I was a treasurer of the organisation until 2005. The charity wound up in 2007. There were two signatories on the contract myself and the then manager in 2003. The debt remaining in 2007 was about £400, they are now seeking £1200 after getting in contact in March 2009. The company is Go Debt Ltd. The solicitor has put in his invoice costs at £125 per hour. How can I claim costs back. What should I expect tomorrow, a court room or an office with a few people in it? Thanks Sali

Hi people I have a statutory notice set aside hearing tomorrow. This morning I have had a letter from the debt company appointed solicitors listing an invoice of costs that I will be liable for if I lose. It is well over £1000. I am now starting to get nervous, the debt was around £500 and I haven't admitted to it. It was for a charity which I left in 2005 and which was wound up in 2007. They didn't clear the debt and a telephone system that I had signed on behalf of the organisation in 2003 had some payment left on it which they never paid. I am disputing the debt as it is the organisation's debt and not mine. I am starting to get very nervous not knowing what to expect tomorrow. Any help or advice welcome. Thanks in advance. Regards Sali

Hi People I applied to have a statutory notice set aside and have got a hearing in September. I just wanted to know what to expect when attending and what should I say at the hearing. Thanks in advance. Regards Sali

Hi guys thanks for all your help and advice so far. I have got a court date in September. The DCA rang me and 'advised' me to get a solicitor or try and settle before the date. Obviously I am going to the hearing, I was just wondering what I should expect? Regards Sali

Hi guys thanks for your help in the past. I had applied to set aside a stat notice and have a date in September to attend court. Since then the debt agency has been in contact and have said that I should go and get a solicitor to represent me or offer to settle before the date. The debt isn't mine, that is the reason I am fighting it. What happens next when I attend on the date given? I have no experience of this that is why I am asking for some helpful hints or tips. Thanks. Regards Sali

Thanks for your support so far people. I have just spoke to the debt company and he has sent me the agreement that was made out and the subsequent letter that was sent out requesting payment. The agreement is addressed to the organisation but with me signing as treasurer and another signing as the manager (employee) of the organisation. The letter asks for 400 and the debt company want 1400. This is from several years ago. I have been threatened with added costs from the debt company if I go ahead and apply to have it set aside. I have read all the literature about setting it aside and don't know if I should go for the interest too high or that I am not responsible for this debt or can I put both in? Also can I hand in letters as proof? Thanks

Hi people, I have just found this great site and was wondering if you could help me with some advice. The situation is that I was treasurer of a community organisation and resigned in 2004. The community organisation wound up in 2006. I have recently had a debt management agency send me a request for payment of 5K which jumped to 10k the next month. This was for a printer which was on hire purchase by the organisation from 2005. Hopefully I have solved that by proving that I had resigned in 2004. But in my time as a treasurer I signed an agreement to purchase a telephone system for the organisation. I have been hounded by several debt collection agencies from last year about this and they have have held off. I have just got home from being away and I have been sent a statutory demand dated 1st July 2009. From other letters received around that time one dated 29th June says that I have until 5 days to settle the debt or reasons etc from the debt collection agency. Now I am unable to fathom how I, a volunteer treasurer of a community organisation who signed an agreement on behalf of the organisation, can be held personally lliable for that debt. When there are other people who came after me,were responsible to the organisation and to its finances. Any advice on what I should do? or how to set aside this demand? Thankyou in advance Sal