Case Studies/Wholesale/MEADROCK LIMITED
Compulsory liquidation

MEADROCK LIMITED

Meadrock Limited, of Chichester, entered compulsory liquidation under the Insolvency Act 1986, section 122, with the court appointing the process and The Gazette recording the notice. The company had been incorporated on 11 Nov 1971 and its last accounts were filed on 10 Sep 2025, which places the insolvency at the end of a lengthy corporate life.

Key facts
Company no.01030826
SectorWholesale
Incorporated11 Nov 1971
Reg. officeChichester PO19
Appointed12 Jun 2026
Office holderThe Official Receiver
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
11 Nov 1971
Incorporated
Registered as 01030826. Wholesale.
9 Apr 1985
Charge registered
Debenture granted to Barclays Bank PLC.
25 Jun 1990
Charge registered
Legal charge granted to Barclays Bank PLC.
31 Dec 1992
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
16 Jun 1994
First accounts filed
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10 Sep 2025
Latest accounts filed
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12 Jun 2026
Wound up by the court
Compulsory liquidation.
12 Jun 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5150414 in The Gazette.

What the data was telling us

Readings from The Gazette and Companies House, in the firm's final two years.

Insolvency statusCompulsory
StatusCompulsory liquidation
Gazette refNotice 5150414
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byThe court
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.122
Filing trajectoryLate filing
Incorporated11 Nov 1971
Last accounts10 Sep 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeFull
Director stabilityBoard churn
Appointments9 since 2022
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors2
Avg tenure1.7 yrs
Charges & secured creditorsFloating charge
Charges2 registered
InstrumentLegal charge
HolderBarclays Bank PLC
Registered25 Jun 1990
Statusfully-satisfied
Practitioner appointedOfficial Receiver
PractitionerThe Official Receiver
RoleLiquidator
Appointed12 Jun 2026

Lessons behind the liquidation

01
Court-led liquidation is a formal end point

Meadrock entered compulsory liquidation under the Insolvency Act 1986, section 122, with the court appointing the process. That tells readers the insolvency moved into a formal winding-up route, rather than a voluntary process managed internally.

02
A long filing history does not prevent insolvency

The company was incorporated on 11 Nov 1971 and its last accounts were filed on 10 Sep 2025. Even for a long-established wholesaler, the public record shows that longevity and recent filing activity do not by themselves remove the risk of insolvency.

03
Charges and director continuity remain part of the risk picture

The record shows 2 registered charges with Barclays Bank PLC, both fully satisfied, and 9 director appointments since 2022 with 2 active directors. That combination suggests a business with some financial history and a changing governance base, which is useful context when reading an insolvency file.

Pattern context

This looks like a classic court-driven insolvency pattern in an established trading company, where long corporate history, secured lending and changing management sit alongside a formal winding-up outcome.

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