● Creditors' voluntary liquidation
W. POSTLETHWAITE & SON LIMITED
W. POSTLETHWAITE & SON LIMITED is tracked from The Gazette and Companies House public record. Creditors' voluntary liquidation proceedings were first recorded on 4 December 2025.
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
15 Feb 2011
Incorporated
Registered as 07530417. Construction.
16 Oct 2012
First accounts filed
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26 Nov 2024
Latest accounts filed
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3 Dec 2025
Statement of affairs
Sworn statement of assets and liabilities.
4 Dec 2025
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
4 Dec 2025
Gazette notice published
Notice 5010988 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 5010988
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Ownership & control● PSC register
Beneficial ownerMrs Joanne Postlethwaite
ControlOwnership of shares 25 to 50%
Owner typeIndividual
Controllers2 on record
Filing trajectory● Late filing
Incorporated15 Feb 2011
Last accounts26 Nov 2024
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeFull
Director stability● Board churn
Appointments2 since 2011
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors2
Avg tenure14.8 yrs
Director track record● Track record
Other appointments1 other companies
DisqualificationsNone found
Practitioner appointed● Practitioner
PractitionerCraig Johns
FirmCowgills
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 13152
Appointed27 Nov 2025
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