● Creditors' voluntary liquidation
ORION PAINTS LIMITED
ORION PAINTS LIMITED is tracked from The Gazette and Companies House public record. Creditors' voluntary liquidation proceedings were first recorded on 27 October 2025.
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
2 Feb 1989
Incorporated
Registered as 02342512. Manufacturing.
21 Nov 1989
Charge registered
Mortgage debenture granted to National Westminster Bank PLC.
7 Jul 1993
First accounts filed
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21 Jan 1994
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
25 Sep 2025
Latest accounts filed
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27 Oct 2025
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
27 Oct 2025
Gazette notice published
Notice 4987741 in The Gazette.
28 Oct 2025
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 status● CVL
StatusCreditors' voluntary liquidation
Gazette refNotice 4987741
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Ownership & control● PSC register
Beneficial ownerMr Andrew William Cowell
ControlOwnership of shares 50 to 75%
Owner typeIndividual
Controllers1 on record
Filing trajectory● Late filing
Incorporated2 Feb 1989
Last accounts25 Sep 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeAccounts
Director stability● Board churn
Appointments5 since 1994
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors1
Avg tenure16.0 yrs
Director track record● Repeat insolvency
Other appointments3 other companies
Prior insolvencies1 dissolved or insolvent
DisqualificationsNone found
Charges & secured creditors● Floating charge
Charges1 registered
InstrumentMortgage debenture
HolderNational Westminster Bank PLC
Registered21 Nov 1989
Statusoutstanding
Practitioner appointed● Practitioner
PractitionerStuart Kelly
FirmSPK Financial
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 13670
Appointed20 Oct 2025
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