus Limited
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
- 0516 mi
Harveys Insolvency & Turnaround Limited
Newbury, West Berkshire
- 0617 mi
- 0718 mi
Antony Batty & Company LLP
Oxford, South Oxfordshire
- 0818 mi
S C Morris
Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
- 0919 mi
Singla & Co
Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire
- 1022 mi
LA Business Recovery
Uxbridge, Hillingdon
116 further practices have a licensed practitioner within 50 miles of Reading 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 Reading.
Begbies Traynor
100 licensed practitioners · 36 offices · nearest 36 mi
FRP Advisory
80 licensed practitioners · 21 offices · nearest 34 mi
Grant Thornton UK
50 licensed practitioners · 13 offices · nearest 38 mi
Interpath
40 licensed practitioners · 10 offices · nearest 38 mi
Checking a Reading 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 Reading
How many insolvency practitioners are there near Reading?
243 licensed insolvency practitioners work at the 126 practices with an office within 50 miles of Reading, and 2 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 Reading 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 Reading 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 Reading?
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 Reading 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.