● Creditors' voluntary liquidation
EXETER CATHEDRAL SCHOOL
EXETER CATHEDRAL SCHOOL is tracked from The Gazette and Companies House public record. Creditors' voluntary liquidation proceedings were first recorded on 31 July 2026.
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
14 Dec 2012
Incorporated
Registered as 08331303. Education.
16 Jun 2013
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
6 Oct 2014
First accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
4 Dec 2019
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Arbuthnot Latham & Co Limited.
28 May 2025
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
31 Jul 2026
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
31 Jul 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5183766 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 5183766
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Filing trajectory● Late filing
Incorporated14 Dec 2012
Last accounts28 May 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeAccounts
Director stability● Board churn
Appointments26 since 2012
Resignations1 in final 12 mths
Active directors9
Avg tenure5.0 yrs
Director track record● Repeat insolvency
Other appointments18 other companies
Prior insolvencies1 dissolved or insolvent
DisqualificationsNone found
Charges & secured creditors● Floating charge
Charges1 registered
InstrumentA registered charge
HolderArbuthnot Latham & Co Limited
Registered4 Dec 2019
Statusfully-satisfied
Practitioner appointed● Practitioner
PractitionerSamuel Bailey
FirmRichard J Smith
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 14094
Appointed30 Jul 2026
View profile →Practitioner appointed● Practitioner
PractitionerJonathan Trembath
FirmRichard J Smith
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 3502
Appointed30 Jul 2026
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