● Creditors' voluntary liquidation
DESPERATE MEASURES (GB) LTD
DESPERATE MEASURES (GB) LTD is tracked from The Gazette and Companies House public record. Creditors' voluntary liquidation proceedings were first recorded on 29 July 2026.
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
16 Mar 2012
Incorporated
Registered as 07994496. Retail.
31 May 2013
First accounts filed
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13 Dec 2018
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
9 Dec 2025
Latest accounts filed
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29 Jul 2026
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
29 Jul 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5182096 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 5182096
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Ownership & control● PSC register
Beneficial ownerMr Mark Frederick Widdowson
ControlOwnership of shares 25 to 50%
Owner typeIndividual
Controllers2 on record
Filing trajectory● Late filing
Incorporated16 Mar 2012
Last accounts9 Dec 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeFull
Director stability● Board churn
Appointments3 since 2012
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors1
Avg tenure10.2 yrs
Director track record● Repeat insolvency
Other appointments1 other companies
Prior insolvencies1 dissolved or insolvent
DisqualificationsNone found
Practitioner appointed● Practitioner
PractitionerNicola Meadows
FirmAABRS
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 9184
Appointed20 Jul 2026
View profile →Practitioner appointed● Practitioner
PractitionerMark Newton
FirmAABRS
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 9732
Appointed20 Jul 2026
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