What is an Administration Order?
In cases of small bankruptcies, the court makes an administration order. If you owe less than £5000, the order may specify that you pay back your debt in instalments and under certain conditions.
How do I satisfy or amend Judgments/Decrees & Administration Orders?
England & Wales
Once you've repaid all the money you've been asked to pay, you can change your credit report. To do this, send your proof of payment to the court listed in your credit report and include the court fee of £15.
The court will then send you a certificate of satisfaction. The Registry Trust automatically receives the changes and then lets us know. We'll update your credit report within a month of you paying.
If you repaid your debt within one month of the judgment, the Registry Trust will take it off their register and your credit report. If you pay it back after a month has passed, we'll mark it as 'satisfied'.
Please bear in mind that your certificate of satisfaction only confirms that you've paid the amount of your administration order, not that you've satisfied any county court judgment attached to it. You'll need a separate certificate, which you can apply for after you've paid the judgment debt.
To find contact information for the court that holds your record, visit http://www.courtservice.gov.uk
Scotland
When you pay off a money decree you received from the small claims or summary causes sheriff court, you'll need to send proof of payment to the Registry Trust.
Their address is:
Registry Trust
153 -157 Cleveland Street
London
W1T 6QW
You'll need to include a search fee of £4.50 and give them the address where the decree is held if it's different from your home address. Your proof of purchase will need to be a letter or receipt from the person or company you owe the money to (or their agent/solicitor) confirming:
- the sheriff court concerned
- the amount of the decree and case number
- the date of the decree
- the date you paid in full
The Registry Trust will then let us know and we'll update your credit report. If you paid the debt within one month of the decree, it will be removed completely from both the Scottish Register held by the Registry Trust and from your credit report. If you pay it after a month, we'll mark it on your credit report as 'satisfied'. The Registry Trust will also let us know if your decree is recalled, and we'll then take it off your report.
To find contact information for the court that holds your record, go to http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk
Isle of Man
When you've paid your judgment in full, the General Registry needs to let us know so that we can take the debt off your report. Their address is:
Isle of Man Courts of Justice
Deemsters Walk
Bucks Road
Douglas
Isle of Man
IM1 3AR
The lender you owed the money to can let them know you've paid, or you can write to them with a certificate from your local coroner's office.
If you paid the debt within one month, although the General Registry will record the judgment as satisfied, we'll take it off your credit report. If you paid the debt after a month, we'll mark it as 'satisfied'. The General Registry will also let us know if your decree is recalled, and we'll then take it off your report.
To find contact information for the court that holds your record, go to http://www.gov.im
Jersey
When you've paid a judgment recorded at either the Royal Courts of Justice or the Petty Debts Court, we can update your credit report once you've sent proof of payment to the Registry Trust.
Their address is:
Registry Trust
153 -157 Cleveland Street
London
W1T 6QW
You'll need to include a search fee of £4.50 and give them the address where the decree is held if it's different from your home address. Your proof of purchase will need to be a letter or receipt from the person or company you owe the money to (or their agent/solicitor) confirming:
- the amount of the judgment
- the date of the judgment
- the date you paid in full
The Registry Trust will then let us know and we'll update your credit report. If you paid the debt within one month of the decree, it will be removed completely from both the Jersey Register held by Registry Trust and from your credit report. If you pay it after a month, we'll mark it on your credit report as 'satisfied'. The Registry Trust will also let us know if your decree is recalled, and we'll then take it off your report.
Northern Ireland
These judgments are for unenforced small claims and default judgments you receive from the individual county courts in Northern Ireland.
When you've paid a judgment in full, we can update your credit report once you've sent proof of payment to the Registry Trust.
Their address is:
Registry Trust
153 -157 Cleveland Street
London
W1T 6QW
You'll need to include a search fee of £4.50 and give them the address where the decree is held if it's different from your home address. Your proof of purchase will need to be a letter or receipt from the person or company you owe the money to (or their agent/solicitor) confirming:
- the amount of the judgment
- the date of the judgment
- date you paid in full
The Registry Trust will then let us know and we'll update your credit report. If you paid the debt within one month of the decree, it will be removed completely from both the register held by Registry Trust and from your credit report. If you pay it after a month, we'll mark it on your credit report as 'satisfied'. The Registry Trust will also let us know if the court overturns your judgment, and we'll then take it off your report.
To find contact information for the court that holds your record, go to http://www.courtsni.gov.uk/en-GB/AboutUs/CourtLocations/