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Creditors' voluntary liquidation

4 LIVING FURNITURE LIMITED

4 LIVING FURNITURE LIMITED is tracked from The Gazette and Companies House public record. Creditors' voluntary liquidation proceedings were first recorded on 16 July 2026.

Key facts
Company no.05299505
SectorRetail
Incorporated29 Nov 2004
Reg. officeBrighton BN1
Appointed16 Jul 2026
Office holderJohn Walters, BTG Begbies Traynor
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
29 Nov 2004
Incorporated
Registered as 05299505. Retail.
14 Mar 2005
Charge registered
Debenture granted to Hsbc Bank PLC.
10 Jan 2006
First accounts filed
legacy
1 Dec 2012
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
30 Sep 2025
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
16 Jul 2026
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
16 Jul 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5174220 in The Gazette.

What the data was telling us

Readings from The Gazette and Companies House, in the firm's final two years.

Insolvency statusCVL
StatusCreditors' voluntary liquidation
Gazette refNotice 5174263
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Ownership & controlPSC register
Beneficial ownerMr Roger Van Der Matten
ControlOwnership of shares 25 to 50%
Owner typeIndividual
Controllers1 on record
Filing trajectoryLate filing
Incorporated29 Nov 2004
Last accounts30 Sep 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeMicro-entity
Director stabilityBoard churn
Appointments2 since 2004
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors1
Avg tenure14.9 yrs
Director track recordTrack record
Other appointments1 other companies
DisqualificationsNone found
Charges & secured creditorsFloating charge
Charges1 registered
InstrumentDebenture
HolderHsbc Bank PLC
Registered14 Mar 2005
Statusoutstanding
Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerJohn Walters
FirmBTG Begbies Traynor
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 9315
Appointed9 Jul 2026
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Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerJonathan James Beard
FirmBTG Begbies Traynor
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 9552
Appointed9 Jul 2026
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