● Creditors' voluntary liquidation
VAN HOOL (U.K.) LIMITED
VAN HOOL (U.K.) LIMITED is tracked from The Gazette and Companies House public record. Creditors' voluntary liquidation proceedings were first recorded on 11 November 2025.
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
21 Jan 1981
Incorporated
Registered as 01540383. Motor trade.
4 Oct 1991
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
2 Jul 2002
First accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
22 Dec 2023
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
9 Jan 2025
Administrator's proposals
Administrators' statement of proposals to creditors.
16 Jan 2025
Result of creditors' meeting
Outcome of the meeting of creditors.
20 Jan 2025
Administrator's proposals
Administrators' statement of proposals to creditors.
25 Jun 2025
Miscellaneous
Filed at Companies House.
27 Oct 2025
Progress report
Administrators' progress report to creditors.
6 Nov 2025
Moved to liquidation
Move from administration to creditors' voluntary liquidation.
11 Nov 2025
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
11 Nov 2025
Gazette notice published
Notice 4996080 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 4996080
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Ownership & control● PSC register
Beneficial ownerVan Hool Nv
ControlOwnership of shares 75 to 100%
Owner typeCorporate / legal entity
Controllers1 on record
Filing trajectory● Late filing
Incorporated21 Jan 1981
Last accounts22 Dec 2023
Confirmation stmtOverdue
Account typeAccounts
Director stability● Board churn
Appointments8 since 1999
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors2
Avg tenure10.9 yrs
Director track record● Track record
Other appointments0 other companies
DisqualificationsNone found
Practitioner appointed● Practitioner
PractitionerGary Pettit
FirmPBC Business Recovery &
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 9066
Appointed6 Nov 2025
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