Case Studies/Road transport/HKY BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Creditors' voluntary liquidation

HKY BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Incorporated on 14 January 2020, the London-based road transport firm HKY Business Solutions Limited entered creditors voluntary liquidation on 3 October 2025. The transition into formal insolvency proceedings follows the appointment of Darren Patrick Charles Edwards of Exigen Group Limited on 25 September 2025.

Key facts
Company no.12402300
SectorRoad transport
Incorporated14 Jan 2020
Reg. officeLondon E16
Appointed3 Oct 2025
Office holderDarren Patrick Charles Edwards, Exigen Group Limited T/A Liquidation Centre
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
14 Jan 2020
Incorporated
Registered as 12402300. Road transport.
13 Oct 2021
First accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
30 Oct 2024
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
3 Oct 2025
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
3 Oct 2025
Gazette notice published
Notice 4973011 in The Gazette.
6 Oct 2025
Statement of affairs
Sworn statement of assets and liabilities.
18 May 2026
Final creditors' meeting
Return of final meeting in the liquidation.

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 4973011
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Ownership & controlPSC register
Beneficial ownerMrs Shazia Malik
ControlOwnership of shares 25 to 50%
Owner typeIndividual
Controllers2 on record
Filing trajectoryLate filing
Incorporated14 Jan 2020
Last accounts30 Oct 2024
Confirmation stmtOverdue
Account typeMicro-entity
Director stabilityBoard churn
Appointments1 since 2020
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors1
Avg tenure5.8 yrs
Director track recordTrack record
Other appointments0 other companies
DisqualificationsNone found
Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerDarren Patrick Charles Edwards
FirmExigen Group Limited T/A Liquidation Centre
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 10350
Appointed25 Sep 2025
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Lessons behind the liquidation

01
Compliance as a lead indicator

The company record shows that while accounts were filed as recently as 30 October 2024, the confirmation statement became overdue. Delays in essential statutory filings often serve as an early warning sign of administrative strain within a business.

02
Stabilising leadership dynamics

With a single active director and an average tenure of 5.8 years since incorporation, the company maintained a consistent leadership structure. This stability suggests that the insolvency was not driven by frequent management churn but rather by the underlying pressures of the road transport sector.

03
Professional oversight requirements

The liquidation process, initiated under sections 100 and 109 of the Insolvency Act 1986, involved the appointment of a liquidator by both members and creditors. This collaborative approach ensures that the wind down of operations is managed according to statutory requirements following the notice in The Gazette.

Pattern context

This case reflects a pattern where a small entity with stable, long-term leadership experiences an eventual inability to maintain basic regulatory compliance obligations before entering liquidation.

Indicative basis · modelled across LIQUI's corpus, indicative, not predictive
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