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Is Active Contracts LLP in compulsory liquidation?

Last verified 26 May 2026
In Compulsory LiquidationYes, Active Contracts LLP (company number OC332708) entered compulsory liquidation on 25 August 2010, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Chatham Maritime of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Active Contracts LLP is now in compulsory 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 Compulsory Liquidation
Company numberOC332708
Incorporated8 November 2007 (19 years old)
Registered officeUnit C West Hill House, West Hill, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2EU
Date entered compulsory liquidation25 August 2010
LiquidatorThe Official Receiver Or Chatham Maritime, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Active Contracts LLP is a UK limited company based in Dartford, incorporated in 2007 and 3 years old when the liquidator was appointed. There have been 3 director appointments since incorporation, of which 2 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed.

Directors

3 people have been appointed as directors of Active Contracts LLP.

DirectorStatusResigned
Ian CowellActive
Andrew Mark AbbottActive
Wendy Anne CowellResigned5 Apr 2009

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

What happened

EventDateType
Order of court to wind up18 January 2011COCOMP
Order of court to wind up18 January 2011COCOMP
Order of court to wind up14 September 2010COCOMP
Compulsory liquidationStatus25 August 2010
Annual return made up1 December 2009LLAR01
8 earlier events · 2008 to 2009
Registered office address changed22 October 2009LLAD01
Total exemption small company accounts made up12 October 2009AA
Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued28 July 2009DISS40
Legacy27 July 2009LLP363
Legacy15 July 2009LLP288b
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off7 July 2009GAZ1
Legacy26 May 2009LLP225
Legacy8 May 2008LLP288a
Incorporation8 November 2007NEWINC

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.

How retention of title works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Active Contracts LLP in compulsory liquidation?
Yes. Active Contracts LLP (company number OC332708) entered compulsory liquidation on 25 August 2010, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Chatham Maritime of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Active Contracts LLP?
The Official Receiver Or Chatham Maritime, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Active Contracts LLP on 25 August 2010. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
Where is Active Contracts LLP based?
Active Contracts LLP's registered office is Unit C West Hill House, West Hill, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2EU. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Active Contracts LLP founded?
Active Contracts LLP was incorporated on 8 November 2007, 3 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Active Contracts LLP's company number?
Active Contracts LLP's registered company number is OC332708.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Active Contracts LLP?
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 Active Contracts LLP'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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