● Creditors' voluntary liquidation
SWINDENS PATENTS LIMITED
SWINDENS PATENTS LIMITED is tracked from The Gazette and Companies House public record. Creditors' voluntary liquidation proceedings were first recorded on 9 July 2026.
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
10 Dec 1927
Incorporated
Registered as 00226501. Engineering.
16 Jul 1937
Charge registered
Series of debentures.
27 Apr 1993
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
12 Oct 2000
Charge registered
Debenture granted to Hsbc Bank PLC.
3 Nov 2000
First accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
3 Jul 2023
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Wilkes Engineering & Machinery Limited.
26 Sep 2025
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
9 Jul 2026
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
9 Jul 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5170774 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 5170774
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Ownership & control● PSC register
Beneficial ownerMr Anthony Claude Marangos
ControlOwnership of shares 75 to 100%
Owner typeIndividual
Controllers1 on record
Filing trajectory● Late filing
Incorporated10 Dec 1927
Last accounts26 Sep 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeMicro-entity
Director stability● Board churn
Appointments10 since 1993
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors2
Avg tenure11.0 yrs
Director track record● Repeat insolvency
Other appointments4 other companies
Prior insolvencies1 dissolved or insolvent
DisqualificationsNone found
Charges & secured creditors● Floating charge
Charges3 registered
InstrumentA registered charge
HolderWilkes Engineering & Machinery Limited
Registered3 Jul 2023
Statusfully-satisfied
Practitioner appointed● Practitioner
PractitionerColin Nicholls
FirmSmart Insolvency
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 9052
Appointed7 Jul 2026
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