AQUAMARINE (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED
Aquamarine (Yorkshire) Limited, a London based construction company incorporated on 28 August 2014, entered creditors' voluntary liquidation in April 2026. Joint liquidators from CMB Partners UK, including Lane Bednash, were appointed by members and creditors on 21 April 2026. The transition to liquidation, with the first failure recorded on 23 April 2026, concluded a corporate history dating back to 2014.
What the data was telling us
Readings from The Gazette and Companies House, in the firm's final two years.
Lessons behind the liquidation
With an average director tenure of 11.7 years and only one appointment since incorporation in 2014, the company maintained exceptional leadership stability. However, this prolonged continuity did not prevent the need for a voluntary winding up when trading conditions deteriorated.
The company filed micro entity accounts, with the last set dated 20 August 2025. While compliant, this minimal reporting standard provides limited visibility for creditors and suppliers monitoring exposure in a volatile construction sector.
The appointment of joint liquidators on 21 April 2026 under the Insolvency Act 1986 represents a structured response to insolvency. Seeking voluntary liquidation through members and creditors allows for a controlled realisation of assets.
This case resembles a common insolvency pattern where mature micro entities with stable, long term management eventually face insurmountable sector pressures that necessitate a transition into voluntary liquidation.
Every charge, every filing, every appointment, in one dossier.
Director histories across related entities, the full debenture instrument, creditor estimates, and the practitioner's record on comparable cases for AQUAMARINE (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED.
