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Is Alexander Engraving Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Creditors' Voluntary LiquidationYes, Alexander Engraving Limited (company number 06688510) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 20 August 2025, by its creditors. Ryan Holdsworth of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Alexander Engraving 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 number06688510
Incorporated3 September 2008 (18 years old)
Registered office4th Floor Fountain Precinct, Leopold Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 2JA
Nature of business (SIC)47990: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets (Retail)
Date entered creditors' voluntary liquidation20 August 2025
LiquidatorRyan Holdsworth, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Alexander Engraving Limited is a retail business based in Sheffield, incorporated in 2008 and 17 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets (SIC 47990). There have been 4 director appointments since incorporation, of which 1 was on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 1 person with significant control.

Directors

4 people have been appointed as directors of Alexander Engraving Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Siobhan Elizabeth HinchliffeActive
Graham Renshaw-SmithResigned28 Nov 2024
Julie Renshaw-SmithResigned28 Nov 2024
Betty Diana Renshaw-SmithResigned10 May 2013

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
  • Mrs Julie Renshaw-Smith · ceased 28 Nov 2024
  • Mr Graham Renshaw-Smith · ceased 28 Nov 2024

What happened

EventDateType
Notice to Registrar of Companies of Notice of disclaimer20 October 2025NDISC
Registered office address changed26 August 2025AD01
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator26 August 2025600
Resolutions26 August 2025RESOLUTIONS
Statement of affairs26 August 2025LIQ02
51 earlier events · 2009 to 2025
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off26 August 2025GAZ1
Creditors' voluntary liquidationStatus20 August 2025
Confirmation statement made with updates4 December 2024CS01
Termination of appointment as a director4 December 2024TM01
Termination of appointment as a director4 December 2024TM01
Notification as a person with significant control4 December 2024PSC01
Cessation as a person with significant control4 December 2024PSC07
Cessation as a person with significant control4 December 2024PSC07
Confirmation statement made with no updates20 September 2024CS01
Micro company accounts made up26 June 2024AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates25 September 2023CS01
Micro company accounts made up2 August 2023AA
Previous accounting period shortened22 June 2023AA01
Confirmation statement made with no updates20 September 2022CS01
Micro company accounts made up12 September 2022AA
Confirmation statement made with updates30 September 2021CS01
Micro company accounts made up29 June 2021AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates23 September 2020CS01
Micro company accounts made up30 June 2020AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates13 October 2019CS01
Micro company accounts made up27 June 2019AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates10 September 2018CS01
Micro company accounts made up27 June 2018AA
Confirmation statement made with updates15 September 2017CS01
Change of details as a person with significant control15 September 2017PSC04
Notification as a person with significant control15 September 2017PSC01
Total exemption small company accounts made up23 June 2017AA
Director's details changed19 January 2017CH01
Director's details changed11 November 2016CH01
Confirmation statement made with updates16 September 2016CS01
Total exemption small company accounts made up4 July 2016AA
Director's details changed7 December 2015CH01
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders11 September 2015AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up1 July 2015AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders17 September 2014AR01
Director's details changed15 September 2014CH01
Director's details changed15 September 2014CH01
Total exemption small company accounts made up16 June 2014AA
Director's details changed7 January 2014CH01
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders23 October 2013AR01
Appointment as a director19 July 2013AP01
Total exemption small company accounts made up27 June 2013AA
Termination of appointment as a director4 June 2013TM01
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders21 September 2012AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up3 July 2012AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders22 September 2011AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up4 July 2011AA
Director's details changed28 June 2011CH01
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders25 November 2010AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up2 June 2010AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders6 October 2009AR01
Incorporation3 September 2008NEWINC

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 Alexander Engraving Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?
Yes. Alexander Engraving Limited (company number 06688510) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 20 August 2025, by its creditors. Ryan Holdsworth of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Alexander Engraving Limited?
Ryan Holdsworth, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Alexander Engraving Limited on 20 August 2025. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Alexander Engraving Limited do?
Alexander Engraving Limited's registered nature of business is other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets (SIC 47990). It is classified in the retail sector.
Where is Alexander Engraving Limited based?
Alexander Engraving Limited's registered office is 4th Floor Fountain Precinct, Leopold Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 2JA. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Alexander Engraving Limited founded?
Alexander Engraving Limited was incorporated on 3 September 2008, 17 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Alexander Engraving Limited's company number?
Alexander Engraving Limited's registered company number is 06688510.
Who has significant control of Alexander Engraving Limited?
1 active person with significant control over Alexander Engraving Limited is on the register: Mrs Siobhan Elizabeth Hinchliffe.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Alexander Engraving 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 Alexander Engraving 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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