● Creditors' voluntary liquidation
GIEVES & HAWKES LIMITED
GIEVES & HAWKES LIMITED is tracked from The Gazette and Companies House public record. Creditors' voluntary liquidation proceedings were first recorded on 25 November 2025.
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
18 Oct 1979
Incorporated
Registered as 01455128. Professional services.
31 Mar 1980
Charge registered
Memorandum of deposit granted to Lloyds Bank PLC.
31 Mar 1980
Charge registered
Memorandum of deposit granted to Lloyds Bank PLC.
2 Sep 1981
Charge registered
Debenture granted to Lloyds Bank PLC.
17 Dec 1982
Charge registered
Letter of set-off granted to Lloyds Bank PLC.
8 Feb 1985
Charge registered
Letter of set off granted to Lloyds Bank PLC.
15 Jul 1992
Charge registered
Deed of guarantee and debenture granted to US1 Holdings Limited.
13 Dec 1995
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
15 Feb 1996
Charge registered
Deed of legal charge and mortgage granted to Norwich Union Mortgage Finance Limited.
11 Jul 1997
Charge registered
Deposit agreement to secure own liabilities granted to Lloyds Bank PLC.
23 Apr 2003
Charge registered
Legal charge granted to Bank of East Asia.
3 Dec 2010
Charge registered
Deposit agreement to secure own liabilities granted to Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC.
4 Jul 2012
First accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
17 Jul 2012
Charge registered
Rent deposit deed granted to Bicester Nominees Limited and Bicester Ii Nominees Limited.
22 Mar 2022
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
13 Dec 2022
Administrator's proposals
Administrators' statement of proposals to creditors.
21 Dec 2022
Result of creditors' meeting
Outcome of the meeting of creditors.
8 Mar 2023
Statement of affairs
Administrators' statement of the company's affairs.
23 Aug 2023
Progress report
Administrators' progress report to creditors.
13 Nov 2023
Administration extended
Extension of the administration period.
22 Dec 2023
Progress report
Administrators' progress report to creditors.
25 Jun 2024
Progress report
Administrators' progress report to creditors.
12 Nov 2024
Administration extended
Extension of the administration period.
31 Dec 2024
Progress report
Administrators' progress report to creditors.
24 Jun 2025
Progress report
Administrators' progress report to creditors.
21 Nov 2025
Moved to liquidation
Move from administration to creditors' voluntary liquidation.
25 Nov 2025
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
25 Nov 2025
Gazette notice published
Notice 5004322 in The Gazette.
6 Jan 2026
Moved to liquidation
Move from administration to creditors' voluntary liquidation.
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 5004322
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Ownership & control● Offshore owner
Beneficial ownerMr Qiu Yafu
ControlOwnership of shares 25 to 50%
Owner typeIndividual
Controllers1 on record
BasedOutside the UK
Filing trajectory● Late filing
Incorporated18 Oct 1979
Last accounts22 Mar 2022
Confirmation stmtOverdue
Account typeFull
Director stability● Board churn
Appointments34 since 1992
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors1
Avg tenure4.6 yrs
Director track record● Repeat insolvency
Other appointments50 other companies
Prior insolvencies13 dissolved or insolvent
DisqualificationsNone found
Charges & secured creditors● Floating charge
Charges11 registered
InstrumentRent deposit deed
HolderBicester Nominees Limited and Bicester Ii Nominees Limited
Registered17 Jul 2012
Statusfully-satisfied
Practitioner appointed● Practitioner
PractitionerAndrew James Johnson
FirmFTI Consulting
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 17670
Appointed21 Nov 2025
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