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Creditors' voluntary liquidation

ACE OFFICE ENVIRONMENTS LIMITED

ACE OFFICE ENVIRONMENTS LIMITED is tracked from The Gazette and Companies House public record. Creditors' voluntary liquidation proceedings were first recorded on 15 July 2026.

Key facts
Company no.00781883
SectorWholesale
Incorporated22 Nov 1963
Reg. officeBournemouth BH8
Appointed15 Jul 2026
Office holderJames Prior, FRP Advisory Trading
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
22 Nov 1963
Incorporated
Registered as 00781883. Wholesale.
17 Oct 1975
Charge registered
Mortgage granted to Midland Bank PLC.
18 Jun 1992
First accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
4 Jan 1993
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
3 Feb 1995
Floating charge registered
Fixed and floating charge granted to Midland Bank PLC.
1 May 1996
Charge registered
Legal mortgage granted to Midland Bank PLC.
29 Mar 2001
Charge registered
Legal mortgage granted to Hsbc Bank PLC.
4 Jan 2006
Charge registered
Debenture granted to Barclays Bank PLC.
4 Apr 2011
Charge registered
Legal charge granted to Barclays Bank PLC.
21 Aug 2025
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
15 Jul 2026
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
15 Jul 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5173345 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 5173384
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Ownership & controlPSC register
Beneficial ownerMrs Angela Carole Carter
ControlOwnership of shares 25 to 50%
Owner typeIndividual
Controllers1 on record
Filing trajectoryLate filing
Incorporated22 Nov 1963
Last accounts21 Aug 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeFull
Director stabilityBoard churn
Appointments6 since 1996
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors4
Avg tenure22.4 yrs
Director track recordRepeat insolvency
Other appointments10 other companies
Prior insolvencies4 dissolved or insolvent
DisqualificationsNone found
Charges & secured creditorsFloating charge
Charges6 registered
InstrumentLegal charge
HolderBarclays Bank PLC
Registered4 Apr 2011
Statusoutstanding
Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerJames Prior
FirmFRP Advisory Trading
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 29250
Appointed7 Jul 2026
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Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerAlexander Kinninmonth
FirmFRP Advisory Trading
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 9019
Appointed7 Jul 2026
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