● Creditors' voluntary liquidation
THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SHOP LIMITED
THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SHOP LIMITED is tracked from The Gazette and Companies House public record. Creditors' voluntary liquidation proceedings were first recorded on 26 June 2026.
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
23 Mar 1994
Incorporated
Registered as 02913491. Other.
31 Mar 1994
Floating charge registered
Guarantee and fixed and floating charge granted to National Westminster Bank PLC.
29 Jun 1999
Charge registered
Legal mortgage granted to National Westminster Bank PLC.
19 Dec 2002
Charge registered
Debenture granted to Barclays Bank PLC.
19 Dec 2002
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
12 Nov 2004
Charge registered
Debenture granted to Barclays Bank PLC.
11 Oct 2005
First accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
26 Mar 2026
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
26 Jun 2026
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
26 Jun 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5162367 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 5162367
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Ownership & control● PSC register
Beneficial ownerThe Original Factory Shop Group Ltd
ControlOwnership of shares 75 to 100%
Owner typeCorporate / legal entity
Controllers1 on record
Filing trajectory● Late filing
Incorporated23 Mar 1994
Last accounts26 Mar 2026
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeDormant
Director stability● Board churn
Appointments29 since 1994
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors3
Avg tenure3.0 yrs
Director track record● Repeat insolvency
Other appointments82 other companies
Prior insolvencies25 dissolved or insolvent
DisqualificationsNone found
Charges & secured creditors● Floating charge
Charges4 registered
InstrumentDebenture
HolderBarclays Bank PLC
Registered12 Nov 2004
Statusfully-satisfied
Practitioner appointed● Practitioner
PractitionerFrank Wessely
FirmQuantuma Advisory
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 7788
AppointedUnknown
View profile →Practitioner appointed● Practitioner
PractitionerRichard Easterby
FirmQuantuma Advisory
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 18034
AppointedUnknown
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