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Is British Ensign Investments Limited in compulsory liquidation?

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In Compulsory LiquidationYes, British Ensign Investments Limited (company number 02690524) entered compulsory liquidation on 11 September 2019, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Croydon of null was appointed as liquidator.

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British Ensign Investments Limited 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.

How the case progressed

  1. Administration
    11 March 2015
  2. Compulsory liquidation
    11 September 2019

Company at a glance

StatusIn Compulsory Liquidation
Company number02690524
Previously known as
  • Mossworth Limited, Feb 1992 to Mar 1992
Incorporated25 February 1992 (34 years old)
Registered officeSlinfold Golf & Country Club Stane Street, Slinfold, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 0RE
Nature of business (SIC)68100: Buying and selling of own real estate
Date entered compulsory liquidation11 September 2019
LiquidatorThe Official Receiver Or Croydon, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Statement of AffairsFiled 15 April 2015, declared assets & liabilities ↗
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

British Ensign Investments Limited is a UK limited company based in Horsham, incorporated in 1992 and 27 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is buying and selling of own real estate (SIC 68100). There have been 7 director appointments since incorporation, of which 1 was on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 1 person with significant control. 34 charges have been registered against the company, 6 of which are still outstanding.

Directors

7 people have been appointed as directors of British Ensign Investments Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Peter Gordon Blacker+ 1 otherActive
Graeme David CresswellResigned2 Jul 2012
Charles Edward Pearson BishopResigned30 May 2008
Richard Denis Wallace+ 1 otherResigned12 May 2003
Andrew Martin Gerrie+ 2 othersResigned26 Feb 1997
London Law Services Limited+ 402 othersResigned4 Mar 1992
London Law Secretarial Limited+ 405 othersResigned4 Mar 1992

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.

Charges register

Secured creditors and encumbrances against the company. 6 outstanding · 28 satisfied.

Status · Creditor · Type · Dates
OutstandingSancus (Jersey) Limited
A registered charge · Created 16 Mar 2017 · Pending
OutstandingSancus (Jersey) Limited
A registered charge · Created 8 Mar 2017 · Pending
SatisfiedUnited Trust Bank Limited
A registered charge · Created 20 Aug 2016 · Satisfied 14 Mar 2017
SatisfiedUnited Trust Bank Limited
A registered charge · Created 18 Sep 2015 · Satisfied 3 Mar 2017
SatisfiedUnited Trust Bank Limited
A registered charge · Created 15 Sep 2015 · Satisfied 3 Mar 2017
28 earlier charges · 1994 to 2015
SatisfiedPoundminster Limited
A registered charge · Created 24 Jan 2015 · Satisfied 15 Sep 2015
SatisfiedQuidminster Limited
A registered charge · Created 28 Nov 2013 · Satisfied 19 Aug 2015
OutstandingNationwide Building Society
Assignation of rental income · Created 20 May 2011 · Pending
SatisfiedNationwide Building Society
Assignation of rental income · Created 20 May 2011 · Satisfied 3 Mar 2017
SatisfiedNationwide Building Society
Standard security executed on 8 april 2011 · Created 17 May 2011 · Satisfied 15 Sep 2015
SatisfiedNationwide Building Society
Standard security executed on 8 april 2011 · Created 16 May 2011 · Satisfied 15 Sep 2015
OutstandingNationwide Building Society
Legal charge · Created 6 May 2011 · Pending
OutstandingNationwide Building Society
Charge over rent account · Created 6 May 2011 · Pending
SatisfiedNationwide Building Society
Supplemental deed · Created 6 May 2011 · Satisfied 15 Sep 2015
SatisfiedNationwide Building Society
Debenture · Created 6 May 2011 · Satisfied 15 Sep 2015
OutstandingNationwide Building Society
Deed of rental assignment · Created 6 May 2011 · Pending
SatisfiedBank of Scotland PLC
Assignation of rents · Created 14 Aug 2010 · Satisfied 19 Aug 2015
SatisfiedBank of Scotland PLC
Pledge over account · Created 14 Jul 2010 · Satisfied 19 Aug 2015
SatisfiedBank of Scotland PLC
Standard security executed on 20 april 2010 · Created 3 Jun 2010 · Satisfied 19 Aug 2015
SatisfiedBank of Scotland PLC
Standard security executed on 20 april 2010 · Created 3 Jun 2010 · Satisfied 19 Aug 2015
SatisfiedBank of Scotland PLC
Legal charge · Created 30 Apr 2010 · Satisfied 19 Aug 2015
SatisfiedBank of Scotland PLC
Legal charge · Created 30 Apr 2010 · Satisfied 19 Aug 2015
SatisfiedThe Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Legal charge · Created 27 Jul 2006 · Satisfied 14 Feb 2009
SatisfiedThe Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Charge · Created 22 Apr 1998 · Satisfied 9 Dec 2009
SatisfiedThe Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Legal charge · Created 19 Feb 1998 · Satisfied 9 Dec 2009
SatisfiedThe Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Legal charge · Created 19 Feb 1998 · Satisfied 9 Dec 2009
SatisfiedThe Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Legal charge · Created 19 Feb 1998 · Satisfied 9 Dec 2009
SatisfiedThe Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
A standard security which was presented for registration in scotland on the 22 december 1997 and · Created 18 Dec 1997 · Satisfied 9 Dec 2009
SatisfiedThe Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security which was presented for registration in scotland on the 11TH november 1997 · Created 6 Nov 1997 · Satisfied 19 Aug 2015
SatisfiedEnterprise Ayrshire
A standard security which was presented for registration in scotland · Created 4 Mar 1996 · Satisfied 9 Dec 2009
SatisfiedThe Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security which was presented for registration in scotland · Created 5 Oct 1994 · Satisfied 9 Dec 2009
SatisfiedThe Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security · Created 2 Aug 1994 · Satisfied 9 Dec 2009
SatisfiedThe Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Legal charge · Created 29 Jul 1994 · Satisfied 14 Feb 2009
SatisfiedThe Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security presented for registration in scotland · Created 14 Sep 1992 · Satisfied 25 May 1994

What happened

EventDateType
Order of court to wind up24 September 2019COCOMP
Compulsory liquidationStatus11 September 2019
Confirmation statement made with no updates13 February 2019CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up31 December 2018AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates22 February 2018CS01
146 earlier events · 1992 to 2017
Total exemption full accounts made up28 December 2017AA
Registration of charge , created29 March 2017MR01
Registration of charge , created16 March 2017MR01
Satisfaction of charge in full14 March 2017MR04
Satisfaction of charge in full3 March 2017MR04
Satisfaction of charge in full3 March 2017MR04
Satisfaction of charge in full3 March 2017MR04
Confirmation statement made with updates23 February 2017CS01
Total exemption small company accounts made up27 December 2016AA
Registration of charge , created6 September 2016MR01
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders8 March 2016AR01
Director's details changed8 March 2016CH01
Total exemption small company accounts made up14 January 2016AA
Registered office address changed6 January 2016AD01
Notice of end of Administration16 December 20152.32B
Administrator's progress report12 October 20152.24B
Registration of charge , created5 October 2015MR01
Registration of charge , created25 September 2015MR01
Satisfaction of charge in full15 September 2015MR04
Satisfaction of charge in full15 September 2015MR04
Satisfaction of charge in full15 September 2015MR04
Satisfaction of charge in full15 September 2015MR04
Satisfaction of charge in full15 September 2015MR04
Satisfaction of charge in full19 August 2015MR04
Satisfaction of charge in full19 August 2015MR04
Satisfaction of charge in full19 August 2015MR04
Satisfaction of charge in full19 August 2015MR04
Satisfaction of charge in full19 August 2015MR04
Satisfaction of charge in full19 August 2015MR04
Satisfaction of charge in full19 August 2015MR04
Satisfaction of charge in full19 August 2015MR04
Result of meeting of creditors5 June 20152.23B
Result of meeting of creditors2 June 20152.23B
Statement of administrator's proposal12 May 20152.17B
Statement of affairs15 April 20152.16B
Total exemption small company accounts made up26 March 2015AA
Registered office address changed25 March 2015AD01
Appointment of an administrator19 March 20152.12B
AdministrationStatus11 March 2015
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders9 February 2015AR01
Registration of charge , created30 January 2015MR01
Total exemption full accounts made up9 May 2014AA
Registered office address changed7 May 2014AD01
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders14 February 2014AR01
Registration of charge7 December 2013MR01
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders18 February 2013AR01
Registered office address changed25 January 2013AD01
Full accounts made up23 January 2013AA
Termination of appointment as a secretary9 July 2012TM02
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders9 February 2012AR01
Full accounts made up22 December 2011AA
Legacy27 May 2011MG01
Legacy24 May 2011MG01
Legacy24 May 2011MG01
Legacy24 May 2011MG01
Legacy24 May 2011MG01
Legacy24 May 2011MG01
Legacy21 May 2011MG01
Legacy21 May 2011MG01
Legacy20 May 2011MG01
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders9 February 2011AR01
Full accounts made up3 November 2010AA
Legacy26 August 2010MG01
Legacy4 August 2010MG01
Registered office address changed27 July 2010AD01
Legacy15 June 2010MG01
Legacy4 June 2010MG01
Legacy12 May 2010MG01
Legacy12 May 2010MG01
Full accounts made up10 February 2010AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders9 February 2010AR01
Director's details changed8 February 2010CH01
Legacy9 December 2009MG02
Legacy9 December 2009MG02
Legacy9 December 2009MG02
Legacy9 December 2009MG02
Legacy9 December 2009MG02
Legacy9 December 2009MG02
Legacy9 December 2009MG02
Legacy9 December 2009MG02
Legacy17 February 2009403a
Legacy17 February 2009403a
Legacy9 February 2009363a
Legacy31 January 2009287
Full accounts made up6 November 2008AA
Legacy24 June 2008288b
Legacy12 February 2008363s
Full accounts made up14 December 2007AA
Legacy26 February 2007363s
Full accounts made up11 January 2007AA
Legacy3 August 2006395
Legacy16 February 2006363s
Full accounts made up9 January 2006AA
Legacy22 February 2005363s
Full accounts made up3 November 2004AA
Legacy24 February 2004363s
Full accounts made up27 November 2003AA
Legacy19 May 2003288b
Legacy18 February 2003363s
Legacy18 February 2003288a
Full accounts made up26 January 2003AA
Legacy1 February 2002363s
Full accounts made up27 December 2001AA
Legacy7 February 2001363s
Full accounts made up16 January 2001AA
Legacy8 February 2000363s
Full accounts made up12 January 2000AA
Legacy9 February 1999363s
Full accounts made up1 December 1998AA
Legacy11 May 1998395
Legacy5 March 1998395
Legacy5 March 1998395
Legacy5 March 1998395
Legacy5 February 1998363s
Legacy31 December 1997395
Full accounts made up12 December 1997AA
Legacy20 November 1997395
Legacy6 March 1997288b
Legacy6 March 1997288a
Legacy13 February 1997363s
Full accounts made up4 February 1997AA
Legacy13 March 1996395
Legacy2 March 1996363s
Full accounts made up25 February 1996AA
Legacy2 February 1996288
Legacy6 February 1995363x
Legacy6 February 1995363(353)
Legacy6 February 1995363(190)
A selection of documents registered before 1 January 19951 January 1995PRE95
A selection of mortgage documents registered before 1 January 19951 January 1995PRE95M
Legacy20 October 1994395
Full accounts made up20 October 1994AA
Legacy13 August 1994395
Legacy2 August 1994395
Auditor's resignation22 June 1994AUD
Legacy25 May 1994403a
Legacy28 February 1994363s
Full accounts made up13 January 1994AA
Legacy18 February 1993363s
Legacy23 September 1992395
Legacy6 May 1992224
Legacy6 April 1992288
Legacy6 April 1992288
Legacy6 April 1992287
Certificate of change of name16 March 1992CERTNM
Certificate of change of name16 March 1992CERTNM
Incorporation25 February 1992NEWINC

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 British Ensign Investments Limited in compulsory liquidation?
Yes. British Ensign Investments Limited (company number 02690524) entered compulsory liquidation on 11 September 2019, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Croydon of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of British Ensign Investments Limited?
The Official Receiver Or Croydon, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of British Ensign Investments Limited on 11 September 2019. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does British Ensign Investments Limited do?
British Ensign Investments Limited's registered nature of business is buying and selling of own real estate (SIC 68100).
Where is British Ensign Investments Limited based?
British Ensign Investments Limited's registered office is Slinfold Golf & Country Club Stane Street, Slinfold, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 0RE. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was British Ensign Investments Limited founded?
British Ensign Investments Limited was incorporated on 25 February 1992, 27 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is British Ensign Investments Limited's company number?
British Ensign Investments Limited's registered company number is 02690524.
Who has significant control of British Ensign Investments Limited?
1 active person with significant control over British Ensign Investments Limited is on the register: British Ensign Holdings Limited.
Does British Ensign Investments Limited have any outstanding charges?
6 outstanding charges are registered against British Ensign Investments Limited out of 34 on file. Outstanding charges represent secured creditors who rank ahead of unsecured creditors in any recovery.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of British Ensign Investments 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 British Ensign Investments 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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