● Creditors' voluntary liquidation
CRITERION PACKAGING LIMITED
CRITERION PACKAGING LIMITED is tracked from The Gazette and Companies House public record. Creditors' voluntary liquidation proceedings were first recorded on 15 January 2026.
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
11 Oct 1993
Incorporated
Registered as 02861038. Manufacturing.
11 Oct 1993
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
20 Jan 1994
Floating charge registered
Fixed and floating charge granted to Midland Bank PLC.
28 Mar 1995
First accounts filed
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24 Dec 1996
Charge registered
Legal mortgage granted to Midland Bank PLC.
2 Sep 2025
Latest accounts filed
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7 Sep 2025
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to 4SYTE LTD.
15 Jan 2026
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
15 Jan 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5036511 in The Gazette.
21 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 status● CVL
StatusCreditors' voluntary liquidation
Gazette refNotice 5038945
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Filing trajectory● Late filing
Incorporated11 Oct 1993
Last accounts2 Sep 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeFull
Director stability● Board churn
Appointments7 since 1993
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors3
Avg tenure21.2 yrs
Charges & secured creditors● Floating charge
Charges3 registered
InstrumentA registered charge
Holder4SYTE LTD
Registered7 Sep 2025
Statusoutstanding
Practitioner appointed● Practitioner
PractitionerChristopher Brown
FirmHartshaw
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 8973
Appointed14 Jan 2026
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