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Creditors' voluntary liquidation

LEITH FACILITIES LTD

Leith Facilities Ltd, a Preston-based professional services company incorporated on 25 Feb 2013, entered creditors’ voluntary liquidation under the Insolvency Act 1986, s.100 and s.109. The notice in The Gazette records that the process was approved by members and creditors, with Richard Ian Williamson of Campbell, Crossley & Davis appointed as liquidator on 4 Jun 2026.

Key facts
Company no.08417992
SectorProfessional services
Incorporated25 Feb 2013
Reg. officePreston PR4
Appointed12 Jun 2026
Office holderRichard Williamson, Campbell, Crossley & Davis
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
25 Feb 2013
Incorporated
Registered as 08417992. Professional services.
5 Apr 2013
First accounts filed
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31 Mar 2014
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
15 Apr 2025
Latest accounts filed
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12 Jun 2026
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
12 Jun 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5151370 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 5151373
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Filing trajectoryLate filing
Incorporated25 Feb 2013
Last accounts15 Apr 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeFull
Director stabilityBoard churn
Appointments6 since 2013
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors4
Avg tenure5.8 yrs
Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerRichard Williamson
FirmCampbell, Crossley & Davis
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 8013
Appointed4 Jun 2026
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Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerChristopher Brindle
FirmCampbell, Crossley & Davis
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 22092
Appointed4 Jun 2026
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Lessons behind the liquidation

01
A formal creditor-led process was used

The company entered creditors’ voluntary liquidation, which means the winding-up was taken through the statutory process rather than left to drift. The Gazette notice records appointment by members and creditors under the Insolvency Act 1986, s.100 and s.109, with two office holders named.

02
The filing record remained in place

The record shows full accounts last filed on 15 Apr 2025 and a confirmation statement filed. That suggests the company continued to meet its public filing obligations before insolvency, so the public record does not point to a breakdown in basic compliance as the immediate trigger.

03
Board continuity ran right up to the end

The directorship record shows an average tenure of 5.8 years, 6 appointments since 2013, and 0 resignations in the final 12 months. In practical terms, this is a pattern of relative board stability, which can help preserve control but does not by itself prevent an insolvency process when a company reaches that point.

Pattern context

This looks like a managed insolvency in a longstanding company, where formal filings and a stable board sat alongside a creditor-led liquidation rather than a sudden, disorderly collapse.

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