● Creditors' voluntary liquidation
A. ELDER REED & CO. LIMITED
A. ELDER REED & CO. LIMITED is tracked from The Gazette and Companies House public record. Creditors' voluntary liquidation proceedings were first recorded on 4 November 2025.
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
31 Dec 1927
Incorporated
Registered as 00226982. Wholesale.
12 Apr 1976
Charge registered
Legal mortgage granted to National Westminster Bank PLC.
21 Nov 1991
Charge registered
Mortgage debenture granted to National Westminster Bank PLC.
23 Dec 1992
Charge registered
Legal mortgage granted to National Westminster Bank PLC.
30 Jul 1993
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
25 Feb 1994
Charge registered
Counterpart rent deposit deed granted to Kestrel Properties Limited.
25 Aug 1994
Charge registered
Charge over credit balances granted to National Westminster Bank PLC.
18 Sep 1998
First accounts filed
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16 Oct 1998
Charge registered
Rent security deposit deed granted to Ian Frederick Ledger.
14 Feb 2002
Charge registered
Debenture granted to James Reed.
14 Feb 2002
Charge registered
Debenture granted to Nigel Brimacombe.
13 Jul 2010
Charge registered
Rent deposit deed granted to Speeds Group Holdings Limited.
30 Sep 2024
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
27 Oct 2025
Statement of affairs
Sworn statement of assets and liabilities.
4 Nov 2025
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
4 Nov 2025
Gazette notice published
Notice 4991752 in The Gazette.
11 Nov 2025
Disclaimer notice
Liquidator's notice disclaiming onerous property.
11 Nov 2025
Disclaimer notice
Liquidator's notice disclaiming onerous property.
20 Nov 2025
Disclaimer notice
Liquidator's notice disclaiming onerous property.
20 Nov 2025
Disclaimer notice
Liquidator's notice disclaiming onerous property.
What the data was telling us
Readings from The Gazette and Companies House, in the firm's final two years.
Insolvency status● CVL
StatusCreditors' voluntary liquidation
Gazette refNotice 4991753
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Ownership & control● PSC register
Beneficial ownerMr James Lennox Reed
ControlOwnership of shares 25 to 50%
Owner typeIndividual
Controllers2 on record
Filing trajectory● Late filing
Incorporated31 Dec 1927
Last accounts30 Sep 2024
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeAccounts
Director stability● Board churn
Appointments9 since 1993
Resignations1 in final 12 mths
Active directors1
Avg tenure17.4 yrs
Director track record● Repeat insolvency
Other appointments3 other companies
Prior insolvencies2 dissolved or insolvent
DisqualificationsNone found
Charges & secured creditors● Floating charge
Charges9 registered
InstrumentRent deposit deed
HolderSpeeds Group Holdings Limited
Registered13 Jul 2010
Statusoutstanding
Practitioner appointed● Practitioner
PractitionerAndrew Tate
FirmKreston Reeves
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 8960
Appointed21 Oct 2025
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