● Creditors' voluntary liquidation
ACTIVE FREIGHT WORLDWIDE LTD
ACTIVE FREIGHT WORLDWIDE LTD is tracked from The Gazette and Companies House public record. Creditors' voluntary liquidation proceedings were first recorded on 26 November 2025.
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
20 Jan 2014
Incorporated
Registered as 08851955. Logistics.
16 Oct 2015
First accounts filed
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16 Sep 2016
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Barclays Bank PLC.
1 Feb 2024
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
31 Oct 2024
Latest accounts filed
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25 Nov 2025
Statement of affairs
Sworn statement of assets and liabilities.
26 Nov 2025
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
26 Nov 2025
Gazette notice published
Notice 5004178 in The Gazette.
2 Dec 2025
Disclaimer notice
Liquidator's notice disclaiming onerous property.
30 Apr 2026
Removal of liquidator by court
Filed at Companies House.
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 5004244
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Ownership & control● PSC register
Beneficial ownerMr John William Wheeler
ControlOwnership of shares 75 to 100%
Owner typeIndividual
Controllers1 on record
Filing trajectory● Late filing
Incorporated20 Jan 2014
Last accounts31 Oct 2024
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeFull
Director stability● Board churn
Appointments2 since 2014
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors1
Avg tenure6.3 yrs
Director track record● Repeat insolvency
Other appointments4 other companies
Prior insolvencies3 dissolved or insolvent
DisqualificationsNone found
Charges & secured creditors● Floating charge
Charges1 registered
InstrumentA registered charge
HolderBarclays Bank PLC
Registered16 Sep 2016
Statusoutstanding
Practitioner appointed● Practitioner
PractitionerMichael Robert Fortune
FirmLeonard Curtis
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 8818
Appointed21 Nov 2025
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