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Compulsory liquidation

CLARITY CONTRACTOR SERVICES UK LTD

Wolverhampton-based business support provider Clarity Contractor Services UK Ltd was incorporated on 28 January 2022. The company entered compulsory liquidation on 23 April 2026 by order of the court under section 122 of the Insolvency Act 1986. This winding up order followed a period of frequent leadership adjustments.

Key facts
Company no.13879181
SectorBusiness support
Incorporated28 Jan 2022
Reg. officeWolverhampton WV10
Appointed23 Apr 2026
Office holderThe Official Receiver
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
28 Jan 2022
Incorporated
Registered as 13879181. Business support.
26 Sep 2022
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
25 Oct 2023
First accounts filed
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29 Oct 2025
Latest accounts filed
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23 Apr 2026
Wound up by the court
Compulsory liquidation.
23 Apr 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5117042 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 5117042
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byThe court
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.122
Filing trajectoryLate filing
Incorporated28 Jan 2022
Last accounts29 Oct 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeFull
Director stabilityBoard churn
Appointments5 since 2022
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors1
Avg tenure0.9 yrs
Practitioner appointedOfficial Receiver
PractitionerThe Official Receiver
RoleLiquidator
Appointed23 Apr 2026

Lessons behind the liquidation

01
Board Churn and Strategic Continuity

The company recorded 5 director appointments since 2022, resulting in an average tenure of 0.9 years. Such frequent transitions can undermine strategic continuity and dilute administrative accountability, even though the company had 1 active director and zero resignations in its final 12 months.

02
The Limits of Reporting Compliance

Clarity Contractor Services UK Ltd filed full accounts as recently as 29 October 2025. This timely compliance demonstrates that active filing records do not necessarily reflect the true level of financial or operational stability.

03
The Finality of Court Mandated Orders

The transition to compulsory liquidation on 23 April 2026 highlights the risks associated with court intervention under the Insolvency Act 1986. When a company is wound up by the court, it typically reflects a resolution process driven by external stakeholders rather than an orderly, director-led winding up.

Pattern context

This case resembles a broader pattern where frequent changes in corporate officers precede a sudden court-mandated winding up, despite the company keeping its filing history outwardly up to date.

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 CLARITY CONTRACTOR SERVICES UK LTD.