Fees
Transparent. No setup fees, no per-seat charges.
What we charge your client
Fixed-fee CVLs starting from £1,450 + VAT, payable in instalments. MVL fees set on a per-case basis depending on asset and distribution complexity.
Identical pricing to a direct Insolvency Direct engagement — the introduction route via Insolnet is fee-neutral to your client.
What your firm is paid
A fee for the case work your firm carries out: onboarding and KYC, the questionnaire, the Statement of Affairs and, where needed, post-appointment liaison. Fees are set from our partner rate card and agreed with Joe Whiley case by case before the work starts.
Nothing is paid for the introduction itself. Your firm's fees are disclosed to creditors in the normal way.
Partner rate card
Where a client proceeds to a CVL or MVL, your firm may be engaged to carry out any of the tasks below. Each is paid for as work done, at a fixed task fee or on a time basis, agreed with our IP case by case and disclosed to creditors (or members, in an MVL) as part of the normal fee approval and reporting process.
| Task | Basis | How it is approved and paid |
|---|---|---|
| Onboarding and KYC | Fixed task fee | Engaged by the company pre-appointment. In a CVL, paid as a Statement of Affairs expense under rule 6.7 and disclosed to creditors; in an MVL, paid by the company. |
| Case questionnaire and document gathering | Fixed task fee | As above. |
| Statement of Affairs preparation | Fixed task fee, scaled to case size | As above. |
| Post-appointment liaison and information requests | Time-costed or fixed per task | Subcontracted under written agreement, included in the SIP 9 fees estimate and reported to creditors. |
| Introduction of the case | Nothing is paid | The Insolvency Code of Ethics prohibits any payment or benefit for the introduction of an appointment, and none is made. |
| Investigation, conduct reporting and statutory decisions | Not available to partners | Reserved to the IP and the Insolvency Direct team. |
The rate card with current figures is issued with the partner terms and confirmed on each case before any work starts. Your firm invoices for the work, applies VAT in the normal way and accounts for it as professional income.
CVL fee scale
The CVL fee is fixed against the company's total indebtedness — no hourly billing, no surprises. This is the same sliding scale your client sees on the Insolvency Direct online quote.
| Company's total debts | Fixed CVL fee |
|---|---|
| Under £5,000 | £1,450 + VAT |
| £5,000 – £10,000 | £1,750 + VAT |
| £10,000 – £20,000 | £1,950 + VAT |
| £20,000 – £50,000 | £2,450 + VAT |
| £50,000 – £100,000 | £2,750 + VAT |
| £100,000 and above | £2,950 + VAT |
| Scottish CVLs (flat fee) | £3,450 + VAT |
Every fee includes the Licensed Insolvency Practitioner's costs, the statutory London Gazette adverts, and the insurance bond required by law. Cases with realisable assets, unusual creditor volumes or investigations may be quoted individually.
No platform fees
You don't pay to use Insolnet. There are no setup fees, no monthly subscriptions, no per-user charges, and no conditions attached. The platform is funded by the CVL and MVL fees Insolvency Direct earns on the cases it is appointed to.
What's included
- ✓ Full case management under our IP licence
- ✓ Bank Analysis — pre-appointment antecedent review
- ✓ KYC verification of all directors and beneficial owners
- ✓ Statutory documents, Gazette notices, Companies House filings
- ✓ Creditors Hub — online claims, voting, and document distribution
- ✓ DocMail postal circulars where required
- ✓ Real-time visibility on your accountant dashboard
- ✓ Email and phone support throughout
Talk to us about your firm
A short call to walk through the rate card and answer any questions.
Book a callFrequently asked questions on fees
What your firm is paid for its work, what your client pays, and what is and isn't included.
No. Insolnet is free for accountant firms to use. There are no platform fees, no setup fees, no per-seat charges, no minimum referral volume, and no per-case usage fee. The platform is funded by the CVL and MVL fees Insolvency Direct earns on cases that proceed to liquidation.
You can run a Bank Analysis on a watch-list client and conclude that liquidation is not the right path; no fee arises and the case simply closes on your dashboard.
CVL fees start from £1,450 plus VAT for a straightforward small-company liquidation. The fee includes the Licensed Insolvency Practitioner's costs, the statutory London Gazette adverts, and the insurance bond required by law.
The fee is fixed on a published sliding scale set against the company's total debts: £1,450 under £5,000 of debt, £1,750 to £10,000, £1,950 to £20,000, £2,450 to £50,000, £2,750 to £100,000, and £2,950 above £100,000 (all plus VAT). Scottish CVLs are a flat £3,450 plus VAT. See the CVL fee scale on this page for the full table. Cases with realisable assets or unusual complexity may be quoted individually.
The pricing is identical to a direct engagement with Insolvency Direct — the introduction route via Insolnet is fee-neutral to your client. There is no Insolnet "mark-up".
Where the company has no realisable assets, the fee is paid as a deposit before the liquidation begins. Where assets exist, the liquidator's fee is paid from those funds, subject to creditor approval.
MVL fees start from £1,995 plus VAT for a straightforward solvent liquidation, including the statutory adverts and bond. Larger estates with multiple shareholders, properties or trading subsidiaries are quoted individually.
The MVL fee is paid from the company's funds before the final distribution to shareholders. For most MVLs this is a transparent line item agreed up front with the directors and shareholders.
Where your firm takes on the onboarding, KYC, questionnaire and Statement of Affairs work that Insolvency Direct would otherwise do, it is paid for that work at a fixed task fee from our partner rate card. Post-appointment liaison, where needed, is time-costed or fixed per task under a written agreement. The fee compensates the time you spend on the practical preparation of the case file — it is a professional services fee for the work done, not a referral commission, and nothing is paid for the introduction itself.
The exact level depends on the size and complexity of the case and is agreed with Joe Whiley case by case before any work starts. In a CVL the pre-appointment work is paid as a Statement of Affairs expense under rule 6.7 of the Insolvency Rules and disclosed to creditors; post-appointment work is included in the SIP 9 fees estimate and reported to creditors. In an MVL the company pays and the members see the figure.
If you prefer a lighter-touch role and would rather we engage your client directly to gather the information, no partner fee arises — and the same CVL or MVL fee applies to the client either way.
The partner fee is a fee for professional services your firm has performed on the case. Your firm invoices for the work, applies VAT in the normal way, and accounts for the fee as professional income. It is not a referral commission and there is no obligation on the introducing accountant to share it with the client.
Payment terms and the precise scope of work covered are agreed with our IP before the work starts and disclosed to creditors as part of the normal fee approval and reporting process.
Yes — the headline CVL and MVL fees include the statutory London Gazette adverts and the insurance bond required by law. They do not include third-party costs that vary case by case (postage on creditor circulars beyond standard volumes, valuer's fees on physical asset realisations, agent's fees on debtor recoveries, legal fees on disputed claims).
Where a case requires those, they are agreed with the case manager up front and accounted for through the liquidation cashbook, subject to creditor approval where the Insolvency Rules require it.
The fee discussion happens after Phase 1 (the Bank Analysis) has reached its conclusion and you and Joe Whiley have jointly decided liquidation is the right outcome for the client. At that point Joe will speak to you and the client about the CVL or MVL fee in writing and confirm the engagement.
Until that point, no Insolvency Direct fee arises and your client remains your client throughout. The Bank Analysis itself is delivered to you as part of the platform; it is not a separate chargeable service.
Yes. Where the company has no realisable assets, the headline CVL fee is payable as a deposit before liquidation commences. Most directors find an instalment arrangement is workable — typically two or three monthly payments — and Insolvency Direct will discuss the structure that fits the case.
Where the company has realisable assets, the liquidator's fee is normally paid from those funds rather than by the director personally, subject to creditor approval at the decision procedure.