A directors voluntary
arrangement is more commonly referred to as a Company Voluntary Arrangement
or CVA.
A Directors Voluntary
Arrangement, or Company Voluntary Arrangement, is a recognised legal
procedure, under the terms of the Insolvency Act 1986, which allows
directors to remain in control of the business and enables them to have
binding agreements with any creditors that business may have. The arrangement
details how liabilities and debts will be dealt with under the various
provisions of the Act.
It allows a financially
troubled business to reach an accord with its creditors about payment
of all or part of its debts over an agreed period.A Directors Voluntary
Arrangement can be proposed by the directors of the business, the administrators,
or the liquidator. If the meeting of creditors and shareholders approves
such an agreement , the nominee or other Insolvency Practitioner becomes
the supervisor of the Directors Voluntary Arrangement.
Once the Directors
Voluntary Arrangement has been carried out, the company can continue
trading during this time and afterwards. It can be set up when a company
is in liquidation or in an administration, as well as at any other time.
But it may also be considered a much better alternative to liquidation.
There are a number
of advantages of a Directors Voluntary Arrangement. A few of them are
as follows:
- It is a private
matter and will not appear in the press, so avoiding negative publicity.
- It allows the
directors of the company time to restructure the business without
creditors instantly taking legal action.
- As the company
is still trading it provides a continuing income for directors and
staff alike.
- It avoids the
need for the Licensed Insolvency Practitioner to report on the conduct
of the directors to the submit a report to the Directors Disqualification
Unit of the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform.

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