hi there
www.companieshouse.co.uk is the webby if you are dealing with a limited company. if you are dealing with sole trader or partnership there is different webby.
at work i saw one(no names ) of these and what has happened is that people have purchased phone/cashback and had 1/2 payments of the cashback. they then have problems contacting the cashback provider. in the meantime there contract for airtime with a mobile phone operator continues. when person gets no joy from cashback they go to mobile phone operator who says "its not my problem guv, go to cashback provider"
the debate then starts as to
1. what has happened to cashback back provider.(in the case i delt with it had gone bankrupt and the liquidator had sold part of the business onto someone who was running the website for new enquiries only.
2. was this a scam?
3. has the mobile phone provider any responsibility for the actions of its agents?
etc.
in these situations i would allways suggest contacting trading standards who would have a national database of these problems and would be able to advisre you on your options.
ps. if company has gone bankrupt you can still take them to court but even if you win your case you only become a creditor of the company. bearing in mind that the company has gone bankrupt because it had no money chances of recovering your money are small.
robbo.