Case Studies/Construction/ARDOR PROJECTS LTD
Creditors' voluntary liquidation

ARDOR PROJECTS LTD

Ardor Projects Ltd, a Bournemouth construction company incorporated on 13 Feb 2023, entered creditors' voluntary liquidation under the Insolvency Act 1986, s.100 and s.109. The Gazette notice records that the process was appointed by members and creditors, and the company later showed an overdue confirmation statement alongside its last accounts filed on 24 Mar 2025.

Key facts
Company no.14657479
SectorConstruction
Incorporated13 Feb 2023
Reg. officeBournemouth BH11
Appointed2 Jun 2026
Office holderAndrew Rumsey, Even Keel
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
13 Feb 2023
Incorporated
Registered as 14657479. Construction.
26 Jun 2024
First accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
24 Mar 2025
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
1 Jun 2026
Statement of affairs
Sworn statement of assets and liabilities.
2 Jun 2026
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
2 Jun 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5145493 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 5145493
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Financial positionAs at 2026-05-07
Deficiency to creditors£72,725
Estimated assets£9,042
Total liabilities£81,767
Secured creditors£0
Unsecured creditors£61,763
Filing trajectoryLate filing
Incorporated13 Feb 2023
Last accounts24 Mar 2025
Confirmation stmtOverdue
Account typeMicro-entity
Director stabilityBoard churn
Appointments2 since 2023
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors2
Avg tenure3.3 yrs
Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerAndrew Rumsey
FirmEven Keel
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 30250
Appointed20 May 2026
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Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerDuncan Lyle
FirmEven Keel
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 12890
Appointed20 May 2026
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Lessons behind the liquidation

01
Keep filings current

The company’s confirmation statement was overdue, which is a basic public-register warning sign. Even where there is no wider misconduct, late statutory filings can make it harder to read a company’s position clearly as pressure builds.

02
Liquidation followed a balance-sheet shortfall

The statement of affairs dated 2026-05-07 showed assets of £9,042 against liabilities of £81,767. Unsecured creditors were listed at £61,763, with a deficiency of £72,725, which shows how quickly a small construction company can move from trading to insolvency once obligations outstrip resources.

03
A stable board does not prevent failure

The record shows 2 active directors, 2 appointments since 2023, 0 resignations in the final 12 months, and no disqualifications on record. That kind of stability can support continuity, but it does not by itself prevent a company from reaching creditors' voluntary liquidation when the financial position weakens.

Pattern context

This failure fits a familiar small-company insolvency pattern, where a relatively young construction business moves into creditors' voluntary liquidation after filing gaps and an unsecured creditor burden become visible in the public record.

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