● Creditors' voluntary liquidation
H.D.COLLINS LIMITED
H.D.COLLINS LIMITED is tracked from The Gazette and Companies House public record. Creditors' voluntary liquidation proceedings were first recorded on 30 January 2026.
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
16 May 1960
Incorporated
Registered as 00659223. Engineering.
23 Nov 1976
Charge registered
Debenture granted to Barclays Bank LTD.
27 Oct 1988
Charge registered
Single debenture granted to Lloyds Bank PLC.
28 Oct 1991
Charge registered
Chattel mortgage granted to Lloyds Bank PLC.
31 Mar 1993
Charge registered
Debenture granted to Barclays Bank PLC.
11 Jun 1993
Charge registered
Legal charge granted to Barclays Bank PLC.
26 Jun 1996
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
7 Aug 1998
Charge registered
Chattels mortgage granted to Forward Trust Group Limited and Forward Trust Limited.
31 May 2000
Charge registered
Debenture granted to Nigel Spencer Sloam.
2 Oct 2000
Charge registered
Debenture granted to Nigel Spencer Sloam & David Joseph Collins & Julia Collinsthe Trustees of the H D Collins Limited Pensionplan 1988.
25 May 2001
Charge registered
Debenture granted to Trustee of the Hd Collins LTD Pension Plan (1988).
25 Jan 2002
Charge registered
Chattels mortgage granted to Hsbc Asset Finance (UK) Limited & Hsbc Equipment Finance (UK) Limited.
30 Aug 2002
First accounts filed
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26 Jun 2003
Charge registered
Debenture granted to Nigel Spencer Sloam, David Joseph Collins and Julia Collins.
10 Mar 2005
Charge registered
Debenture granted to Hsbc Bank PLC.
16 Mar 2005
Charge registered
Fixed charge on purchased debts which fail to vest granted to Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited ("the Security Holder").
9 Mar 2010
Charge registered
Legal assignment granted to Hsbc Bank PLC.
1 Apr 2011
Floating charge registered
Floating charge (all assets) granted to Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD (“the Security Holder”).
27 Mar 2013
Charge registered
Legal assignment of contract monies granted to Hsbc Bank PLC.
25 Apr 2014
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Rbs Invoice Finance Limited.
16 Sep 2021
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to National Westminster Bank Public Limited Company.
16 Sep 2021
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to National Westminster Bank Public Limited Company.
15 Mar 2023
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Paragon Business Finance PLC.
22 May 2025
Latest accounts filed
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30 Jan 2026
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
30 Jan 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5044844 in The Gazette.
5 Feb 2026
Statement of affairs
Sworn statement of assets and liabilities.
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 5044883
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Filing trajectory● Late filing
Incorporated16 May 1960
Last accounts22 May 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeFull
Director stability● Board churn
Appointments6 since 1991
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors1
Avg tenure10.6 yrs
Charges & secured creditors● Floating charge
Charges20 registered
InstrumentA registered charge
HolderParagon Business Finance PLC
Registered15 Mar 2023
Statusoutstanding
Practitioner appointed● Practitioner
PractitionerNigel Heath Sinclair
FirmRichard Long
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 9030
Appointed23 Jan 2026
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