The Public Interest Unit is one of the Official Receiver's offices, it is the main office that deals with Provisional Liquidations.

An Official Receiver from the Public Interest Unit is usually appointed Provisional Liquidator following an investigation by the Companies Investigation Branch (CIB). CIB investigate complaints made by members of the public about the way a company is trading. You can find out more about CIB at http://www.insolvency.gov.uk/cib/index.htm 

If a company subject to a Provisional Liquidation order is later wound-up by the court, then the Public Interest Unit will deal with the case.

The Public Interest Unit also deals with:

• Winding-Up Orders that do not involve a previous provisional liquidation

• Some celebrity and high profile bankruptcy cases.

What is a Provisional Liquidator?

Does the Company know a Provisional Liquidation Order will be made against them?

Duties of the Official Receiver as Provisional Liquidator

What happens after the Provisional Order has been made?

What happens if the petition to put the Company in Liquidation has been dismissed?

Winding-up Orders

What should I do if I am owed Money by a company that has been Wound-up or one that has gone into Provisional Liquidation?