Guidance

Contact information

Updated 7 May 2025

1. Contacting us about assets

Enquiry Email address
Payment protection insurance RTLU.NorthEast@insolvency.gov.uk
Pensions Pension.Team@insolvency.gov.uk
Property Property.Ipswich@insolvency.gov.uk

1.1 Income Payments Agreements and Orders (IPA or IPO)

If you pay Advantis, the official receiver’s collection agent, you can contact them by either:

If you pay the official receiver directly, you can contact them by:

2. Contacting an official receiver about other matters

You can contact the official receiver about other matters if you:

You can find details of the official receiver handling a case on:

  • the letter from us, if you have received one

  • the Individual Insolvency Register if it’s an individual bankruptcy

  • if it’s a company liquidation

When you contact us, provide the reference number for the bankruptcy or liquidation. This will start BKT or LQD.

If you have not yet spoken to someone at the Insolvency Service, it is important that you contact us as soon as possible if you:

  • have been made bankrupt
  • are a director of a company in liquidation

2.1 Applications for provisional liquidation

Contact the Public Interest Unit to notify the official receiver about an application for provisional liquidation.

3. Official receiver offices and teams

You should only visit one of our offices if you have a scheduled appointment. If you need an appointment, email or telephone the relevant office.

4. Contact details for official receiver offices and teams

You can write to or email us at :

Birmingham Official Receiver West Midlands Regional Centre

Y Hill
P O Box 16654
Birmingham
B2 2BJ

Brighton and Chatham Official Receiver Brighton and Chatham local offices

K Jackson
P O Box 16660
Birmingham
B2 2HE

Bristol Official Receiver South-West Regional Centre

Scott Carter
P O Box 16661
Birmingham
B2 2HY

Cardiff Official Receiver Wales Regional Centre

S Baxter
P O Box 16655
Birmingham
B2 2EP

Central Case Team

T Keller
Central Case Team
PO Box 18416
Birmingham
B2 2UB

Croydon Official Receiver South-East Regional Centre

L Cook
P O Box 16657
Birmingham
B2 2ER

Ipswich Official Receiver Eastern Regional Centre

M Commins
P O Box 16653
Birmingham
B2 2NG

Leeds Official Receiver Yorkshire and Humber Regional Centre

L Burgess
P O Box 16647
Birmingham
B2 2NQ

London Official Receiver London Regional Centre

V Prime
P O Box 16662
Birmingham
B2 2JA

Newcastle Official Receiver North-East Regional Centre

L Oliver
P O Box 16646
Birmingham
B2 2PW

Manchester Official Receiver North-West Regional Centre

C Megram
P O Box 16649
Birmingham
B2 2PB

Nottingham Official Receiver East Midlands Regional Centre

R Dury
P O Box 16651
Birmingham
B2 2HQ

Southampton Official Receiver South-East Regional Centre

L Cook
P O Box 16667
Birmingham
B2 2ER

Public Interest Unit

D Postles
P O Box 16658
Birmingham
B2 2HA

Bristol Official Receiver South-West Regional Centre

Scott Carter
P O Box 16661
Birmingham
B2 2HY

4.1 Telephone enquiries

Call our helpline if you need to speak with us.

Telephone: 0300 678 0016

The helpline is open Monday to Thursday, 9am to 5pm and Friday, 9am to 3pm.