Case Studies/Marketing/IMS INQUIRY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (UK) LIMITED
Creditors' voluntary liquidation

IMS INQUIRY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (UK) LIMITED

Incorporated in 2004, the London marketing firm entered a creditors' voluntary liquidation on 9 October 2025. The company underwent this process following the appointment of liquidator Kikis Kallis of Kallis Insolvency on 1 October 2025.

Key facts
Company no.05158624
SectorMarketing
Incorporated21 Jun 2004
Reg. officeLondon N20
Appointed9 Oct 2025
Office holderKikis Kallis, Kallis Insolvency
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
21 Jun 2004
Incorporated
Registered as 05158624. Marketing.
21 Jun 2004
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
15 Apr 2005
First accounts filed
legacy
8 May 2007
Charge registered
Rent deposit deed granted to Merritts Properties Limited.
26 Jul 2012
Charge registered
Rent deposit deed granted to Merritts Properties Limited.
5 Mar 2025
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
9 Oct 2025
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
9 Oct 2025
Statement of affairs
Sworn statement of assets and liabilities.
9 Oct 2025
Gazette notice published
Notice 4976447 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 4976508
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Ownership & controlPSC register
Beneficial ownerMr Greg Harrison
ControlSignificant influence or control
Owner typeIndividual
Controllers1 on record
Filing trajectoryLate filing
Incorporated21 Jun 2004
Last accounts5 Mar 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeFull
Director stabilityBoard churn
Appointments3 since 2004
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors1
Avg tenure8.6 yrs
Director track recordTrack record
Other appointments0 other companies
DisqualificationsNone found
Charges & secured creditorsFloating charge
Charges2 registered
InstrumentRent deposit deed
HolderMerritts Properties Limited
Registered26 Jul 2012
Statusoutstanding
Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerKikis Kallis
FirmKallis Insolvency
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 4692
Appointed1 Oct 2025
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Lessons behind the liquidation

01
Maintaining filing compliance

The company demonstrated consistent filing habits, with its final accounts submitted on 5 March 2025 and a confirmation statement filed recently. This commitment to regulatory obligations provides transparency to stakeholders throughout the transition into liquidation.

02
Director tenure and experience

With an average director tenure of 8.6 years and only 3 appointments recorded since 2004, the leadership remained remarkably consistent. This continuity highlights that stable management structures are still subject to the external economic pressures that lead to an insolvency event.

03
Secured obligations management

The company maintained 2 registered charges with Merritts Properties Limited, including a rent deposit deed dated 26 July 2012. Understanding the priority of these outstanding charges is essential for creditors as the liquidation process unfolds under the Insolvency Act 1986.

Pattern context

This case illustrates the pattern of a mature, long standing company entering liquidation after maintaining high standards of administrative compliance throughout its life cycle.

Indicative basis · modelled across LIQUI's corpus, indicative, not predictive
The full forensic report

Every charge, every filing, every appointment, in one dossier.

Director histories across related entities, the full debenture instrument, creditor estimates, and the practitioner's record on comparable cases for IMS INQUIRY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (UK) LIMITED.