Case Studies/Plant & equipment hire/PGCH LIMITED
Insolvent

PGCH LIMITED

Incorporated on 11 February 2008, PGCH Limited operated within the plant and equipment hire sector from its base in Leeds. The company has entered insolvency proceedings under the Insolvency Act 1986, as confirmed by a notice published in The Gazette.

Key facts
Company no.06498966
SectorPlant & equipment hire
Incorporated11 Feb 2008
Reg. officeLeeds LS1
AppointedUnknown
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
11 Feb 2008
Incorporated
Registered as 06498966. Plant & equipment hire.
25 Mar 2008
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
2 Apr 2008
Charge registered
Debenture granted to Bank of Scotland PLC.
4 Dec 2009
First accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
30 Jul 2014
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Barclays Bank PLC.
1 Jun 2015
Legacy
Filed at Companies House.
23 Apr 2018
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Northedge Capital LLP.
23 Apr 2018
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Northedge Capital LLP.
18 Dec 2019
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Northedge Capital LLP Acting in Its Capacity as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties.
3 Jan 2025
Latest accounts filed
legacy
19 May 2025
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Northedge Capital LLP.
4 Nov 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 statusInsolvency
StatusInsolvent
Gazette refGazette notice
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byPer the public notice
UnderInsolvency Act 1986
Ownership & controlPSC register
Beneficial ownerProject Georgia Bidco Limited
ControlOwnership of shares 75 to 100%
Owner typeCorporate / legal entity
Controllers1 on record
Filing trajectoryLate filing
Incorporated11 Feb 2008
Last accounts3 Jan 2025
Account typeAccounts
Director stabilityBoard churn
Appointments9 since 2008
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors1
Avg tenure6.8 yrs
Director track recordRepeat insolvency
Other appointments11 other companies
Prior insolvencies10 dissolved or insolvent
DisqualificationsNone found
Charges & secured creditorsFloating charge
Charges6 registered
InstrumentA registered charge
HolderNorthedge Capital LLP
Registered19 May 2025
Statusoutstanding

Lessons behind the liquidation

01
Director Track Record Transparency

The current director holds 11 other appointments but is linked to 10 dissolved or insolvent entities. Assessing the history of key personnel is essential for understanding the stability of an organisation.

02
Debt Structure Complexity

Records indicate six registered charges held by Northedge Capital LLP, with the most recent registered on 19 May 2025. Monitoring how capital is secured against assets provides vital context for a company's financial resilience.

03
Corporate Ownership and Oversight

PGCH Limited was controlled by Project Georgia Bidco Limited, which held 75 to 100 per cent of shares. Understanding the influence of a parent entity or beneficial owner is critical when assessing the operational governance of a subsidiary.

Pattern context

This insolvency follows a pattern of corporate entities directed by individuals with a extensive history of dissolved or insolvent business registrations.

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