● Creditors' voluntary liquidation
ONCE UPON A DOUGHNUT LTD
ONCE UPON A DOUGHNUT LTD is tracked from The Gazette and Companies House public record. Creditors' voluntary liquidation proceedings were first recorded on 15 December 2025.
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
29 Oct 2020
Incorporated
Registered as 12984901. Wholesale.
1 Oct 2021
First accounts filed
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
29 Sep 2023
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
25 Mar 2024
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Nucleus Cash Flow FINANCE2 Limited.
22 Sep 2025
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
15 Dec 2025
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
15 Dec 2025
Gazette notice published
Notice 5018924 in The Gazette.
19 Dec 2025
Statement of affairs
Sworn statement of assets and liabilities.
2 Jan 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 5018924
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Ownership & control● PSC register
Beneficial ownerDuncan Kenneth Mcgregor
ControlOwnership of shares 75 to 100%
Owner typeIndividual
Controllers1 on record
Filing trajectory● Late filing
Incorporated29 Oct 2020
Last accounts22 Sep 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeFull
Director stability● Board churn
Appointments4 since 2020
Resignations1 in final 12 mths
Active directors1
Avg tenure3.5 yrs
Director track record● Repeat insolvency
Other appointments5 other companies
Prior insolvencies3 dissolved or insolvent
DisqualificationsNone found
Charges & secured creditors● Floating charge
Charges1 registered
InstrumentA registered charge
HolderNucleus Cash Flow FINANCE2 Limited
Registered25 Mar 2024
Statusoutstanding
Related companies● Shared ownership
Connected2 via shared ownership
Shared ownerDuncan Kenneth Mcgregor
Practitioner appointed● Practitioner
PractitionerJamie Playford
FirmLEADING
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 9735
Appointed10 Dec 2025
View profile →The full forensic report
Every charge, every filing, every appointment, in one dossier.
Director histories across related entities, the full debenture instrument, creditor estimates, and the practitioner's record on comparable cases for ONCE UPON A DOUGHNUT LTD.