Case Studies/Manufacturing/TOUCHSALE LTD
Compulsory liquidation

TOUCHSALE LTD

Touchsale Ltd, a Welling based manufacturing company incorporated on 11 Feb 2020, has entered compulsory liquidation under section 122 of the Insolvency Act 1986. The court appointed Kevin Weir of Hudson Weir as liquidator on 5 Jun 2026, following the Gazette notice for compulsory liquidation.

Key facts
Company no.12456067
SectorManufacturing
Incorporated11 Feb 2020
Reg. officeWelling DA16
Appointed28 May 2026
Office holderKevin Weir, Small Business Rescue
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
11 Feb 2020
Incorporated
Registered as 12456067. Manufacturing.
26 Nov 2021
First accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
3 Dec 2025
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
28 May 2026
Wound up by the court
Compulsory liquidation.
28 May 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5143307 in The Gazette.

What the data was telling us

Readings from The Gazette and Companies House, in the firm's final two years.

Insolvency statusCompulsory
StatusCompulsory liquidation
Gazette refNotice 5151534
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byThe court
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.122
Filing trajectoryLate filing
Incorporated11 Feb 2020
Last accounts3 Dec 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeAccounts
Director stabilityBoard churn
Appointments2 since 2020
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors2
Avg tenure5.8 yrs
Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerKevin Weir
FirmSmall Business Rescue
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 9332
Appointed5 Jun 2026
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Lessons behind the liquidation

01
Court intervention marks the point of formal insolvency

The company’s status is recorded as compulsory liquidation, with The Gazette citing Insolvency Act 1986, s.122 and a court appointment. That means control of the process has moved from the company to the liquidator, with realisation of assets and creditor claims now central.

02
Recent filings do not remove insolvency risk

Accounts were last filed on 3 Dec 2025 and the confirmation statement was filed, which shows the public record was being kept up to date. Even so, the company still moved into compulsory liquidation, a reminder that filing compliance and solvency are separate issues.

03
A stable board is not a shield against distress

The record shows 2 active directors, 2 appointments since 2020, and 0 resignations in the final 12 mths. That points to a relatively settled management structure, but the insolvency outcome shows that governance continuity alone does not prevent a court led winding up.

Pattern context

This is the kind of insolvency pattern that often appears in established owner managed businesses, where statutory filings continue and the board remains steady, yet the company still reaches a formal winding up through the court.

Indicative basis · modelled across LIQUI's corpus, indicative, not predictive
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