Case Studies/Engineering consulting/TSL Technical Ltd
Creditors' voluntary liquidation

TSL Technical Ltd

Glasgow based engineering consulting firm TSL Technical entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 16 June 2026. The company, which was incorporated on 14 March 2022, entered the process under the Insolvency Act 1986, sections 100 and 109, following a period of filing delays. Members and creditors appointed Christopher Horner of Businessrescueexpert as liquidator, as recorded in the Edinburgh Gazette under Notice 5155532.

Key facts
Company no.SC757090
SectorEngineering consulting
Incorporated14 Mar 2022
Reg. officeGlasgow G53
Appointed16 Jun 2026
Office holderChristopher Horner, Businessrescueexpert
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
14 Mar 2022
Incorporated
Registered as SC757090. Engineering consulting.
15 Dec 2022
First accounts filed
First accounts made up to 31 March 2022
18 Sep 2024
Floating charge registered
Fixed and floating charge granted to Caledon Asset Finance.
20 Jan 2025
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
15 Apr 2025
Accounts filed late
Total exemption full accounts made up to 31 March 2024
16 Jun 2026
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
16 Jun 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5155528 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 5155532
EditionEdinburgh Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Filing trajectoryLate filing
Incorporated14 Mar 2022
Last accountsto 31 March 2024
Filed4 months late
Confirmation stmtOverdue
Account typeFull
Director stabilityBoard churn
Appointments3 since 2022
Resignations1 in final 12 mths
Active directors1
Avg tenure3.6 yrs
Charges & secured creditorsFloating charge
Charges1 registered
InstrumentFixed and floating charge
HolderCaledon Asset Finance
Registered18 Sep 2024
Statusoutstanding
Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerChristopher Horner
FirmBusinessrescueexpert
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 16150
AppointedUnknown
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Lessons behind the liquidation

01
The risk of administrative backlog

TSL Technical filed its full accounts for the period to 31 March 2024 four months late, and its confirmation statement remains overdue. Such delays often signal internal strain or resource constraints in the lead up to insolvency. Ensuring timely statutory filings is essential for maintaining creditworthiness and transparency with stakeholders.

02
Secured financing and asset exposure

On 18 September 2024, Caledon Asset Finance registered a fixed and floating charge against the company. This outstanding charge indicates a reliance on asset based funding to support operations. In a liquidation scenario, the presence of secured charges alters the distribution hierarchy and limits the assets available to unsecured creditors.

03
Board contraction under pressure

The company experienced three director appointments since 2022, with one resignation occurring in the final 12 months of trading. This left only one active director to manage the wind down process. A shrinking board in a company's final year reduces the breadth of governance available to address mounting financial challenges.

Pattern context

This case reflects a common pattern where early stage asset finance and mounting filing delays culminate in board contraction and a transition to voluntary liquidation.

Indicative basis · modelled across LIQUI's corpus, indicative, not predictive
The full forensic report

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Director histories across related entities, the full debenture instrument, creditor estimates, and the practitioner's record on comparable cases for TSL Technical Ltd.