● Creditors' voluntary liquidation
MENRAD OPTICS LIMITED
MENRAD OPTICS LIMITED is tracked from The Gazette and Companies House public record. Creditors' voluntary liquidation proceedings were first recorded on 9 July 2026.
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
10 Jul 1978
Incorporated
Registered as 01377891. Wholesale.
27 Mar 1997
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
17 Oct 1997
First accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
16 Dec 2008
Legacy
Filed at Companies House.
13 May 2025
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
19 Aug 2025
Administrator's proposals
Administrators' statement of proposals to creditors.
4 Sep 2025
Proposals approved
Notice of deemed approval of the administrators' proposals.
12 Feb 2026
Progress report
Administrators' progress report to creditors.
2 Jul 2026
Moved to liquidation
Move from administration to creditors' voluntary liquidation.
9 Jul 2026
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
9 Jul 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5170842 in The Gazette.
What the data was telling us
Readings from The Gazette and Companies House, in the firm's final two years.
Insolvency status● CVL
StatusCreditors' voluntary liquidation
Gazette refNotice 5170842
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Filing trajectory● Late filing
Incorporated10 Jul 1978
Last accounts13 May 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeAccounts
Director stability● Board churn
Appointments8 since 1997
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors2
Avg tenure14.1 yrs
Director track record● Track record
Other appointments0 other companies
DisqualificationsNone found
Practitioner appointed● Practitioner
PractitionerCraig Johns
FirmCowgills
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 13152
Appointed2 Jul 2026
View profile →Practitioner appointed● Practitioner
PractitionerJason Mark Elliott
FirmCowgills
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 9496
Appointed2 Jul 2026
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