● Creditors' voluntary liquidation
THE BEST MAILING SERVICES LIMITED
THE BEST MAILING SERVICES LIMITED is tracked from The Gazette and Companies House public record. Creditors' voluntary liquidation proceedings were first recorded on 21 May 2026.
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
10 Apr 1996
Incorporated
Registered as 03184257. Technology.
10 Apr 1996
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
13 Jun 1996
Charge registered
Mortgage debenture granted to National Westminster Bank PLC.
11 Mar 1997
First accounts filed
legacy
6 Dec 2024
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
21 May 2026
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
21 May 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5138824 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 5138824
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Filing trajectory● Late filing
Incorporated10 Apr 1996
Last accounts6 Dec 2024
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeFull
Director stability● Board churn
Appointments1 since 1996
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors1
Avg tenure30.1 yrs
Charges & secured creditors● Floating charge
Charges1 registered
InstrumentMortgage debenture
HolderNational Westminster Bank PLC
Registered13 Jun 1996
Statusoutstanding
Practitioner appointed● Practitioner
PractitionerJohn Paul Bell
FirmClarke Bell
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 8608
Appointed15 May 2026
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