● Creditors' voluntary liquidation
CHRIS ALLEN (GARAGES) LIMITED
CHRIS ALLEN (GARAGES) LIMITED is tracked from The Gazette and Companies House public record. Creditors' voluntary liquidation proceedings were first recorded on 10 October 2025.
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
27 Nov 1989
Incorporated
Registered as 02446947. Motor trade.
3 Jul 1992
Charge registered
Debenture granted to The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC.
26 May 1993
Charge registered
Legal charge granted to The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC.
4 May 1994
Charge registered
Charge on vehicle stocks granted to Ford Credit Europe PLC.
4 May 1994
Charge registered
Debenture granted to Ford Credit Europe PLC.
24 Jun 1994
Charge registered
Legal mortgage granted to National Westminster Bank PLC.
28 Jun 1994
Charge registered
Mortgage debenture granted to National Westminster Bank PLC.
24 Jul 1997
Charge registered
Charge on vehicle stocks granted to Ford Credit Europe PLC.
29 Apr 1998
First accounts filed
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31 Aug 2010
Charge registered
Debenture granted to Santander Consumer (UK) PLC.
1 Dec 2022
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
27 Mar 2025
Latest accounts filed
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8 Oct 2025
Disclaimer notice
Liquidator's notice disclaiming onerous property.
8 Oct 2025
Disclaimer notice
Liquidator's notice disclaiming onerous property.
10 Oct 2025
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
10 Oct 2025
Gazette notice published
Notice 4977389 in The Gazette.
13 Oct 2025
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 status● CVL
StatusCreditors' voluntary liquidation
Gazette refNotice 4977418
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Ownership & control● PSC register
Beneficial ownerChris Allen (Holdings) Limited
ControlOwnership of shares 75 to 100%
Owner typeCorporate / legal entity
Controllers1 on record
Filing trajectory● Late filing
Incorporated27 Nov 1989
Last accounts27 Mar 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeAccounts
Director stability● Board churn
Appointments6 since 2005
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors4
Avg tenure11.8 yrs
Director track record● Repeat insolvency
Other appointments15 other companies
Prior insolvencies8 dissolved or insolvent
DisqualificationsNone found
Charges & secured creditors● Floating charge
Charges8 registered
InstrumentDebenture
HolderSantander Consumer (UK) PLC
Registered31 Aug 2010
Statusoutstanding
Practitioner appointed● Practitioner
PractitionerDavid Robert Acland
FirmFRP Advisory Trading
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 8894
AppointedUnknown
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