Case Studies/Repair/ARCSUS IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Creditors' voluntary liquidation

ARCSUS IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Arcsus IT Solutions Limited, a repair business based in Heanor, entered a creditors voluntary liquidation process on 24 February 2026. This followed the appointment of joint liquidators, including James Oliver Everist of CFS Restructuring, on 13 February 2026 under the Insolvency Act 1986. The company had operated since its incorporation on 15 October 2010 before initiating this formal winding up process.

Key facts
Company no.07408808
SectorRepair
Incorporated15 Oct 2010
Reg. officeHeanor DE75
Appointed24 Feb 2026
Office holderJames Oliver Everist, CFS Restructuring
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
15 Oct 2010
Incorporated
Registered as 07408808. Repair.
28 Mar 2011
First accounts filed
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
5 Feb 2012
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
9 Nov 2021
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Hsbc UK Bank PLC.
27 Jun 2024
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Ecapital Commercial Finance Limited.
9 Dec 2025
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
24 Feb 2026
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
24 Feb 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5062241 in The Gazette.
2 Mar 2026
Statement of affairs
Sworn statement of assets and liabilities.
17 Mar 2026
Disclaimer notice
Liquidator's notice disclaiming onerous property.

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 5062263
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Financial positionAs at 2026-02-13
Deficiency to creditors£542,637
Estimated assets£1,000
Total liabilities£642,637
Secured creditors£156,000
Unsecured creditors£386,637
Filing trajectoryLate filing
Incorporated15 Oct 2010
Last accounts9 Dec 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeFull
Director stabilityBoard churn
Appointments7 since 2010
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors2
Avg tenure3.3 yrs
Charges & secured creditorsFloating charge
Charges2 registered
InstrumentA registered charge
HolderEcapital Commercial Finance Limited
Registered27 Jun 2024
Statusoutstanding
Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerJames Oliver Everist
FirmCFS Restructuring
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 22710
Appointed13 Feb 2026
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Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerAndrew John Cordon
FirmCFS Restructuring
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 9687
Appointed13 Feb 2026
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Lessons behind the liquidation

01
Secured Lending Timing

The company registered 2 outstanding charges with Ecapital Commercial Finance Limited on 27 June 2024. This active borrowing demonstrates how secured financing structures can remain in place as a business approaches its liquidation date.

02
Reporting Compliance Limits

The business maintained its compliance requirements by filing full accounts on 9 December 2025. Standard filing compliance can occur close to the onset of insolvency, meaning up-to-date registry filings do not necessarily guarantee financial health.

03
Leadership Stability Pre-Insolvency

With 7 appointments since 2010 and an average tenure of 3.3 years, the company experienced 0 resignations in its final 12 months, leaving 2 active directors. This shows that consistent board membership in the period leading up to insolvency is not a barrier to liquidation.

Pattern context

This case illustrates an insolvency pattern where long-established companies seek secured funding structures to manage operational costs but eventually transition to a voluntary liquidation process managed by joint office holders.

Indicative basis · modelled across LIQUI's corpus, indicative, not predictive
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