Case Studies/Construction/INFINITY CARPENTRY LIMITED
Creditors' voluntary liquidation

INFINITY CARPENTRY LIMITED

Incorporated on 25 September 2014, Chorley based Infinity Carpentry Limited operated in the construction sector for over a decade before entering liquidation. On 20 February 2026, the company appointed joint liquidators from Anderson Brookes, led by Rikki Burton. The process was formalised on 24 February 2026 as a creditors voluntary liquidation.

Key facts
Company no.09234631
SectorConstruction
Incorporated25 Sep 2014
Reg. officeChorley PR7
Appointed24 Feb 2026
Office holderRikki Burton, Anderson Brookes
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
25 Sep 2014
Incorporated
Registered as 09234631. Construction.
17 Dec 2015
First accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
28 Jun 2024
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
24 Feb 2026
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
24 Feb 2026
Statement of affairs
Sworn statement of assets and liabilities.
24 Feb 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5062713 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 5062713
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Financial positionAs at 2026-02-11
Deficiency to creditors£30,767
Estimated assets£4,200
Total liabilities£34,967
Secured creditors£0
Unsecured creditors£15,967
Filing trajectoryLate filing
Incorporated25 Sep 2014
Last accounts28 Jun 2024
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeMicro-entity
Director stabilityBoard churn
Appointments1 since 2014
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors1
Avg tenure11.4 yrs
Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerRikki Burton
FirmAnderson Brookes
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 14430
Appointed20 Feb 2026
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Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerJasmine Baxter
FirmAnderson Brookes
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 31870
Appointed20 Feb 2026
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Lessons behind the liquidation

01
Operational longevity does not guarantee financial immunity

Infinity Carpentry Limited traded from its incorporation on 25 September 2014 until its insolvency on 24 February 2026. This demonstrates that more than eleven years of stable trading cannot protect a business from sudden terminal distress. Long term survival requires constant financial vigilance, even for well established regional operators.

02
Micro entity filing status limits credit visibility

The company filed micro entity accounts on 28 June 2024, providing minimal disclosure of its balance sheet details. While this meets statutory requirements, the lack of detailed financial reporting can obscure early signs of distress from external creditors. Consequently, the transition to liquidation under the Insolvency Act 1986 can appear abrupt to outside observers.

03
Concentrated leadership simplifies liquidation entry

With an average director tenure of 11.4 years and only one appointment since 2014, the company maintained an exceptionally stable management structure. This single director model meant there were zero director resignations in the final 12 months. Such streamlined governance simplifies the decision making process required to appoint joint liquidators and initiate a voluntary winding up.

Pattern context

This case illustrates a broader insolvency pattern where mature construction firms with highly stable, single director leadership transition directly from micro entity filing status into voluntary winding up when market conditions deteriorate.

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 INFINITY CARPENTRY LIMITED.