Okay kiddo, imagine you have a toy box full of toys. But sometimes, maybe you have too many toys or something happens and you can't take care of them all. That's kind of like what happens with companies or businesses when they have money problems or legal troubles.
So, imagine they have a toy box full of things like money, stocks, and property. But because they can't take care of it all, someone needs to come in and sort things out. That's where a provisional liquidator comes in.
A provisional liquidator is kind of like a grown-up who knows how to take care of all the toys (or assets) in the company's toy box. They come in to make sure everything is sorted out properly and fairly.
The provisional liquidator's main job is to figure out how to sell the company's assets so that the company can pay its debts to people it owes money to. The provisional liquidator has to make sure that everything is done legally and by the rules, so no one gets treated unfairly.
So, let's say the company has a building they own, but they can't use it anymore. The provisional liquidator might sell the building and use that money to help pay off the company's debts. But they have to make sure that the building gets sold for the right amount of money, and that everyone who has a claim to the money gets paid a fair share.
So, basically, a provisional liquidator is like a grown-up who knows how to take care of a company's money and property when the company can't do it themselves. They sell things to help pay off debts, but they do it all fairly and make sure everyone gets treated right.