● Creditors' voluntary liquidation
QEF TRADING LIMITED
QEF TRADING LIMITED is tracked from The Gazette and Companies House public record. Creditors' voluntary liquidation proceedings were first recorded on 19 December 2025.
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
11 Aug 1967
Incorporated
Registered as 00913002. Retail.
31 May 1994
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
20 Oct 1994
Charge registered
Debenture granted to Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People.
11 Sep 1996
Charge registered
Debenture granted to Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People.
16 Sep 1998
First accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
18 Dec 2024
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
19 Dec 2025
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
19 Dec 2025
Gazette notice published
Notice 5022278 in The Gazette.
29 Dec 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 5022313
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Ownership & control● PSC register
Beneficial ownerQueen Elizabeth's Foundation For Disabled People
ControlOwnership of shares 75 to 100%
Owner typeCorporate / legal entity
Controllers1 on record
Filing trajectory● Late filing
Incorporated11 Aug 1967
Last accounts18 Dec 2024
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeAccounts
Director stability● Board churn
Appointments13 since 2001
Resignations1 in final 12 mths
Active directors2
Avg tenure7.0 yrs
Director track record● Repeat insolvency
Other appointments18 other companies
Prior insolvencies13 dissolved or insolvent
DisqualificationsNone found
Charges & secured creditors● Floating charge
Charges2 registered
InstrumentDebenture
HolderQueen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People
Registered11 Sep 1996
Statusfully-satisfied
Related companies● Shared ownership
Connected2 via shared ownership
Shared ownerQueen Elizabeth's Foundation For Disabled People
Practitioner appointed● Practitioner
PractitionerMartyn Pullin
FirmFRP Advisory Trading
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 15530
AppointedUnknown
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