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Is Access Opening Systems (Installations) Ltd in creditors' voluntary liquidation?

Last verified 26 May 2026
In Creditors' Voluntary LiquidationYes, Access Opening Systems (Installations) Ltd (company number 07603001) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 13 February 2025, by its creditors. Paul A Palmer of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Access Opening Systems (Installations) Ltd is now in creditors' voluntary liquidation. Below are the key dates, the directors, the public-record timeline that led here, and what the liquidation means if you are a creditor, employee, customer or supplier.

Company at a glance

StatusIn Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation
Company number07603001
Incorporated13 April 2011 (15 years old)
Registered officeC/O Marshall Peters Heskin Hall Farm Wood Lane, Preston, PR7 5PA
Nature of business (SIC)33200: Installation of industrial machinery and equipment (Manufacturing)
Date entered creditors' voluntary liquidation13 February 2025
LiquidatorPaul A Palmer, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Access Opening Systems (Installations) Ltd is a manufacturing business based in Preston, incorporated in 2011 and 14 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is installation of industrial machinery and equipment (SIC 33200). There have been 6 director appointments since incorporation, of which 1 was on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 1 person with significant control. 1 charge has been registered against the company, 1 of which is still outstanding.

Directors

6 people have been appointed as directors of Access Opening Systems (Installations) Ltd.

DirectorStatusResigned
James Andrew HartActive
Kelly Elaine HartResigned1 Apr 2020
James Andrew HartResigned3 Feb 2019
Kelly Elaine HartResigned18 Apr 2016
Kelly Elaine HartResigned18 Apr 2016
Jason Peter CavanaghResigned6 Jun 2011

A director resignation shortly before an insolvency is a matter of public record; it does not by itself imply wrongdoing.

Persons with significant control

Individuals or entities with significant influence or control.

2 ceased controls
  • Mr James Andrew Hart · ceased 3 Feb 2019
  • Mrs Kelly Elaine Hart · ceased 1 Apr 2020

Charges register

Secured creditors and encumbrances against the company. 1 outstanding · 0 satisfied.

Status · Creditor · Type · Dates
OutstandingAldermore Bank PLC
A registered charge · Created 27 Jul 2023 · Pending

What happened

EventDateType
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments16 April 2026LIQ03
Registered office address changed from 26 st. Joseph's Street Tadcaster LS24 9HA England to C/O Marshall Peters Heskin Hall Farm Wood Lane Heskin Preston PR7 5PA on 2025-02-2727 February 2025AD01
Statement of affairs21 February 2025LIQ02
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator21 February 2025600
Resolutions21 February 2025RESOLUTIONS
51 earlier events · 2011 to 2025
Creditors' voluntary liquidationStatus13 February 2025
Confirmation statement made on 2024-02-05 with no updates17 February 2024CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-04-2924 January 2024AA
Registered office address changed from Unit 10 Methley Road Industrial Park Castleford WF10 1BY England to 26 st. Joseph's Street Tadcaster LS24 9HA on 2024-01-033 January 2024AD01
Registration of charge 076030010001, created on 2023-07-2728 July 2023MR01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2022-04-2911 April 2023AA
Confirmation statement made on 2023-02-05 with no updates10 February 2023CS01
Previous accounting period shortened from 2022-04-30 to 2022-04-2911 January 2023AA01
Confirmation statement made on 2022-02-05 with no updates17 February 2022CS01
Micro company accounts made up to 2021-04-303 September 2021AA
Confirmation statement made on 2021-02-05 with updates9 February 2021CS01
Registered office address changed from Sherwood Industrial Estate Robin Hood Wakefield WF3 3EL England to Unit 10 Methley Road Industrial Park Castleford WF10 1BY on 2021-01-2525 January 2021AD01
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2020-04-3019 June 2020AA
Termination of appointment of Kelly Elaine Hart as a director on 2020-04-011 April 2020TM01
Cessation of Kelly Elaine Hart as a person with significant control on 2020-04-011 April 2020PSC07
Notification of James Andrew Hart as a person with significant control on 2020-04-011 April 2020PSC01
Appointment of Mr James Andrew Hart as a director on 2020-04-011 April 2020AP01
Micro company accounts made up to 2019-04-302 March 2020AA
Confirmation statement made on 2020-02-05 with no updates2 March 2020CS01
Confirmation statement made on 2019-02-05 with updates5 February 2019CS01
Notification of Kelly Hart as a person with significant control on 2019-02-034 February 2019PSC01
Registered office address changed from Unit 6 Leathley House Butterley Street Leeds LS10 1AW to Sherwood Industrial Estate Robin Hood Wakefield WF3 3EL on 2019-02-044 February 2019AD01
Termination of appointment of James Andrew Hart as a director on 2019-02-034 February 2019TM01
Cessation of James Andrew Hart as a person with significant control on 2019-02-034 February 2019PSC07
Appointment of Mrs Kelly Elaine Hart as a director on 2019-02-034 February 2019AP01
Accounts for a dormant company made up to 2018-04-3015 January 2019AA
Confirmation statement made on 2018-04-13 with no updates2 June 2018CS01
Accounts for a dormant company made up to 2017-04-3031 January 2018AA
Confirmation statement made on 2017-04-13 with updates10 June 2017CS01
Accounts for a dormant company made up to 2016-04-3028 January 2017AA
Annual return made up to 2016-04-13 with full list of shareholders7 May 2016AR01
Termination of appointment of Kelly Elaine Hart as a director on 2016-04-1821 April 2016TM01
Termination of appointment of Kelly Elaine Hart as a secretary on 2016-04-1821 April 2016TM02
Accounts for a dormant company made up to 2015-04-3023 January 2016AA
Annual return made up to 2015-04-13 with full list of shareholders14 April 2015AR01
Secretary's details changed for Mrs Kelly Elaine Hart on 2015-04-0114 April 2015CH03
Registered office address changed from Unit 8a & 8B Wakefield Road Swillington Leeds LS26 8DT England to Unit 6 Leathley House Butterley Street Leeds LS10 1AW on 2015-04-1414 April 2015AD01
Accounts for a dormant company made up to 2014-04-306 January 2015AA
Registered office address changed from Unit 9 35 Wakefield Road Swillington Leeds West Yorkshire LS26 8DT on 2014-05-2121 May 2014AD01
Annual return made up to 2014-04-13 with full list of shareholders21 May 2014AR01
Appointment of Mr James Andrew Hart as a director21 May 2014AP01
Accounts for a dormant company made up to 2013-04-3023 January 2014AA
Annual return made up to 2013-04-13 with full list of shareholders2 July 2013AR01
Register inspection address has been changed2 July 2013AD02
Register(s) moved to registered inspection location2 July 2013AD03
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2012-04-3013 February 2013AA
Annual return made up to 2012-04-13 with full list of shareholders19 April 2012AR01
Director's details changed for Ms Kelly Elaine Robinson on 2012-04-1819 April 2012CH01
Secretary's details changed for Kelly Elaine Robinson on 2012-04-1819 April 2012CH03
Appointment of Ms Kelly Elaine Robinson as a director26 July 2011AP01
Termination of appointment of Jason Cavanagh as a director26 July 2011TM01
Incorporation13 April 2011NEWINC

What this means for you

If you are a creditor

Submit your proof of debt to the liquidator. Once liquidation begins, no creditor can start or continue legal action without the court's permission. Unsecured creditors rank after secured and preferential creditors and are usually paid last, often only a portion.

Owed money by a company in liquidation

If you are an employee

Employees are preferential creditors for certain unpaid wages and holiday pay, and may be able to claim from the Redundancy Payments Service if roles are made redundant.

Employee rights and redundancy pay

If you are a customer

Deposits paid are usually unsecured claims. Contracts may be terminated by the liquidator. Contact the liquidator about outstanding work or refunds.

What customers can recover

If you are a supplier

Goods supplied before the liquidation began are an unsecured claim. Check whether any retention-of-title clause lets you identify and recover specific goods.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Access Opening Systems (Installations) Ltd in creditors' voluntary liquidation?
Yes. Access Opening Systems (Installations) Ltd (company number 07603001) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 13 February 2025, by its creditors. Paul A Palmer of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Access Opening Systems (Installations) Ltd?
Paul A Palmer, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Access Opening Systems (Installations) Ltd on 13 February 2025. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Access Opening Systems (Installations) Ltd do?
Access Opening Systems (Installations) Ltd's registered nature of business is installation of industrial machinery and equipment (SIC 33200). It is classified in the manufacturing sector.
Where is Access Opening Systems (Installations) Ltd based?
Access Opening Systems (Installations) Ltd's registered office is C/O Marshall Peters Heskin Hall Farm Wood Lane, Preston, PR7 5PA. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Access Opening Systems (Installations) Ltd founded?
Access Opening Systems (Installations) Ltd was incorporated on 13 April 2011, 14 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Access Opening Systems (Installations) Ltd's company number?
Access Opening Systems (Installations) Ltd's registered company number is 07603001.
Who has significant control of Access Opening Systems (Installations) Ltd?
1 active person with significant control over Access Opening Systems (Installations) Ltd is on the register: Mr James Andrew Hart.
Does Access Opening Systems (Installations) Ltd have any outstanding charges?
an outstanding charge is registered against Access Opening Systems (Installations) Ltd out of 1 on file. Outstanding charges represent secured creditors who rank ahead of unsecured creditors in any recovery.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Access Opening Systems (Installations) Ltd?
Liquidation is the formal wind-up of a company. Once it begins, the liquidator collects assets, settles claims in statutory order (secured, preferential, then unsecured) and distributes whatever remains. Unsecured creditors often recover only a portion of what they are owed, and sometimes nothing.
How long does liquidation take?
Most liquidations run for 12 to 24 months, longer where the company has complex assets, litigation, or ongoing trading. Annual progress reports are filed by the liquidator until the company is dissolved at the end of the process.
Will creditors get paid in Access Opening Systems (Installations) Ltd's liquidation?
Secured creditors are paid from the assets they hold a charge over. Preferential creditors (employee wages up to limits, pension contributions, HMRC for certain taxes) come next. Unsecured creditors share whatever remains, which may be nothing. The Statement of Affairs, when filed, sets out the liquidator's estimate at the point of appointment.

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