● Creditors' voluntary liquidation
RATCLIFF AND ROPER (PRINTERS) LIMITED
RATCLIFF AND ROPER (PRINTERS) LIMITED is tracked from The Gazette and Companies House public record. Creditors' voluntary liquidation proceedings were first recorded on 12 November 2025.
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
10 Sep 1946
Incorporated
Registered as 00419065. Manufacturing.
9 Nov 1983
Charge registered
Legal charge granted to Barclays Bank PLC.
19 Apr 1989
Charge registered
Legal charge granted to Barclays Bank PLC.
4 Aug 1993
Charge registered
Debenture granted to Barclays Bank PLC.
11 Feb 1997
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
6 Nov 1998
First accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
9 Oct 2019
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”).
7 Aug 2024
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
9 Dec 2024
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Time Invoice Finance Limited.
12 Nov 2025
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
12 Nov 2025
Gazette notice published
Notice 4996147 in The Gazette.
13 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 status● CVL
StatusCreditors' voluntary liquidation
Gazette refNotice 4996147
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Ownership & control● PSC register
Beneficial ownerMr John Patrick Bywater
ControlOwnership of shares 75 to 100%
Owner typeIndividual
Controllers1 on record
Filing trajectory● Late filing
Incorporated10 Sep 1946
Last accounts7 Aug 2024
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeAccounts
Director stability● Board churn
Appointments12 since 1997
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors1
Avg tenure8.7 yrs
Director track record● Repeat insolvency
Other appointments45 other companies
Prior insolvencies31 dissolved or insolvent
DisqualificationsNone found
Charges & secured creditors● Floating charge
Charges5 registered
InstrumentA registered charge
HolderTime Invoice Finance Limited
Registered9 Dec 2024
Statusoutstanding
Related companies● Shared ownership
Connected1 via shared ownership
Shared ownerMr John Patrick Bywater
Practitioner appointed● Practitioner
PractitionerChristopher Horner
FirmBusinessrescueexpert
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 16150
AppointedUnknown
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