● Creditors' voluntary liquidation
READ BURTON LIMITED
READ BURTON LIMITED is tracked from The Gazette and Companies House public record. Creditors' voluntary liquidation proceedings were first recorded on 10 August 2026.
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
22 Feb 1971
Incorporated
Registered as 01003014. Motor trade.
21 Mar 1972
Charge registered
Debenture granted to Lloyds Bank PLC.
7 Dec 1973
Charge registered
Legal charge granted to Lombard North Central Limited..
3 Jul 1978
Charge registered
Legal charge granted to Lombard North Central Limited.
3 Jul 1978
Charge registered
Mortgage granted to Lloyds Bank PLC.
3 Jul 1978
Charge registered
Legal charge granted to Lombard North Central Limited..
5 Oct 1978
Charge registered
Mortgage granted to Lloyds Bank PLC.
10 Oct 1994
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
22 Feb 1996
Charge registered
Debenture granted to Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Limited.
2 Aug 1996
First accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
25 Jan 2013
Charge registered
An omnibus guarantee and set-off agreement granted to Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC.
10 Oct 2025
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
10 Aug 2026
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
10 Aug 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5188030 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 5188030
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Ownership & control● PSC register
Beneficial ownerRead Motor Group Limited
ControlOwnership of shares 75 to 100%
Owner typeCorporate / legal entity
Controllers1 on record
Filing trajectory● Late filing
Incorporated22 Feb 1971
Last accounts10 Oct 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeFull
Director stability● Board churn
Appointments10 since 1995
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors2
Avg tenure11.7 yrs
Director track record● Repeat insolvency
Other appointments10 other companies
Prior insolvencies2 dissolved or insolvent
DisqualificationsNone found
Charges & secured creditors● Floating charge
Charges8 registered
InstrumentAn omnibus guarantee and set-off agreement
HolderLloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Registered25 Jan 2013
Statusfully-satisfied
Practitioner appointed● Practitioner
PractitionerJoseph Allen
FirmFRP Advisory Trading
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 32516
AppointedUnknown
View profile →Practitioner appointed● Practitioner
PractitionerDavid Robert Acland
FirmFRP Advisory Trading
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 8894
AppointedUnknown
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