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Creditors' voluntary liquidation

NELSON STOKES LIMITED

NELSON STOKES LIMITED is tracked from The Gazette and Companies House public record. Creditors' voluntary liquidation proceedings were first recorded on 28 April 2026.

Key facts
Company no.01250857
SectorEngineering
Incorporated24 Mar 1976
Reg. officeNorwich NR1
Appointed28 Apr 2026
Office holderLisa Thomas, Parker Andrews
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
2 Aug 1965
Charge registered
Legal charge granted to North Cornwall District Council.
24 Mar 1976
Incorporated
Registered as 01250857. Engineering.
9 Jan 1980
Charge registered
Mortgage debenture granted to National Westminster Bank PLC.
1 Apr 1980
Charge registered
Legal mortgage granted to National Westminster Bank PLC.
14 Jan 1983
Charge registered
Charge granted to Midland Bank PLC.
14 Jan 1983
Charge registered
Legal charge granted to Midland Bank PLC.
29 May 1984
Charge registered
Legal charge granted to North Cornwall District Council.
11 Sep 1985
Charge registered
Legal charge granted to North Cornwall Distict Council.
13 Feb 1986
Charge registered
Legal charge granted to Midland Bank PLC.
8 Aug 1986
Charge registered
Legal mortgage granted to Lloyds Bank PLC.
8 Aug 1986
Charge registered
Legal mortgage granted to Lloyds Bank PLC.
8 Aug 1986
Charge registered
Single debenture granted to Lloyds Bank PLC.
6 Sep 1989
Charge registered
Legal mortgage granted to National Westminster Bank PLC.
8 Jun 1992
Charge registered
Single debenture granted to Lloyds Bank PLC.
31 Dec 1993
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
4 Jun 1998
Charge registered
Fixed charge over the book debts created by a deed of even date granted to Nmb-Heller Limited.
8 Jun 1998
Charge registered
Mortgage granted to Lloyds Bank PLC.
15 Sep 1998
First accounts filed
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1 Feb 2006
Floating charge registered
Fixed and floating charge over all assets granted to Ge Heller Limited.
20 Dec 2012
Charge registered
All assets debenture granted to Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited.
2 May 2025
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
28 Apr 2026
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
28 Apr 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5121460 in The Gazette.
2 May 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 5121501
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Filing trajectoryLate filing
Incorporated24 Mar 1976
Last accounts2 May 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeFull
Director stabilityBoard churn
Appointments8 since 1994
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors4
Avg tenure10.7 yrs
Charges & secured creditorsFloating charge
Charges17 registered
InstrumentAll assets debenture
HolderLloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
Registered20 Dec 2012
Statusoutstanding
Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerLisa Thomas
FirmParker Andrews
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 9704
Appointed23 Apr 2026
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Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerGrace Jones
FirmParker Andrews
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 29670
Appointed23 Apr 2026
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