● Creditors' voluntary liquidation
A.R. WATSON BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED
A.R. WATSON BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED is tracked from The Gazette and Companies House public record. Creditors' voluntary liquidation proceedings were first recorded on 6 October 2025.
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
8 Mar 1996
Incorporated
Registered as 03169734. Construction.
8 Mar 1996
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
13 Apr 1996
First accounts filed
legacy
14 May 2018
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Hsbc Bank PLC.
4 Aug 2025
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
1 Oct 2025
Statement of affairs
Sworn statement of assets and liabilities.
6 Oct 2025
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
6 Oct 2025
Gazette notice published
Notice 4973585 in The Gazette.
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 4973585
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Ownership & control● PSC register
Beneficial ownerMr Steven Aubrey Pearce
ControlOwnership of shares 25 to 50%
Owner typeIndividual
Controllers2 on record
Filing trajectory● Late filing
Incorporated8 Mar 1996
Last accounts4 Aug 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeFull
Director stability● Board churn
Appointments3 since 1996
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors1
Avg tenure9.9 yrs
Director track record● Track record
Other appointments2 other companies
DisqualificationsNone found
Charges & secured creditors● Floating charge
Charges1 registered
InstrumentA registered charge
HolderHsbc Bank PLC
Registered14 May 2018
Statusoutstanding
Practitioner appointed● Practitioner
PractitionerRichard Rones
FirmThorntonRones
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 8807
AppointedUnknown
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