Case Studies/Retail/BLUSHES LIMITED
Creditors' voluntary liquidation

BLUSHES LIMITED

Blushes Limited, a South Yorkshire retailer incorporated on 5 Mar 1993, entered creditors’ voluntary liquidation under the Insolvency Act 1986, s.100 and s.109. The Gazette notice, Notice 5151365, records that the process was agreed by members and creditors, with Abbey Taylor Jones appointed liquidator on 9 Jun 2026.

Key facts
Company no.02796232
SectorRetail
Incorporated5 Mar 1993
Reg. officeSouth Yorkshire S2
Appointed12 Jun 2026
Office holderIan Michael Rose, Abbey Taylor Jones
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
5 Mar 1993
Incorporated
Registered as 02796232. Retail.
15 Mar 1993
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
9 Nov 1993
First accounts filed
legacy
3 Dec 1993
Charge registered
Mortgage debenture granted to National Westminster Bank PLC.
24 Sep 2025
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
12 Jun 2026
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
12 Jun 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5151365 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 5151365
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Filing trajectoryLate filing
Incorporated5 Mar 1993
Last accounts24 Sep 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeMicro-entity
Director stabilityBoard churn
Appointments3 since 1993
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors1
Avg tenure12.8 yrs
Charges & secured creditorsFloating charge
Charges1 registered
InstrumentMortgage debenture
HolderNational Westminster Bank PLC
Registered3 Dec 1993
Statusoutstanding
Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerIan Michael Rose
FirmAbbey Taylor Jones
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 9144
Appointed9 Jun 2026
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Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerPaul Mallatratt
FirmAbbey Taylor Jones
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 20630
Appointed9 Jun 2026
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Lessons behind the liquidation

01
Long trading history is no shield

This company had been incorporated since 5 Mar 1993, yet still moved into creditors’ voluntary liquidation. The public record underlines that a long corporate life can coexist with later insolvency, even where the filing trail remains in order.

02
A clean filing trail does not prevent distress

The last accounts were filed on 24 Sep 2025 and the confirmation statement was filed. That suggests the statutory record was being maintained right up to the point of liquidation, but compliance alone does not stop an insolvency process once creditors and members decide it is needed.

03
Stable control can still end in liquidation

The director record shows an average tenure of 12.8 yrs, 3 appointments since 1993, and 0 resignations in the final 12 mths, with 1 active director. That points to continuity in governance, but the appointment of a liquidator shows the formal process still became necessary.

Pattern context

This resembles a long-established, owner-managed retail insolvency pattern, where a comparatively stable corporate record still ends in a member and creditor led liquidation.

Indicative basis · modelled across LIQUI's corpus, indicative, not predictive
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Director histories across related entities, the full debenture instrument, creditor estimates, and the practitioner's record on comparable cases for BLUSHES LIMITED.