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BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT NO.1 LIMITED

Incorporated on 27 February 2006 and based in Hertford, Business Environment No.1 Limited operated within the business support sector. The company has entered insolvency proceedings as detailed in a recent Gazette notice.

Key facts
Company no.05723408
SectorBusiness support
Incorporated27 Feb 2006
Reg. officeHertford SG14
AppointedUnknown
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
27 Feb 2006
Incorporated
Registered as 05723408. Business support.
27 Feb 2006
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
15 Sep 2006
Charge registered
Debenture granted to Nationwide Building Society in Its Capacity as Agent, Arranger, Lender and Security Trustee.
15 Sep 2006
Charge registered
Share charge granted to Nationwide Building Society in Its Capacity as Agent, Arranger, Lender and Security Trustee.
15 Sep 2006
Charge registered
Deed of security assignment granted to Nationwide Building Society in Its Capacity as Agent, Arranger, Lender and Security Trustee.
13 Jul 2007
Charge registered
Share charge granted to Nationwide Building Society, for All the Finance Parties.
13 Jul 2007
Charge registered
Debenture granted to Nationwide Building Society, for All the Finance Parties.
10 Dec 2007
Charge registered
An omnibus guarantee and set-off agreement granted to Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC.
21 Jan 2008
Charge registered
Share charge granted to Nationwide Building Society for All the Finance Parties.
13 Mar 2008
Charge registered
An omnibus guarantee and set-off agreement granted to Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC.
6 Oct 2008
Charge registered
Omnibus guarantee and set-off agreement granted to Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC.
17 Dec 2013
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Nationwide Building Society as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties.
17 Mar 2014
First accounts filed
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9 Feb 2017
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Hsbc Bank PLC (As Security Trustee).
12 Jan 2021
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Hsbc UK Bank PLC.
23 Jun 2022
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Hsbc UK Bank PLC as Security Trustee.
23 Jun 2022
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Hsbc UK Bank PLC.
25 Sep 2023
Latest accounts filed
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8 Nov 2023
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Simon Michael Rusk.
8 Nov 2023
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Apex Group Hold Co (UK) Limited (Company Number 05918184) as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties.
29 Jan 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 statusInsolvency
StatusInsolvent
Gazette refGazette notice
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byPer the public notice
UnderInsolvency Act 1986
Filing trajectoryLate filing
Incorporated27 Feb 2006
Last accounts25 Sep 2023
Account typeAccounts
Director stabilityBoard churn
Appointments12 since 2006
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors3
Avg tenure13.0 yrs
Charges & secured creditorsFloating charge
Charges16 registered
InstrumentA registered charge
HolderApex Group Hold Co (UK) Limited (Company Number 05918184) as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties
Registered8 Nov 2023
Statusoutstanding

Lessons behind the liquidation

01
Secured Debt Complexity

The company record shows 16 registered charges, with the most recent being registered on 8 November 2023 in favour of Apex Group Hold Co (UK) Limited. A high volume of security instruments can create intricate creditor layers that become difficult to navigate during periods of financial strain.

02
Director Continuity

With 12 appointments made since 2006 and an average tenure of 13 years, the company maintained a consistent leadership team. Even with stable board composition and no director resignations in the final 12 months, external financial pressures may necessitate formal insolvency procedures.

03
Reporting Compliance

The company maintained a consistent record of filings, with the last set of accounts submitted on 25 September 2023. Timely filing provides transparency, but it does not serve as a buffer against the underlying insolvency risks indicated by the formal appointment of an officeholder.

Pattern context

The insolvency demonstrates a pattern where long standing corporate entities with diversified security arrangements face pressure when servicing extensive debt obligations.

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

Every charge, every filing, every appointment, in one dossier.

Director histories across related entities, the full debenture instrument, creditor estimates, and the practitioner's record on comparable cases for BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT NO.1 LIMITED.