● Creditors' voluntary liquidation
FIRST MANUFACTURING LIMITED
FIRST MANUFACTURING LIMITED is tracked from The Gazette and Companies House public record. Creditors' voluntary liquidation proceedings were first recorded on 28 April 2026.
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
25 Sep 1996
Incorporated
Registered as 03254682. Manufacturing.
21 Oct 1996
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
12 Mar 1999
Charge registered
Debenture granted to Lloyds Bank PLC.
16 Jan 2001
First accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
12 Dec 2025
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
28 Apr 2026
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
28 Apr 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5122643 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 5122644
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Filing trajectory● Late filing
Incorporated25 Sep 1996
Last accounts12 Dec 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeFull
Director stability● Board churn
Appointments8 since 1996
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors2
Avg tenure10.3 yrs
Charges & secured creditors● Floating charge
Charges1 registered
InstrumentDebenture
HolderLloyds Bank PLC
Registered12 Mar 1999
Statusfully-satisfied
Practitioner appointed● Practitioner
PractitionerSteven Henson
FirmCastle Hill
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 10652
Appointed24 Apr 2026
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