● Creditors' voluntary liquidation
PHOTOFAX SYSTEMS LIMITED
PHOTOFAX SYSTEMS LIMITED is tracked from The Gazette and Companies House public record. Creditors' voluntary liquidation proceedings were first recorded on 24 June 2026.
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
11 Feb 1987
Incorporated
Registered as 02098716. Engineering.
9 Apr 1987
Charge registered
Debenture granted to Barclays Bank PLC.
20 Jul 1992
First accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
6 Jan 2004
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
21 Oct 2004
Charge registered
Debenture granted to The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland.
16 Jan 2009
Charge registered
Debenture granted to Rbs Invoice Finance Limited.
16 Jan 2009
Charge registered
Debenture granted to National Westminster Bank PLC.
16 Jan 2009
Charge registered
Debenture granted to Tony Reast.
19 Dec 2025
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
24 Jun 2026
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
24 Jun 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5161703 in The Gazette.
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 5161703
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Ownership & control● PSC register
Beneficial ownerOffice Options (Midlands) Ltd
ControlOwnership of shares 75 to 100%
Owner typeCorporate / legal entity
Controllers1 on record
Filing trajectory● Late filing
Incorporated11 Feb 1987
Last accounts19 Dec 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeAccounts
Director stability● Board churn
Appointments5 since 2009
Resignations1 in final 12 mths
Active directors1
Avg tenure17.4 yrs
Director track record● Track record
Other appointments1 other companies
DisqualificationsNone found
Charges & secured creditors● Floating charge
Charges5 registered
InstrumentDebenture
HolderTony Reast
Registered16 Jan 2009
Statusfully-satisfied
Related companies● Shared ownership
Connected1 via shared ownership
Shared ownerOffice Options (Midlands) Ltd
Practitioner appointed● Practitioner
PractitionerEdward Avery-Gee
FirmCG
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 12410
Appointed22 Jun 2026
View profile →Practitioner appointed● Practitioner
PractitionerNick Brierley
FirmCG
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 19950
Appointed22 Jun 2026
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Director histories across related entities, the full debenture instrument, creditor estimates, and the practitioner's record on comparable cases for PHOTOFAX SYSTEMS LIMITED.