PURE CLEANING (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
Glasgow based facilities provider Pure Cleaning (Scotland) Limited has entered compulsory liquidation following a court order under section 122 of the Insolvency Act 1986. The company, which was incorporated on 29 October 2013, faced its first formal insolvency signal on 24 February 2026. Alistair McAlinden of Interpath was appointed as joint liquidator on 30 April 2026 to oversee the winding up process.
What the data was telling us
Readings from The Gazette and Companies House, in the firm's final two years.
Lessons behind the liquidation
The transition of the company into compulsory liquidation under section 122 of the Insolvency Act 1986, recorded in Gazette Notice 5062430, highlights how quickly court actions can overtake a business. Unlike voluntary procedures, a compulsory winding up is initiated by creditors or the court, indicating that unresolved disputes or outstanding debts reached a critical threshold.
With an average director tenure of 12.3 years and only one active director at the time of winding up, the business operated with a highly concentrated governance structure. While this stability lasted from incorporation on 29 October 2013, the lack of board depth can limit the strategic options available when facing financial distress.
Pure Cleaning (Scotland) Limited maintained its reporting obligations, filing its last accounts on 31 July 2025. This shows that outward compliance, such as keeping the confirmation statement up to date, does not guarantee the underlying financial health of an organisation as it approaches insolvency.
The case illustrates a common pattern where long established, single director firms maintain statutory filings right up to the final year before abruptly succumbing to court ordered winding up petitions.
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 PURE CLEANING (SCOTLAND) LIMITED.