● Creditors' voluntary liquidation
NICOL & ANDREW LIMITED
NICOL & ANDREW LIMITED is tracked from The Gazette and Companies House public record. Creditors' voluntary liquidation proceedings were first recorded on 19 December 2025.
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
19 Oct 1988
Incorporated
Registered as 02307060. Engineering.
29 Jul 1992
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
29 Oct 1998
Charge registered
Debenture granted to The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC.
30 Oct 1998
Charge registered
Legal charge granted to The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC.
1 Nov 2001
First accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
17 Jan 2006
Charge registered
Charge of deposit granted to The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC.
6 Jun 2023
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Sme Lending Limited.
21 Mar 2025
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
23 Jun 2025
Administrator's proposals
Administrators' statement of proposals to creditors.
10 Jul 2025
Statement of affairs
Administrators' statement of the company's affairs.
25 Jul 2025
Result of creditors' meeting
Outcome of the meeting of creditors.
18 Dec 2025
Moved to liquidation
Move from administration to creditors' voluntary liquidation.
19 Dec 2025
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
19 Dec 2025
Gazette notice published
Notice 5023599 in The Gazette.
25 Feb 2026
Disclaimer notice
Liquidator's notice disclaiming onerous property.
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 5023599
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Ownership & control● PSC register
Beneficial ownerNicol & Andrew Holdings Limited
ControlOwnership of shares 75 to 100%
Owner typeCorporate / legal entity
Controllers1 on record
Filing trajectory● Late filing
Incorporated19 Oct 1988
Last accounts21 Mar 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeAccounts
Director stability● Board churn
Appointments9 since 1996
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors2
Avg tenure9.2 yrs
Director track record● Repeat insolvency
Other appointments15 other companies
Prior insolvencies3 dissolved or insolvent
DisqualificationsNone found
Charges & secured creditors● Floating charge
Charges4 registered
InstrumentA registered charge
HolderSme Lending Limited
Registered6 Jun 2023
Statusoutstanding
Practitioner appointed● Practitioner
PractitionerDavid Buchler
FirmBuchler Phillips
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 3134
Appointed18 Dec 2025
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