Case Studies/Real estate/RAYMERE LIMITED
Creditors' voluntary liquidation

RAYMERE LIMITED

Raymere Limited, a London-based real estate company incorporated on 3 December 1986, entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 7 April 2026. The winding up process followed the appointment of two joint liquidators from PKF Littlejohn on 1 April 2026. The move marks the end of a corporate history spanning from 1986 to 2026 in the property sector.

Key facts
Company no.02080044
SectorReal estate
Incorporated3 Dec 1986
Reg. officeLondon E14
Appointed7 Apr 2026
Office holderPaul David Williams, PKF Littlejohn
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
3 Dec 1986
Incorporated
Registered as 02080044. Real estate.
6 Jul 1989
Charge registered
Legal charge granted to Hill Samuel Bank Limited.
6 Jul 1989
Charge registered
Debenture granted to Hill Samuel Bank Limited.
24 Apr 1993
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
30 Oct 2002
First accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
18 May 2018
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Together Commercial Finance Limited.
12 Aug 2019
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Together Commercial Finance Limited.
31 Dec 2020
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
7 Apr 2026
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
7 Apr 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5104957 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 5104961
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Filing trajectoryLate filing
Incorporated3 Dec 1986
Last accounts31 Dec 2020
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeMicro-entity
Director stabilityBoard churn
Appointments10 since 1993
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors2
Avg tenure4.6 yrs
Charges & secured creditorsFloating charge
Charges4 registered
InstrumentA registered charge
HolderTogether Commercial Finance Limited
Registered12 Aug 2019
Statusfully-satisfied
Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerPaul David Williams
FirmPKF Littlejohn
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 9294
Appointed1 Apr 2026
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Lessons behind the liquidation

01
The risk of outdated public accounts

The last filed micro-entity accounts for Raymere Limited date back to 31 December 2020. A multi-year lag in financial disclosures makes it difficult for external stakeholders to assess solvency risks prior to the liquidation on 7 April 2026.

02
Satisfied charges do not prevent distress

The company had four charges registered on 12 August 2019 with Together Commercial Finance Limited, which are recorded as fully satisfied. Settling secured liabilities is a key milestone, but it does not protect an organisation from subsequent operational cash flow issues.

03
Board stability during terminal decline

With 10 appointments since 1993 and two active directors at the end, the company experienced zero board resignations in its final 12 months. This shows that management stability does not necessarily translate to corporate survival when market conditions deteriorate.

Pattern context

This case illustrates the quiet cessation pattern, where an established property firm satisfies its secured debts but ceases regular financial reporting years before entering voluntary liquidation.

Indicative basis · modelled across LIQUI's corpus, indicative, not predictive
The full forensic report

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Director histories across related entities, the full debenture instrument, creditor estimates, and the practitioner's record on comparable cases for RAYMERE LIMITED.