● Creditors' voluntary liquidation
DARKE STEEL LIMITED
DARKE STEEL LIMITED is tracked from The Gazette and Companies House public record. Creditors' voluntary liquidation proceedings were first recorded on 8 June 2026.
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
12 Nov 1964
Incorporated
Registered as 00827073. Engineering.
2 Sep 1988
First accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
10 Oct 1994
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
26 Apr 1995
Charge registered
Single debenture granted to Lloyds Bank PLC.
28 Mar 2025
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
8 Jun 2026
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
8 Jun 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5147553 in The Gazette.
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 5147553
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Filing trajectory● Late filing
Incorporated12 Nov 1964
Last accounts28 Mar 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeFull
Director stability● Board churn
Appointments2
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors1
Charges & secured creditors● Floating charge
Charges1 registered
InstrumentSingle debenture
HolderLloyds Bank PLC
Registered26 Apr 1995
Statusfully-satisfied
Practitioner appointed● Practitioner
PractitionerIan Yerrill
FirmYerrill Murphy
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 8924
Appointed3 Jun 2026
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