● Creditors' voluntary liquidation
WILLIS & THORNLEY LIMITED
WILLIS & THORNLEY LIMITED is tracked from The Gazette and Companies House public record. Creditors' voluntary liquidation proceedings were first recorded on 2 March 2026.
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
1 Mar 1974
Incorporated
Registered as 01161756. Engineering.
5 Jul 1993
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
27 Aug 1993
Charge registered
Debenture granted to Barclays Bank PLC.
6 Jan 1995
First accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
23 Sep 2015
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC.
13 Mar 2020
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Hsbc UK Bank PLC.
28 Jan 2026
Latest accounts filed
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
2 Mar 2026
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
2 Mar 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5066675 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 5066752
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Filing trajectory● Late filing
Incorporated1 Mar 1974
Last accounts28 Jan 2026
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeFull
Director stability● Board churn
Appointments7 since 1993
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors3
Avg tenure11.2 yrs
Charges & secured creditors● Floating charge
Charges3 registered
InstrumentA registered charge
HolderHsbc UK Bank PLC
Registered13 Mar 2020
Statusoutstanding
Practitioner appointed● Practitioner
PractitionerCraig Andrew Ridgley
FirmMercian Advisory
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 23232
Appointed25 Feb 2026
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