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Compulsory liquidation

ABEL SYSTEMS LIMITED

ABEL SYSTEMS LIMITED is tracked from The Gazette and Companies House public record. Compulsory liquidation proceedings were first recorded on 5 June 2026.

Key facts
Company no.01912556
SectorEngineering
Incorporated10 May 1985
Reg. officeChesterfield S42
Appointed5 Jun 2026
Office holderDavid Robert Acland, FRP Advisory Trading
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
10 May 1985
Incorporated
Registered as 01912556. Engineering.
1 Dec 1992
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
3 Jun 1994
First accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
8 May 2015
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Barclays Bank PLC.
26 Sep 2019
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Barclays Bank PLC.
30 Sep 2025
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
5 Jun 2026
Wound up by the court
Compulsory liquidation.
5 Jun 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5147498 in The Gazette.

What the data was telling us

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

Insolvency statusCompulsory
StatusCompulsory liquidation
Gazette refNotice 5147498
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byThe court
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.122
Filing trajectoryLate filing
Incorporated10 May 1985
Last accounts30 Sep 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeFull
Director stabilityBoard churn
Appointments9 since 1992
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors1
Avg tenure9.1 yrs
Charges & secured creditorsFloating charge
Charges2 registered
InstrumentA registered charge
HolderBarclays Bank PLC
Registered26 Sep 2019
Statusoutstanding
Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerDavid Robert Acland
FirmFRP Advisory Trading
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 8894
AppointedUnknown
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Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerJoseph Allen
FirmFRP Advisory Trading
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 32516
AppointedUnknown
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