● Compulsory liquidation
W R D (ESSEX) LTD
W R D (ESSEX) LTD is tracked from The Gazette and Companies House public record. Compulsory liquidation proceedings were first recorded on 28 November 2025.
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
2 Jan 1957
Incorporated
Registered as 00576529. Textiles.
22 Jan 1981
Charge registered
Legal mortgage granted to National Westminster Bank LTD.
9 Oct 1981
Charge registered
Legal mortgage granted to National Westminster Bank LTD.
1 Nov 1982
Charge registered
Mortgage debenture granted to National Westminster Bank PLC.
5 Apr 1989
Charge registered
Debenture granted to Barclays Bank PLC.
27 Nov 1992
Charge registered
Legal charge granted to Barclays Bank PLC.
31 May 2000
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
25 Apr 2001
First accounts filed
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21 Apr 2009
Charge registered
Debenture granted to Barclays Bank PLC.
21 Jul 2010
Charge registered
Guarantee & debenture granted to Barclays Bank PLC.
8 Nov 2016
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Rbs Invoice Finance Limited.
4 Aug 2022
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Aldermore Bank PLC.
28 Jul 2025
Latest accounts filed
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
28 Nov 2025
Wound up by the court
Compulsory liquidation.
28 Nov 2025
Gazette notice published
Notice 5005061 in The Gazette.
23 Jan 2026
Statement of affairs
Sworn statement of assets and liabilities.
What the data was telling us
Readings from The Gazette and Companies House, in the firm's final two years.
Insolvency status● Compulsory
StatusCompulsory liquidation
Gazette refNotice 5039653
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byThe court
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.122
Filing trajectory● Late filing
Incorporated2 Jan 1957
Last accounts28 Jul 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeAccounts
Director stability● Board churn
Appointments10 since 2001
Resignations1 in final 12 mths
Active directors1
Avg tenure8.5 yrs
Charges & secured creditors● Floating charge
Charges9 registered
InstrumentA registered charge
HolderAldermore Bank PLC
Registered4 Aug 2022
Statusoutstanding
Practitioner appointed● Practitioner
PractitionerShaun Hudson
FirmFRP Advisory Trading
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 31192
AppointedUnknown
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