Case Studies/Logistics/LOOK STORAGE (SOUTHAMPTON) LIMITED
Creditors' voluntary liquidation

LOOK STORAGE (SOUTHAMPTON) LIMITED

Look Storage (Southampton) Limited, a Barnet-based logistics company incorporated on 24 May 2024, entered creditors' voluntary liquidation under the Insolvency Act 1986, s.100 and s.109. The appointment was made by members and creditors, and The Gazette recorded the process in Notice 5148315. The statement of affairs dated 2026-05-26 showed unsecured liabilities of £220,288 against assets of £6,000.

Key facts
Company no.15739654
SectorLogistics
Incorporated24 May 2024
Reg. officeBarnet EN5
Appointed8 Jun 2026
Office holderSimon James Renshaw, IQ Insolvency
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
24 May 2024
Incorporated
Registered as 15739654. Logistics.
21 Oct 2024
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Venture Engineering Capital Limited.
10 Feb 2026
First accounts filed
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
29 May 2026
Statement of affairs
Sworn statement of assets and liabilities.
8 Jun 2026
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
8 Jun 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5148315 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 5148315
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Ownership & controlPSC register
Beneficial ownerLook Space Limited
ControlOwnership of shares 75 to 100%
Owner typeCorporate / legal entity
Controllers1 on record
Financial positionAs at 2026-05-26
Deficiency to creditors£214,388
Estimated assets£6,000
Total liabilities£220,288
Secured creditors£0
Unsecured creditors£220,288
Filing trajectoryLate filing
Incorporated24 May 2024
Last accounts10 Feb 2026
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeAccounts
Director stabilityBoard churn
Appointments1 since 2024
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors1
Avg tenure2.1 yrs
Director track recordTrack record
Other appointments0 other companies
DisqualificationsNone found
Charges & secured creditorsFloating charge
Charges1 registered
InstrumentA registered charge
HolderVenture Engineering Capital Limited
Registered21 Oct 2024
Statusfully-satisfied
Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerSimon James Renshaw
FirmIQ Insolvency
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 9712
Appointed28 May 2026
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Lessons behind the liquidation

01
A balance sheet gap matters quickly

The statement of affairs dated 2026-05-26 set out assets of £6,000 and liabilities of £220,288, with a deficiency of £214,388. In a liquidation context, that kind of gap leaves the process focused on creditor realisation rather than business continuity.

02
Early filings do not remove insolvency risk

The company filed accounts and a confirmation statement, which shows the statutory record was being maintained. Even so, the company still moved into creditors' voluntary liquidation, a reminder that compliance filings and solvency are separate issues.

03
Security and ownership are only part of the picture

One registered charge was noted as fully satisfied, and beneficial ownership was recorded as Look Space Limited. The register also shows one director, with no disqualifications found and no other company appointments, which underlines how the insolvency record can be narrow in governance terms yet still end in liquidation.

Pattern context

This resembles a short-lived, highly concentrated insolvency pattern, where a newly incorporated operating company reaches liquidation before building a broad financial cushion.

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

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