Case Studies/Construction/LOTUS ELECTRICAL LIMITED
Creditors' voluntary liquidation

LOTUS ELECTRICAL LIMITED

Lotus Electrical Limited, a Bolton-based construction business incorporated on 30 Oct 2012, entered creditors' voluntary liquidation under the Insolvency Act 1986, s.100 and s.109. The Gazette notice, reference 5142221, records that the liquidation was appointed by members and creditors, with Peter John Harold of Bespoke Insolvency appointed liquidator on 18 May 2026.

Key facts
Company no.08274274
SectorConstruction
Incorporated30 Oct 2012
Reg. officeBolton BL3
Appointed28 May 2026
Office holderPeter John Harold, Bespoke Insolvency
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
30 Oct 2012
Incorporated
Registered as 08274274. Construction.
24 Sep 2013
First accounts filed
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9 Jun 2025
Latest accounts filed
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28 May 2026
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
28 May 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5142221 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 5142221
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Filing trajectoryLate filing
Incorporated30 Oct 2012
Last accounts9 Jun 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeAccounts
Director stabilityBoard churn
Appointments1 since 2012
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors1
Avg tenure13.6 yrs
Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerPeter John Harold
FirmBespoke Insolvency
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 10810
Appointed18 May 2026

Lessons behind the liquidation

01
A long trading history does not prevent insolvency

Lotus Electrical Limited was incorporated on 30 Oct 2012, and its public record shows accounts filed as recently as 9 Jun 2025. Even with that continuing filing trail, the company still entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 28 May 2026, showing that longevity alone is no shield against formal insolvency.

02
Stable control can coexist with distress

The record shows one director appointment since 2012, no resignations in the final 12 months, and an average tenure of 13.6 yrs. That points to continuity in management, but also reminds readers that operational stability does not necessarily remove the need for an insolvency process when liabilities cannot be met.

03
The liquidation route matters

The company entered creditors' voluntary liquidation under the Insolvency Act 1986, s.100 and s.109, with members and creditors involved in the appointment. That route is a formal, creditor-facing process, and the appointment of a liquidator on 18 May 2026 marks the point at which control shifts into orderly winding-up and realisation of assets.

Pattern context

This resembles a familiar small-company insolvency pattern in construction, a long-established business with modest officer churn moving into a member and creditor-led liquidation once the public record reaches the formal winding-up stage.

Indicative basis · modelled across LIQUI's corpus, indicative, not predictive
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Director histories across related entities, the full debenture instrument, creditor estimates, and the practitioner's record on comparable cases for LOTUS ELECTRICAL LIMITED.