Case Studies/Retail/HAPPY CROCODILES LIMITED
Creditors' voluntary liquidation

HAPPY CROCODILES LIMITED

HAPPY CROCODILES LIMITED is tracked from The Gazette and Companies House public record. Creditors' voluntary liquidation proceedings were first recorded on 9 July 2026.

Key facts
Company no.05278649
SectorRetail
Incorporated5 Nov 2004
Reg. officeWest Yorkshire LS19
Appointed9 Jul 2026
Office holderDavid Clark, Clark Business
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
5 Nov 2004
Incorporated
Registered as 05278649. Retail.
5 Nov 2004
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
29 Nov 2006
First accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
29 Aug 2025
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
9 Jul 2026
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
9 Jul 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5170824 in The Gazette.

What the data was telling us

Readings from The Gazette and Companies House, in the firm's final two years.

Insolvency statusCVL
StatusCreditors' voluntary liquidation
Gazette refNotice 5170824
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Ownership & controlPSC register
Beneficial ownerMrs Nicola Margaret Jacobs
ControlOwnership of shares 25 to 50%
Owner typeIndividual
Controllers2 on record
Filing trajectoryLate filing
Incorporated5 Nov 2004
Last accounts29 Aug 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeMicro-entity
Director stabilityBoard churn
Appointments3 since 2004
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors2
Avg tenure10.9 yrs
Director track recordRepeat insolvency
Other appointments4 other companies
Prior insolvencies3 dissolved or insolvent
DisqualificationsNone found
Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerDavid Clark
FirmClark Business
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 9565
Appointed8 Jul 2026
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Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerPhilip Clark
FirmClark Business
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 23530
Appointed8 Jul 2026
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