● Creditors' voluntary liquidation
W.Y. CRICHTON & CO. LIMITED
W.Y. CRICHTON & CO. LIMITED is tracked from The Gazette and Companies House public record. Creditors' voluntary liquidation proceedings were first recorded on 12 December 2025.
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
11 Mar 1977
Incorporated
Registered as NI011878. Media.
7 Aug 1984
First accounts filed
legacy
27 Apr 2003
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
26 Jun 2025
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
12 Dec 2025
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
12 Dec 2025
Gazette notice published
Notice 5016302 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 5016302
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Ownership & control● PSC register
Beneficial ownerMr Marcus Crichton
ControlOwnership of shares 25 to 50%
Owner typeIndividual
Controllers2 on record
Filing trajectory● Late filing
Incorporated11 Mar 1977
Last accounts26 Jun 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeAccounts
Director stability● Board churn
Appointments4 since 1977
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors3
Avg tenure43.1 yrs
Director track record● Track record
Other appointments0 other companies
DisqualificationsNone found
Practitioner appointed● Practitioner
PractitionerIan Leonard
FirmInterpath Advisory
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 14610
Appointed10 Dec 2025
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