Ex-employer hasn't paid wages following unpaid tribunal

[COCACOLACITY]

Hi

My ex-employer owes me over £11k following upheld employment tribunals for unpaid wages. However since the decision, they have not paid up and will not respond to any attempts at contact.
Its clear the business is dead (the phone lines dont work, the emails bounce back and Companies House show they aren't fulfilling their obligations) but rather than wind it up, for some reason the director is doing nothing. I'm fairly sure he has no employees now but is refusing to take action because I imagine there are a lot of debts

I have sent numerous messages and emails, hired recovery agents who got nowhere because the director didnt respond to them and did quite a terrible job ti be honest, sent a statutory demand which was ignored.

Do I have any other options other than applying to wind the business up which I just can't afford?

Thank you in advance, its a quite complex situation and I am happy to give more details if needed

[atticus]

This suggests that you have obtained judgement against an entity that may not have the ability to pay.

[ULA]

If the company is in financial difficulty then trying to pursue for payment may not be successful.

Howeber you can contact a penalty officer who will issue a warning notice to let them know that they may have to pay a financial penalty to the government. This is in addition to the award you are owed. If the warning notice is ignored and payment is still not made the penalty officer may issue the respondent with a financial penalty.

The service of the penalty officer is free of charge and is intended to encourage the employer to pay the award you are owed. With your consent, your employer could also be publicly named on GOV.UK for not paying your award within a reasonable time.

You can notify the penalty officer by completing a penalty enforcement form

https://www.gov.uk/government/public...ty-enforcement

If the award remains unpaid, you can still apply to the court to force them to pay.

In England and Wales the enforcement route is through the county court, however you can use the Employment Tribunal Fast Track scheme to assist you. This scheme allows you to have a high court enforcement officer (HCEO) assigned to your case as soon as the respondent has failed to make the payment as directed by the Tribunal. Once appointed the HCEO will commence enforcement proceedings within the county court on your behal