Identifying and Rescuing Archives and Records at Risk

The below guidance document, and accompanying presentation, provide an overview of the process of rescuing business records made vulnerable due to financial distress, covering the stages of research and monitoring up to the acquisition of records from an insolvent company. Among other information, it includes a flowchart outlining key steps in the process, guidance on corporate insolvency terminology, and information about contacting insolvency practitioners.

The guidance is primarily intended for use for by archivists and archive services in Wales but may be useful to anybody with an interest in rescuing records from insolvent companies.