438Power to bring civil proceedings on company's behalf
(1)If, from any report made under section 437 or from information or documents obtained under section 447 or 448 below, it appears to the Secretary of State that any civil proceedings ought in the public interest to be brought by any body corporate, he may himself bring such proceedings in the name and on behalf of the body corporate.
(2)The Secretary of State shall indemnify the body corporate against any costs or expenses incurred by it in or in connection with proceedings brought under this section.