Case Studies/Construction/BAILEY AND JONES LIMITED
Compulsory liquidation

BAILEY AND JONES LIMITED

Bailey and Jones Limited, a London construction company incorporated on 13 May 2014, entered compulsory liquidation under the Insolvency Act 1986, section 122. The court appointed Milsted Langdon, with Richard Warwick as liquidator, on 16 Jun 2026, following the Gazette notice 5150398.

Key facts
Company no.09038434
SectorConstruction
Incorporated13 May 2014
Reg. officeLondon SW11
Appointed12 Jun 2026
Office holderRachel Hotham, Milsted Langdon
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
13 May 2014
Incorporated
Registered as 09038434. Construction.
5 Feb 2016
First accounts filed
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3 Sep 2025
Latest accounts filed
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12 Jun 2026
Wound up by the court
Compulsory liquidation.
12 Jun 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5150398 in The Gazette.

What the data was telling us

Readings from The Gazette and Companies House, in the firm's final two years.

Insolvency statusCompulsory
StatusCompulsory liquidation
Gazette refNotice 5150398
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byThe court
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.122
Filing trajectoryLate filing
Incorporated13 May 2014
Last accounts3 Sep 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeAccounts
Director stabilityBoard churn
Appointments2 since 2014
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors2
Avg tenure6.8 yrs
Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerRachel Hotham
FirmMilsted Langdon
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 12510
Appointed16 Jun 2026
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Lessons behind the liquidation

01
Court-ordered insolvency is a formal end point

The company was placed into compulsory liquidation, which means the process was initiated by the court rather than by a voluntary winding-up route. That distinction matters because it shows the insolvency had progressed to a point where court action was required under the public record.

02
Longevity is no substitute for resilience

Bailey and Jones Limited was incorporated on 13 May 2014, so it had been trading for a number of years before the insolvency notice. A longer company history can indicate experience, but the record shows that established age alone does not shield a business from an insolvency process.

03
Routine filing and stable control can still end in liquidation

The last accounts were filed on 3 Sep 2025 and the confirmation statement was filed, while director turnover was low, with 2 active directors and 0 resignations in the final 12 months. The pattern suggests a business with ongoing administrative continuity, yet still one that ultimately moved into compulsory liquidation.

Pattern context

This resembles a court-led insolvency pattern seen in established private companies where filing continuity and steady board composition sit alongside a late-stage liquidation outcome.

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