● Creditors' voluntary liquidation
FIRST TESTING LIMITED
FIRST TESTING LIMITED is tracked from The Gazette and Companies House public record. Creditors' voluntary liquidation proceedings were first recorded on 6 July 2026.
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
24 Jan 2002
Incorporated
Registered as 04359742. Construction.
24 Jan 2002
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
22 Jul 2003
First accounts filed
legacy
30 Jun 2006
Charge registered
Legal charge granted to Peter Wheeldon Parkin.
2 May 2007
Charge registered
All assets debenture granted to Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited.
1 May 2008
Charge registered
Mortgage granted to Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC.
21 Oct 2015
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Lloyds Bank PLC.
10 Dec 2020
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Advantedge Commercial Finance Limited.
30 Sep 2025
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
6 Jul 2026
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
6 Jul 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5167946 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 5167946
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Ownership & control● PSC register
Beneficial ownerRood Group Holdings Limited
ControlOwnership of shares 75 to 100%
Owner typeCorporate / legal entity
Controllers1 on record
Filing trajectory● Late filing
Incorporated24 Jan 2002
Last accounts30 Sep 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeMicro-entity
Director stability● Board churn
Appointments5 since 2002
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors2
Avg tenure7.5 yrs
Director track record● Repeat insolvency
Other appointments16 other companies
Prior insolvencies8 dissolved or insolvent
DisqualificationsNone found
Charges & secured creditors● Floating charge
Charges5 registered
InstrumentA registered charge
HolderAdvantedge Commercial Finance Limited
Registered10 Dec 2020
Statusoutstanding
Practitioner appointed● Practitioner
PractitionerJason Callender
FirmPanos Eliades Callender
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 22650
AppointedUnknown
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