It's not too uncommon for non-preferential creditors to get about 10% of what they are owed but it's often nothing at all.
Unpaid employee wages and redundancy pay have to be met in full from selling the assets. I believe HMRC get all their money too (if there's enough). After that come the rest of us.
Indeed, it is often the case that the wages and redundancy pay aren't even paid from sale of assets. When there's not enough for this, the state steps in and pays it (it is capped).
So if you think it's worth doing the paperwork for a small possibility of getting 10% in a couple of years time then go for it. Otherwise don't bother.
Of course the receiver gets their fee too.
You say that the receivers were called in quite a while ago. If you were working for the company while it was in receivership (effectively working for the receivers), you may still be able to get all you are owed because it's the receivers who owe you rather than the company. This sort of thing can happen. I worked (as a PAYE employee) for a company in receivership for two years once. All supplies delivered were paid for by the receiver at the time of delivery. So maybe you ought to have insisted on payment on the day (from the receiver) when you cleaned.
