Case Studies/Wholesale/BRAND CREATIONS GROUP LIMITED
Creditors' voluntary liquidation

BRAND CREATIONS GROUP LIMITED

Gosforth-based wholesale distributor Brand Creations Group Limited, which was incorporated on 14 December 2020, has entered creditors' voluntary liquidation. The transition to liquidation was formalised on 24 February 2026 under the Insolvency Act 1986. Allan David Kelly of FRP Advisory Trading and a joint office holder have been appointed as liquidators by members and creditors.

Key facts
Company no.13080866
SectorWholesale
Incorporated14 Dec 2020
Reg. officeGosforth NE3
Appointed24 Feb 2026
Office holderAllan David Kelly, FRP Advisory Trading
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
14 Dec 2020
Incorporated
Registered as 13080866. Wholesale.
14 Sep 2022
First accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
27 Oct 2025
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
18 Dec 2025
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
24 Feb 2026
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
24 Feb 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5062204 in The Gazette.
25 Feb 2026
Statement of affairs
Sworn statement of assets and liabilities.

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 5062291
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Financial positionAs at 2026-02-12
Deficiency to creditors£1,234,667
Estimated assets£37,765
Secured creditors£0
Unsecured creditors£1,194,882
Filing trajectoryLate filing
Incorporated14 Dec 2020
Last accounts27 Oct 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeFull
Director stabilityBoard churn
Appointments5 since 2020
Resignations2 in final 12 mths
Active directors3
Avg tenure3.9 yrs
Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerAllan David Kelly
FirmFRP Advisory Trading
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 9156
AppointedUnknown
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Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerShaun Hudson
FirmFRP Advisory Trading
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 31192
AppointedUnknown
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Lessons behind the liquidation

01
Boardroom Churn as a Warning Indicator

While Brand Creations Group Limited maintained an average director tenure of 3.9 years across five appointments since 2020, the board experienced two resignations in its final 12 months. This late-stage boardroom instability often reflects internal alignment challenges or growing operational pressure as financial stress mounts. Tracking sudden departures among the active directors can provide external stakeholders with an early signal of corporate distress.

02
The Limitation of Up-to-Date Filings

The company remained compliant with its statutory filings, submitting full accounts on 27 October 2025. This demonstrates that up-to-date accounting records do not guarantee ongoing financial viability. Creditors must look beyond historical filing compliance to assess real-time liquidity and trading pressures.

03
Collaborative Appointment of Practitioners

The transition to a creditors' voluntary liquidation was marked by joint appointments made by both members and creditors, as documented in Gazette Notice 5062291. Securing two joint office holders from FRP Advisory Trading, including Allan David Kelly, highlights the importance of coordinated professional oversight during a wind-down. This collaborative path ensures that asset distribution and investigation are handled systematically under s.100 and s.109 of the Insolvency Act 1986.

Pattern context

This case illustrates the classic pattern of a mid-term venture where a stable multi-year foundation abruptly yields to boardroom departures and sudden voluntary liquidation despite recent statutory compliance.

Indicative basis · modelled across LIQUI's corpus, indicative, not predictive
The full forensic report

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Director histories across related entities, the full debenture instrument, creditor estimates, and the practitioner's record on comparable cases for BRAND CREATIONS GROUP LIMITED.