Case Studies/Engineering/LONDON ELITE HVAC SERVICES LIMITED
Creditors' voluntary liquidation

LONDON ELITE HVAC SERVICES LIMITED

London Elite HVAC Services Limited, an Ilford engineering company incorporated on 29 Mar 2021, has entered creditors’ voluntary liquidation under the Insolvency Act 1986, s.100 and s.109. The Gazette records the process in Notice 5143544, with members and creditors involved in the appointment of the liquidators on 27 May 2026.

Key facts
Company no.13298297
SectorEngineering
Incorporated29 Mar 2021
Reg. officeIlford IG6
Appointed28 May 2026
Office holderJenny Poleykett, Carter Clark
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
29 Mar 2021
Incorporated
Registered as 13298297. Engineering.
16 Dec 2022
First accounts filed
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19 Aug 2024
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
29 Oct 2024
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Hsbc UK Bank PLC.
28 May 2026
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
28 May 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5143543 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 5143544
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Filing trajectoryLate filing
Incorporated29 Mar 2021
Last accounts19 Aug 2024
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeFull
Director stabilityBoard churn
Appointments1 since 2021
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors1
Avg tenure5.2 yrs
Charges & secured creditorsFloating charge
Charges1 registered
InstrumentA registered charge
HolderHsbc UK Bank PLC
Registered29 Oct 2024
Statusoutstanding
Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerJenny Poleykett
FirmCarter Clark
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 30470
Appointed27 May 2026

Lessons behind the liquidation

01
Formal compliance is not the same as resilience

The company’s filing history shows Full accounts, a confirmation statement filed, and last accounts dated 19 Aug 2024. That kind of register discipline is useful, but it does not protect a company once liquidity or creditor pressure reaches a point where creditors’ voluntary liquidation becomes the chosen route.

02
A single charge can matter when conditions tighten

One registered charge was recorded on 29 Oct 2024 in favour of HSBC UK Bank PLC, and it remained outstanding at the point of insolvency. Secured borrowing is common in trading businesses, but it becomes more significant when a company later enters liquidation because creditor priorities and recovery prospects are then shaped by that security.

03
Stable leadership does not remove insolvency risk

The record shows one appointment since 2021, no resignations in the final 12 months, and one active director. That suggests continuity at the top, yet the company still entered creditors’ voluntary liquidation, which underlines that management stability alone is not a substitute for sustained financial headroom.

Pattern context

This resembles a small-company insolvency pattern where routine corporate housekeeping, modest director churn, and a single secured borrowing line sit alongside a formal CVL rather than an abrupt register collapse.

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

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Director histories across related entities, the full debenture instrument, creditor estimates, and the practitioner's record on comparable cases for LONDON ELITE HVAC SERVICES LIMITED.