Case Studies/Media/PHENIX PRODUCTION AND SERVICES LIMITED
Creditors' voluntary liquidation

PHENIX PRODUCTION AND SERVICES LIMITED

Established on 29 Sep 2015, the Borehamwood based media company Phenix Production and Services Limited entered a creditors voluntary liquidation. The company transitioned to liquidation on 31 Mar 2026 following the appointment of 2 joint liquidators from AABRS. The first failure date was subsequently recorded in The Gazette on 7 Apr 2026.

Key facts
Company no.09799472
SectorMedia
Incorporated29 Sep 2015
Reg. officeBorehamwood WD6
Appointed7 Apr 2026
Office holderNicola Meadows, AABRS
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
29 Sep 2015
Incorporated
Registered as 09799472. Media.
26 Jun 2017
First accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
10 Jun 2025
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
7 Apr 2026
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
7 Apr 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5103545 in The Gazette.

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 5103564
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Filing trajectoryLate filing
Incorporated29 Sep 2015
Last accounts10 Jun 2025
Confirmation stmtOverdue
Account typeMicro-entity
Director stabilityBoard churn
Appointments2 since 2015
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors2
Avg tenure10.6 yrs
Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerNicola Meadows
FirmAABRS
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 9184
Appointed31 Mar 2026
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Lessons behind the liquidation

01
Leadership Continuity Cannot Guarantee Survival

The business operated with 2 active directors who had an average tenure of 10.6 yrs and recorded 0 resignations in the final 12 mths. Despite only 2 appointments since 2015, this long term leadership structure was unable to prevent the terminal decline of the company.

02
Filing Compliance Lapses as Warning Flags

After filing its last accounts on 10 Jun 2025 as a micro entity, the firm allowed its confirmation statement to become overdue. A failure to submit these required documents often signals that administrative control has deteriorated ahead of a formal insolvency.

03
Orderly Wind Down via Practitioner Appointment

The appointment of joint liquidator Nicola Meadows of AABRS on 31 Mar 2026 under the Insolvency Act 1986 represents a formal wind down. This process ensures that the affairs of the micro entity are handled transparently by professional practitioners.

Pattern context

This case illustrates a pattern where longstanding media micro entities with exceptionally stable directorships suddenly experience administrative drift and transition directly into a creditors voluntary liquidation.

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 PHENIX PRODUCTION AND SERVICES LIMITED.