Case Studies/Construction/WHITEMANN CONSTRUCTION LTD
Creditors' voluntary liquidation

WHITEMANN CONSTRUCTION LTD

Whitemann Construction Ltd, a company established in September 2018 at Royal Victoria Docks, has entered a creditors voluntary liquidation. The insolvency process commenced on 13 October 2025 following the appointment of Darren Patrick Charles Edwards of Exigen Group Limited to manage the wind down.

Key facts
Company no.11567261
SectorConstruction
Incorporated13 Sep 2018
Reg. officeRoyal Victoria Docks E16
Appointed13 Oct 2025
Office holderDarren Patrick Charles Edwards, Exigen Group Limited T/A Liquidation Centre
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
13 Sep 2018
Incorporated
Registered as 11567261. Construction.
29 Jul 2020
First accounts filed
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19 Sep 2025
Latest accounts filed
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13 Oct 2025
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
13 Oct 2025
Gazette notice published
Notice 4977902 in The Gazette.
14 Oct 2025
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 statusCVL
StatusCreditors' voluntary liquidation
Gazette refNotice 4977948
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Ownership & controlPSC register
Beneficial ownerMr Geoffrey Robert Keith Mannian
ControlOwnership of shares 50 to 75%
Owner typeIndividual
Controllers2 on record
Filing trajectoryLate filing
Incorporated13 Sep 2018
Last accounts19 Sep 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeFull
Director stabilityBoard churn
Appointments2 since 2018
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors2
Avg tenure7.1 yrs
Director track recordRepeat insolvency
Other appointments5 other companies
Prior insolvencies4 dissolved or insolvent
DisqualificationsNone found
Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerDarren Patrick Charles Edwards
FirmExigen Group Limited T/A Liquidation Centre
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 10350
Appointed3 Oct 2025
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Lessons behind the liquidation

01
Portfolio Complexity

The active directors maintain appointments across five other companies. Managing numerous entities simultaneously can lead to resource dilution and hinder a director from responding effectively to sector specific challenges.

02
Prior Insolvency Experience

The public record indicates that the leadership had directorship roles in four previous companies that were either dissolved or became insolvent. Understanding the history of past appointments provides critical context for the current liquidity constraints identified in the final accounts.

03
Administrative Continuity

While there were no director resignations in the final 12 months, the firm still entered liquidation under the Insolvency Act 1986. Stability in board composition does not guarantee long term solvency if operational overheads remain unaddressed.

Pattern context

This insolvency demonstrates a pattern of recurring corporate closure within a multi-entity directorship structure.

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 WHITEMANN CONSTRUCTION LTD.