Case Studies/Personal services/MR POLISH LTD
Creditors' voluntary liquidation

MR POLISH LTD

Incorporated in January 2016 and based in Woodford Green, the personal services provider Mr Polish Ltd entered voluntary liquidation on 3 April 2026. The winding up process commenced under the Insolvency Act 1986, following the appointment of liquidator Zain Iqbal of Cyca. The company had maintained a highly stable management structure prior to entering the insolvency process.

Key facts
Company no.09950024
SectorPersonal services
Incorporated13 Jan 2016
Reg. officeWoodford Green IG8
Appointed3 Apr 2026
Office holderZain Iqbal, Cyca
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
13 Jan 2016
Incorporated
Registered as 09950024. Personal services.
9 Sep 2017
First accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
15 May 2025
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
3 Apr 2026
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
3 Apr 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5103326 in The Gazette.
17 Apr 2026
Statement of affairs
Sworn statement of assets and liabilities.

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 5103326
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Financial positionAs at 2026-03-23
Deficiency to creditors£150,261
Estimated assets£1
Secured creditors£47,105
Unsecured creditors£133,037
Filing trajectoryLate filing
Incorporated13 Jan 2016
Last accounts15 May 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeMicro-entity
Director stabilityBoard churn
Appointments1 since 2016
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors1
Avg tenure10.3 yrs
Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerZain Iqbal
FirmCyca
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 25034
AppointedUnknown
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Lessons behind the liquidation

01
Structural stability is not a barrier to insolvency

The company operated with a single active director who maintained an average tenure of 10.3 years, with zero resignations in the final 12 months. This long-term administrative consistency shows that stability at the board level does not guarantee a business will avoid financial distress.

02
Limited visibility in micro-entity accounts

With its last accounts filed as a micro-entity on 15 May 2025, the company was subject to simplified disclosure requirements. This reporting standard restricts the level of detail available to creditors and suppliers seeking to assess credit risks before liquidation.

03
Formal winding up under the Insolvency Act

The entry into liquidation, registered under Gazette Notice 5103326, occurred via a creditors' voluntary liquidation under sections 100 and 109 of the Insolvency Act 1986. This formal mechanism, initiated by members and creditors, ensures an orderly wind down led by a licensed practitioner.

Pattern context

This case resembles a broader pattern where small personal services firms operate with a single long-serving director and file simplified micro-entity accounts, only to transition abruptly into voluntary liquidation.

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