Case Studies/Marketing/THE CANDY STUDIO LIMITED
Creditors' voluntary liquidation

THE CANDY STUDIO LIMITED

Incorporated in 2017, The Candy Studio Limited operated within the marketing sector from its base in Milton Keynes. The company entered a creditors voluntary liquidation on 1 October 2025 following a resolution of its members and creditors.

Key facts
Company no.11028181
SectorMarketing
Incorporated24 Oct 2017
Reg. officeMilton Keynes MK5
Appointed1 Oct 2025
Office holderMark Boast, Opus Restructuring
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
24 Oct 2017
Incorporated
Registered as 11028181. Marketing.
11 Aug 2019
First accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
27 Apr 2020
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
12 Oct 2022
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Business & Enterprise Finance LTD.
30 Sep 2024
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
1 Oct 2025
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
1 Oct 2025
Statement of affairs
Sworn statement of assets and liabilities.
1 Oct 2025
Gazette notice published
Notice 4971268 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 4971268
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Ownership & controlPSC register
Beneficial ownerMr Stuart David Cronin
ControlOwnership of shares 75 to 100%
Owner typeIndividual
Controllers2 on record
Filing trajectoryLate filing
Incorporated24 Oct 2017
Last accounts30 Sep 2024
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeMicro-entity
Director stabilityBoard churn
Appointments6 since 2017
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors2
Avg tenure3.4 yrs
Director track recordRepeat insolvency
Other appointments5 other companies
Prior insolvencies4 dissolved or insolvent
DisqualificationsNone found
Charges & secured creditorsFloating charge
Charges1 registered
InstrumentA registered charge
HolderBusiness & Enterprise Finance LTD
Registered12 Oct 2022
Statusoutstanding
Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerMark Boast
FirmOpus Restructuring
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 31930
Appointed24 Sep 2025
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Lessons behind the liquidation

01
Historical director oversight

The public record indicates that individuals associated with the company have been involved in 4 prior dissolved or insolvent entities. Understanding the track record of those at the helm provides essential context for evaluating the continuity of corporate ventures.

02
Debt management obligations

The company carried a registered charge in favour of Business and Enterprise Finance Ltd, registered on 12 October 2022. Maintaining visibility on outstanding charges is vital for understanding a company's financial flexibility and its ability to manage external capital.

03
Operational stability

While the firm reported accounts until 30 September 2024 and maintained a stable directorship in the final 12 months, the company ultimately transitioned to liquidation. This demonstrates that regulatory compliance and filing history do not always indicate ongoing commercial viability.

Pattern context

This insolvency follows a pattern of businesses with multiple director-linked prior liquidations that are unable to sustain operations despite periods of established corporate filing.

Indicative basis · modelled across LIQUI's corpus, indicative, not predictive
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Director histories across related entities, the full debenture instrument, creditor estimates, and the practitioner's record on comparable cases for THE CANDY STUDIO LIMITED.