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Is ACS Control Systems Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?

Last verified 26 May 2026
In Creditors' Voluntary LiquidationYes, ACS Control Systems Limited (company number NI026251) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 17 April 2025, by its creditors. Gareth Mcgonigle of null was appointed as liquidator.

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ACS Control Systems Limited 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 numberNI026251
Previously known as
  • Alsace Trading Limited, Jan 1992 to Feb 1992
Incorporated21 January 1992 (34 years old)
Registered officeC/O Garma Advisory Limited, 5th Floor, Metro Building,, Belfast, BT1 5JA
Nature of business (SIC)80200: Security systems service activities
Date entered creditors' voluntary liquidation17 April 2025
LiquidatorGareth Mcgonigle, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

ACS Control Systems Limited is a UK limited company based in Belfast, incorporated in 1992 and 33 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is security systems service activities (SIC 80200). There have been 5 director appointments since incorporation, of which 5 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 2 people with significant control.

Directors

5 people have been appointed as directors of ACS Control Systems Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Arthur James McWattersActive—
Arthur James McWattersActive—
Trevor GrahamActive—
Nicola McWattersActive—
Nicola SloanActive—

Persons with significant control

Individuals or entities with significant influence or control.

What happened

EventDateType
Statement of receipts and payments11 May 20264.69(NI)
Registered office address changed from 10 Cuttles Ridge Old Ballygowan Road Comber Co Down BT23 5YT to C/O Garma Advisory Limited, 5th Floor, Metro Building, 6-9 Donegall Square South Belfast BT1 5JA on 2025-04-2222 April 2025AD01
Statement of affairs22 April 20254.21(NI)
Appointment of a liquidator22 April 2025VL1
Resolutions22 April 2025RESOLUTIONS
85 earlier events · 1992 to 2025
Creditors' voluntary liquidationStatus17 April 2025
Appointment of Ms Nicola Sloan as a director on 2025-03-2731 March 2025AP01
Confirmation statement made on 2025-01-21 with no updates20 February 2025CS01
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2024-02-287 November 2024AA
Confirmation statement made on 2024-01-21 with no updates9 February 2024CS01
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2023-02-2818 August 2023AA
Confirmation statement made on 2023-01-21 with no updates1 February 2023CS01
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2022-02-285 August 2022AA
Confirmation statement made on 2022-01-21 with no updates1 February 2022CS01
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2021-02-2825 October 2021AA
Confirmation statement made on 2021-01-21 with no updates22 February 2021CS01
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2020-02-285 November 2020AA
Confirmation statement made on 2020-01-21 with no updates3 February 2020CS01
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2019-02-2825 November 2019AA
Confirmation statement made on 2019-01-21 with no updates9 February 2019CS01
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2018-02-2830 November 2018AA
Confirmation statement made on 2018-01-21 with no updates2 February 2018CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2017-02-2813 September 2017AA
Confirmation statement made on 2017-01-21 with updates23 January 2017CS01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2016-02-297 November 2016AA
Annual return made up to 2016-01-21 with full list of shareholders2 February 2016AR01
Resolutions16 October 2015RESOLUTIONS
Change of share class name or designation16 October 2015SH08
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2015-02-286 October 2015AA
Annual return made up to 2015-01-21 with full list of shareholders5 February 2015AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2014-02-2810 October 2014AA
Annual return made up to 2014-01-21 with full list of shareholders13 February 2014AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2013-02-2823 August 2013AA
Annual return made up to 2013-01-21 with full list of shareholders28 January 2013AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2012-02-2919 September 2012AA
Annual return made up to 2012-01-21 with full list of shareholders6 February 2012AR01
Appointment of Nicola Mcwatters as a secretary30 January 2012AP03
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2011-02-2831 October 2011AA
Annual return made up to 2011-01-21 with full list of shareholders31 January 2011AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2010-02-285 November 2010AA
Annual return made up to 2010-01-21 with full list of shareholders25 March 2010AR01
Secretary's details changed for Arthur James Mcwatters on 2009-10-0125 March 2010CH03
Director's details changed for Trevor Graham on 2009-10-0125 March 2010CH01
Director's details changed for Arthur James Mcwatters on 2009-10-0125 March 2010CH01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2009-02-2821 November 2009AA
Legacy13 February 2009371S(NI)
Legacy19 September 2008AC(NI)
Legacy4 February 2008371S(NI)
Legacy17 October 2007AC(NI)
Legacy26 January 2007371S(NI)
Legacy19 October 2006AC(NI)
Legacy28 March 2006371S(NI)
Legacy18 January 2006AC(NI)
Legacy23 September 2004AC(NI)
Legacy30 January 2004371S(NI)
Legacy7 September 2003AC(NI)
Legacy27 January 2003371S(NI)
Legacy18 November 2002AC(NI)
Legacy27 January 2002371S(NI)
Legacy30 November 2001AC(NI)
Legacy3 February 2001371S(NI)
Legacy14 November 2000AC(NI)
Legacy29 January 2000371S(NI)
Legacy14 October 1999AC(NI)
Legacy29 January 1999371S(NI)
Legacy25 November 1998G98-2(NI)
Legacy25 November 1998296(NI)
Legacy23 November 1998AC(NI)
Legacy18 January 1998371S(NI)
Legacy2 July 1997AC(NI)
Legacy26 January 1997371S(NI)
Legacy30 December 1996AC(NI)
Legacy25 November 1996295(NI)
Legacy12 February 1996371S(NI)
Legacy15 November 1995AC(NI)
Legacy20 January 1995371S(NI)
Legacy22 September 1994AC(NI)
Legacy9 April 1994371S(NI)
Legacy5 October 1993AC(NI)
Legacy29 March 1993371S(NI)
Legacy13 March 1992296(NI)
Legacy13 March 1992296(NI)
Legacy13 March 1992296(NI)
Resolutions13 March 1992RESOLUTIONS
Legacy13 March 1992UDM+A(NI)
Legacy13 March 1992295(NI)
Legacy28 February 1992CNRES(NI)
Legacy21 January 1992ARTS(NI)
Legacy21 January 1992MEM(NI)
Legacy21 January 1992G21(NI)
Legacy21 January 1992G23(NI)

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.

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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.

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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.

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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 ACS Control Systems Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?
Yes. ACS Control Systems Limited (company number NI026251) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 17 April 2025, by its creditors. Gareth Mcgonigle of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of ACS Control Systems Limited?
Gareth Mcgonigle, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of ACS Control Systems Limited on 17 April 2025. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does ACS Control Systems Limited do?
ACS Control Systems Limited's registered nature of business is security systems service activities (SIC 80200).
Where is ACS Control Systems Limited based?
ACS Control Systems Limited's registered office is C/O Garma Advisory Limited, 5th Floor, Metro Building,, Belfast, BT1 5JA. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was ACS Control Systems Limited founded?
ACS Control Systems Limited was incorporated on 21 January 1992, 33 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is ACS Control Systems Limited's company number?
ACS Control Systems Limited's registered company number is NI026251.
Who has significant control of ACS Control Systems Limited?
2 active people with significant control over ACS Control Systems Limited are on the register: Mr Arthur James Mc Watters, Miss Nicola Mc Watters.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of ACS Control Systems Limited?
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 ACS Control Systems Limited'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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