Case Studies/Wholesale/MONTRAVIA LIMITED
Creditors' voluntary liquidation

MONTRAVIA LIMITED

MONTRAVIA LIMITED is tracked from The Gazette and Companies House public record. Creditors' voluntary liquidation proceedings were first recorded on 4 August 2026.

Key facts
Company no.01326327
SectorWholesale
Incorporated19 Aug 1977
Reg. officeWhitstable CT5
Appointed4 Aug 2026
Office holderFrancis Savage, BTG Begbies Traynor
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
19 Aug 1977
Incorporated
Registered as 01326327. Wholesale.
31 Oct 1980
Charge registered
Legal mortgage granted to National Westminster Bank PLC.
31 Mar 1982
Charge registered
Mortgage debenture granted to National Westminster Bank PLC.
17 Mar 1988
First accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
31 Jan 1992
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
1 May 2008
Charge registered
Debenture granted to Rbs Invoice Finance Limited.
30 May 2025
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
4 Aug 2026
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
4 Aug 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5184770 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 5184810
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Ownership & controlPSC register
Beneficial ownerMr Mark James Smith
ControlOwnership of shares 25 to 50%
Owner typeIndividual
Controllers1 on record
Filing trajectoryLate filing
Incorporated19 Aug 1977
Last accounts30 May 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeFull
Director stabilityBoard churn
Appointments5 since 1994
Resignations1 in final 12 mths
Active directors3
Avg tenure25.6 yrs
Director track recordTrack record
Other appointments1 other companies
DisqualificationsNone found
Charges & secured creditorsFloating charge
Charges3 registered
InstrumentDebenture
HolderRbs Invoice Finance Limited
Registered1 May 2008
Statusoutstanding
Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerFrancis Savage
FirmBTG Begbies Traynor
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 9950
AppointedUnknown
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Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerBai Cham
FirmBTG Begbies Traynor
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 18052
AppointedUnknown
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