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Is Bigday Designs Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?

Last verified 5 June 2026
In Creditors' Voluntary LiquidationYes, Bigday Designs Limited (company number 05271412) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 26 May 2026, by its creditors. Philip Ballard of Ballard Business Recovery Limited was appointed as liquidator.

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Bigday Designs 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 number05271412
Incorporated27 October 2004 (22 years old)
Registered office143 Eastfield Road, Peterborough, PE1 4AU
Nature of business (SIC)17230: Manufacture of paper stationery (Manufacturing)
Date entered creditors' voluntary liquidation26 May 2026
LiquidatorPhilip Ballard, Ballard Business Recovery Limited (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Official noticeView the official notice ↗
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Bigday Designs Limited is a manufacturing business based in Peterborough, incorporated in 2004 and 22 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is manufacture of paper stationery (SIC 17230). There have been 10 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

10 people have been appointed as directors of Bigday Designs Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Richard HayActive
David Richard HayResigned15 Feb 2026
Peter James HayResigned5 Jan 2026
Richard HayResigned11 Mar 2025
Helen BourneResigned16 Aug 2007
Helen BourneResigned16 Aug 2007
4 former directors · resigned 2004 to 2007
Steven John BurnettResigned16 Aug 2007
Pemex Services Limited+ 38 othersResigned27 Oct 2004
Pemex Services Limited+ 38 othersResigned27 Oct 2004
Amersham Services Limited+ 25 othersResigned27 Oct 2004

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.

1 ceased control
  • Mr Peter James Hay · ceased 27 Jun 2018

Charges register

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

Status · Creditor · Type · Dates
OutstandingNational Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge · Created 4 Jul 2018 · Pending

What happened

EventDateType
Resolutions5 June 2026RESOLUTIONS
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator5 June 2026600
Statement of affairs5 June 2026LIQ02
Registered office address changed from 143 Eastfield Road Peterborough PE1 4AU England to 28a Charter House Sandford Street Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6QA on 2026-06-055 June 2026AD01
Creditors' voluntary liquidationStatus26 May 2026
74 earlier events · 2004 to 2026
Termination of appointment of David Richard Hay as a director on 2026-02-1526 February 2026TM01
Termination of appointment of Peter James Hay as a director on 2026-01-055 January 2026TM01
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-18 with no updates5 January 2026CS01
Amended total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-10-3130 October 2025AAMD
Appointment of Mr Richard Hay as a director on 2025-10-1819 October 2025AP01
Registered office address changed from The Pod Pea Lane Northchurch Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 3SX to 143 Eastfield Road Peterborough PE1 4AU on 2025-09-088 September 2025AD01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-10-317 August 2025AA
Termination of appointment of Richard Hay as a director on 2025-03-1120 March 2025TM01
Confirmation statement made on 2024-11-18 with no updates18 November 2024CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-10-3118 October 2024AA
Confirmation statement made on 2023-11-18 with no updates20 November 2023CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2022-10-3128 July 2023AA
Confirmation statement made on 2022-11-18 with no updates28 November 2022CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2021-10-3131 October 2022AA
Confirmation statement made on 2021-11-18 with no updates18 November 2021CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2020-10-3131 October 2021AA
Confirmation statement made on 2020-11-18 with no updates9 December 2020CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2019-10-3130 October 2020AA
Confirmation statement made on 2019-11-18 with no updates18 November 2019CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2018-10-3130 July 2019AA
Notification of Bigday Designs Holdings Limited as a person with significant control on 2018-06-277 November 2018PSC02
Confirmation statement made on 2018-10-27 with updates7 November 2018CS01
Cessation of Peter James Hay as a person with significant control on 2018-06-277 November 2018PSC07
Registration of charge 052714120001, created on 2018-07-046 July 2018MR01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2017-10-3127 May 2018AA
Resolutions2 May 2018RESOLUTIONS
Statement of company's objects2 May 2018CC04
Change of share class name or designation30 April 2018SH08
Particulars of variation of rights attached to shares30 April 2018SH10
Confirmation statement made on 2017-10-27 with updates30 November 2017CS01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2016-10-3131 July 2017AA
Confirmation statement made on 2016-10-27 with updates5 December 2016CS01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2015-10-3131 July 2016AA
Annual return made up to 2015-10-27 with full list of shareholders30 November 2015AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2014-10-3131 July 2015AA
Annual return made up to 2014-10-27 with full list of shareholders28 October 2014AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2013-10-3131 July 2014AA
Annual return made up to 2013-10-27 with full list of shareholders22 November 2013AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2012-10-3131 July 2013AA
Director's details changed for Mr David Richard Hay on 2013-04-033 April 2013CH01
Appointment of Mr David Richard Hay as a director28 November 2012AP01
Annual return made up to 2012-10-27 with full list of shareholders28 November 2012AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2011-10-311 September 2012AA
Registered office address changed from 24a Peters Place Northchurch Berkhamsted Herts HP4 3RU on 2012-06-2727 June 2012AD01
Annual return made up to 2011-10-27 with full list of shareholders31 October 2011AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2010-10-3126 May 2011AA
Annual return made up to 2010-10-27 with full list of shareholders10 December 2010AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2009-10-3130 July 2010AA
Annual return made up to 2009-10-27 with full list of shareholders12 November 2009AR01
Director's details changed for Richard Hay on 2009-11-1212 November 2009CH01
Director's details changed for Peter James Hay on 2009-11-1212 November 2009CH01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2008-10-3116 March 2009AA
Legacy8 December 2008363a
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2007-10-3115 April 2008AA
Legacy14 November 2007288c
Legacy14 November 2007288c
Legacy14 November 2007363a
Legacy16 October 2007287
Legacy3 September 2007287
Legacy3 September 2007288b
Legacy3 September 2007288b
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2006-10-3128 August 2007AA
Legacy15 November 2006363a
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2005-10-3111 September 2006AA
Legacy23 November 2005363a
Legacy9 May 2005288a
Legacy9 May 2005288a
Legacy28 October 2004288b
Legacy28 October 2004288b
Legacy28 October 2004288a
Legacy28 October 2004288a
Legacy28 October 2004288a
Legacy28 October 2004287
Legacy28 October 2004288b
Incorporation27 October 2004NEWINC

What this means for you

If you are a creditor

Submit your proof of debt to the liquidator (Ballard Business Recovery Limited). 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 Bigday Designs Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?
Yes. Bigday Designs Limited (company number 05271412) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 26 May 2026, by its creditors. Philip Ballard of Ballard Business Recovery Limited was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Bigday Designs Limited?
Philip Ballard, a licensed insolvency practitioner at Ballard Business Recovery Limited, was appointed liquidator of Bigday Designs Limited on 26 May 2026. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Bigday Designs Limited do?
Bigday Designs Limited's registered nature of business is manufacture of paper stationery (SIC 17230). It is classified in the manufacturing sector.
Where is Bigday Designs Limited based?
Bigday Designs Limited's registered office is 143 Eastfield Road, Peterborough, PE1 4AU. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Bigday Designs Limited founded?
Bigday Designs Limited was incorporated on 27 October 2004, 22 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Bigday Designs Limited's company number?
Bigday Designs Limited's registered company number is 05271412.
Who has significant control of Bigday Designs Limited?
1 active person with significant control over Bigday Designs Limited is on the register: Bigday Designs Holdings Limited.
Does Bigday Designs Limited have any outstanding charges?
an outstanding charge is registered against Bigday Designs Limited 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 Bigday Designs 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 Bigday Designs 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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