● Creditors' voluntary liquidation
SMS CATERING LIMITED
SMS CATERING LIMITED is tracked from The Gazette and Companies House public record. Creditors' voluntary liquidation proceedings were first recorded on 22 January 2026.
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
8 Jan 2003
Incorporated
Registered as SC241921. Hospitality.
8 Jan 2003
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
27 May 2003
Floating charge registered
Bond & floating charge granted to The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland.
6 Aug 2004
First accounts filed
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11 Nov 2005
Floating charge registered
Bond & floating charge granted to The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC.
28 Feb 2025
Latest accounts filed
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22 Jan 2026
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
22 Jan 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5039989 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 5039989
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Filing trajectory● Late filing
Incorporated8 Jan 2003
Last accounts28 Feb 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeFull
Director stability● Board churn
Appointments4 since 2003
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors2
Avg tenure11.5 yrs
Charges & secured creditors● Floating charge
Charges2 registered
InstrumentBond & floating charge
HolderThe Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Registered11 Nov 2005
Statusoutstanding
Practitioner appointed● Practitioner
PractitionerKevin Mapstone
FirmBegbies Traynor
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 25750
Appointed14 Jan 2026
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