Official Receiver

British  

noun

1. an officer appointed by the Department of Trade and Industry to receive the income and manage the estate of a bankrupt pending the appointment of a trustee in bankruptcy See also receiver

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Official Receiver

The company will now be placed in the hands of the Official Receiver and special managers from consultancy firm Teneo, which has been appointed to run it on behalf of the liquidator.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2025

According to Daniel Curthoys, in court for the Official Receiver, Shaun Cooper had also failed to turn up for any of the numerous interviews arranged by investigators.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2025

This is because, from a legal standpoint, they are considered separate to the UK parent company and are not under the jurisdiction of the UK's Official Receiver.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2019

The charity has said that the remaining names are in a database held by the Official Receiver, and that councils only sought a small number of names.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2015

It ended at last; and this strange victim of the de Barral failure, whose name would never be known to the Official Receiver, came down to breakfast, impenetrable in her everyday perfection. 

From Chance A Tale in Two Parts by Conrad, Joseph