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Is Careermap Ltd in creditors' voluntary liquidation?

Last verified 9 June 2026
In Creditors' Voluntary LiquidationYes, Careermap Ltd (company number 08505831) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 4 June 2026, by its creditors. John Paul Bell of Clarke Bell Limited was appointed as liquidator.

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Careermap Ltd 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 number08505831
Incorporated26 April 2013 (13 years old)
Registered officeMitchell Charlesworth, Manchester, M2 5GP
Nature of business (SIC)78109: Other activities of employment placement agencies (Recruitment & staffing)
Date entered creditors' voluntary liquidation4 June 2026
LiquidatorJohn Paul Bell, Clarke Bell Limited (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Official noticeView the official notice ↗
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Careermap Ltd is a recruitment & staffing business based in Manchester, incorporated in 2013 and 13 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is other activities of employment placement agencies (SIC 78109). There have been 11 director appointments since incorporation, of which 5 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 1 person with significant control. 2 charges have been registered against the company, 1 of which is still outstanding.

Directors

11 people have been appointed as directors of Careermap Ltd.

DirectorStatusResigned
Simon Christopher BellActive
Colin BellActive
John Edward SpenceActive
Grant James BartonActive
Richard PoskittActive
Jamie Anne BellResigned21 Sep 2017
5 former directors · resigned 2014 to 2017
Ian John Wright+ 1 otherResigned2 May 2017
Jamie Ann BellResigned10 Sep 2015
David Anthony Kitchen+ 1 otherResigned1 Dec 2014
Ian Terrance PeacockResigned1 Dec 2014
Stephen William FixterResigned1 Sep 2014

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
  • Mr Ian Wright · ceased 12 Oct 2018
  • Mr Simon Christopher Bell · ceased 12 Oct 2018

Charges register

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

Status · Creditor · Type · Dates
OutstandingHsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge · Created 19 Sep 2019 · Pending
SatisfiedAshley Commercial Finance Limited
A registered charge · Created 23 Apr 2015 · Satisfied 20 Jul 2016

What happened

EventDateType
Statement of affairs23 June 2026LIQ02
Registered office address changed from Suite 2 the Offices 53 King Street Manchester M2 4LQ to Suite 2 the Offices 53 King Street Manchester M2 4LG on 2026-06-2323 June 2026AD01
Resolutions23 June 2026RESOLUTIONS
Registered office address changed from Mitchell Charlesworth 3rd Floor, 44 Peter Street Manchester M2 5GP United Kingdom to Suite 2 the Offices 53 King Street Manchester M2 4LQ on 2026-06-1717 June 2026AD01
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator9 June 2026600
91 earlier events · 2014 to 2026
Creditors' voluntary liquidationStatus4 June 2026
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-12-3130 September 2025AA
Confirmation statement made on 2025-05-31 with updates3 June 2025CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-12-3127 September 2024AA
Confirmation statement made on 2024-05-31 with updates31 May 2024CS01
Resolutions29 January 2024RESOLUTIONS
Memorandum and Articles of Association29 January 2024MA
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2022-12-3121 July 2023AA
Confirmation statement made on 2023-05-31 with updates31 May 2023CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2021-12-3129 September 2022AA
Change of details for Careermap Holdings Limited as a person with significant control on 2022-06-2728 June 2022PSC05
Change of details for a person with significant control28 June 2022PSC04
Director's details changed for Mr Colin Bell on 2022-06-2727 June 2022CH01
Director's details changed for Mr John Edward Spence on 2022-06-2727 June 2022CH01
Director's details changed for Mr Grant James Barton on 2022-06-2727 June 2022CH01
Registered office address changed from Mitchell Charlesworth Llp 3rd Floor, 44 Peter Street Manchester M2 5GP United Kingdom to Mitchell Charlesworth 3rd Floor, 44 Peter Street Manchester M2 5GP on 2022-06-2727 June 2022AD01
Director's details changed for Mr Richard Poskitt on 2022-06-2727 June 2022CH01
Director's details changed for Mr Simon Christopher Bell on 2022-06-2727 June 2022CH01
Confirmation statement made on 2022-05-31 with updates31 May 2022CS01
Director's details changed for Mr Colin Bell on 2022-05-3030 May 2022CH01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2020-12-3128 September 2021AA
Confirmation statement made on 2021-05-31 with updates15 June 2021CS01
Registered office address changed from Mitchell Charlesworth Llp 3rd Floor 44 Peter Street Manchester M2 5GP United Kingdom to Mitchell Charlesworth Llp 3rd Floor, 44 Peter Street Manchester M2 5GP on 2020-11-2626 November 2020AD01
Director's details changed for Mr Colin Bell on 2020-09-2128 September 2020CH01
Director's details changed for Mr Richard Poskitt on 2020-09-2128 September 2020CH01
Director's details changed for Mr Simon Christopher Bell on 2020-09-2128 September 2020CH01
Director's details changed for Mr John Edward Spence on 2020-09-2128 September 2020CH01
Director's details changed for Mr Grant James Barton on 2020-09-2128 September 2020CH01
Registered office address changed from Centurion House 129 Deansgate Manchester M3 3WR England to Mitchell Charlesworth Llp 3rd Floor 44 Peter Street Manchester M2 5GP on 2020-09-2828 September 2020AD01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2019-12-3122 July 2020AA
Confirmation statement made on 2020-05-31 with updates10 June 2020CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2018-12-3113 November 2019AA
Registration of charge 085058310002, created on 2019-09-1923 September 2019MR01
Confirmation statement made on 2019-05-31 with updates19 June 2019CS01
Director's details changed for Mr Simon Christopher Bell on 2019-06-1212 June 2019CH01
Director's details changed for Mr Colin Bell on 2019-06-1212 June 2019CH01
Sub-division of shares on 2018-10-1222 November 2018SH02
Resolutions15 November 2018RESOLUTIONS
Consolidation of shares on 2018-10-1214 November 2018SH02
Change of share class name or designation14 November 2018SH08
Sub-division of shares on 2018-10-129 November 2018SH02
Current accounting period shortened from 2019-04-30 to 2018-12-3130 October 2018AA01
Resolutions29 October 2018RESOLUTIONS
Change of share class name or designation29 October 2018SH08
Registered office address changed from Office 1.7 8-12 Crossley Street Halifax HX1 1UG England to Centurion House 129 Deansgate Manchester M3 3WR on 2018-10-2424 October 2018AD01
Cessation of Simon Christopher Bell as a person with significant control on 2018-10-1224 October 2018PSC07
Cessation of Ian Wright as a person with significant control on 2018-10-1224 October 2018PSC07
Notification of Careermap Holdings Limited as a person with significant control on 2018-10-1224 October 2018PSC02
Appointment of Mr Richard Poskitt as a director on 2018-10-1224 October 2018AP01
Appointment of Mr John Edward Spence as a director on 2018-10-1224 October 2018AP01
Appointment of Mr Grant James Barton as a director on 2018-10-1224 October 2018AP01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2018-04-308 October 2018AA
Confirmation statement made on 2018-05-31 with updates14 June 2018CS01
Registered office address changed from Peine House Hind Hill Street Heywood OL10 1JZ England to Office 1.7 8-12 Crossley Street Halifax HX1 1UG on 2018-05-2424 May 2018AD01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2017-04-3024 October 2017AA
Termination of appointment of Jamie Anne Bell as a secretary on 2017-09-2121 September 2017TM02
Confirmation statement made on 2017-05-31 with updates7 June 2017CS01
Director's details changed for Mr Simon Christopher Bell on 2017-06-077 June 2017CH01
Termination of appointment of Ian John Wright as a director on 2017-05-023 May 2017TM01
Resolutions23 February 2017RESOLUTIONS
Registered office address changed from Beckets House Market Place South Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 1BZ England to Peine House Hind Hill Street Heywood OL10 1JZ on 2017-02-2222 February 2017AD01
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 2016-12-223 February 2017SH01
Appointment of Mr Ian John Wright as a director on 2016-12-223 February 2017AP01
Satisfaction of charge 085058310001 in full20 July 2016MR04
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2016-04-308 July 2016AA
Annual return made up to 2016-05-31 with full list of shareholders1 June 2016AR01
Annual return made up to 2016-04-26 with full list of shareholders4 May 2016AR01
Registered office address changed from West Cottage South Stainley Harrogate North Yorkshire HG3 3NB England to Beckets House Market Place South Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 1BZ on 2016-05-033 May 2016AD01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2015-04-3024 December 2015AA
Resolutions23 December 2015RESOLUTIONS
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 2015-10-3123 December 2015SH01
Registered office address changed from 4 Bedern Bank Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 1PE to West Cottage South Stainley Harrogate North Yorkshire HG3 3NB on 2015-11-2626 November 2015AD01
Termination of appointment of Jamie Ann Bell as a director on 2015-09-1010 September 2015TM01
Appointment of Mrs Jamie Anne Bell as a secretary on 2015-09-1010 September 2015AP03
Second filing of AR01 previously delivered to Companies House made up to 2015-04-262 September 2015RP04
Annual return made up to 2015-04-26 with full list of shareholders27 April 2015AR01
Registration of charge 085058310001, created on 2015-04-2327 April 2015MR01
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 2014-05-0117 April 2015SH01
Director's details changed for Mr Colin Bell on 2015-03-3030 March 2015CH01
Appointment of Mr Colin Bell as a director on 2015-02-2323 February 2015AP01
Termination of appointment of Ian Terrance Peacock as a director on 2014-12-011 December 2014TM01
Termination of appointment of David Anthony Kitchen as a director on 2014-12-011 December 2014TM01
Registered office address changed from , 145-157 st John Street, London, EC1V 4PW to 4 Bedern Bank Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 1PE on 2014-10-022 October 2014AD01
Appointment of Mr Simon Christopher Bell as a director on 2014-10-011 October 2014AP01
Appointment of Mr Ian Peacock as a director on 2014-09-1515 September 2014AP01
Appointment of Mr David Anthony Kitchen as a director on 2014-09-1515 September 2014AP01
Termination of appointment of Stephen William Fixter as a director on 2014-09-012 September 2014TM01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2014-04-301 September 2014AA
Appointment of Mrs Jamie Ann Bell as a director11 June 2014AP01
Annual return made up to 2014-04-26 with full list of shareholders29 April 2014AR01
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 2014-03-0118 March 2014SH01
Incorporation26 April 2013NEWINC

What this means for you

If you are a creditor

Submit your proof of debt to the liquidator (Clarke Bell 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.

How retention of title works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Careermap Ltd in creditors' voluntary liquidation?
Yes. Careermap Ltd (company number 08505831) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 4 June 2026, by its creditors. John Paul Bell of Clarke Bell Limited was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Careermap Ltd?
John Paul Bell, a licensed insolvency practitioner at Clarke Bell Limited, was appointed liquidator of Careermap Ltd on 4 June 2026. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Careermap Ltd do?
Careermap Ltd's registered nature of business is other activities of employment placement agencies (SIC 78109). It is classified in the recruitment & staffing sector.
Where is Careermap Ltd based?
Careermap Ltd's registered office is Mitchell Charlesworth, Manchester, M2 5GP. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Careermap Ltd founded?
Careermap Ltd was incorporated on 26 April 2013, 13 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Careermap Ltd's company number?
Careermap Ltd's registered company number is 08505831.
Who has significant control of Careermap Ltd?
1 active person with significant control over Careermap Ltd is on the register: Careermap Holdings Limited.
Does Careermap Ltd have any outstanding charges?
an outstanding charge is registered against Careermap Ltd out of 2 on file. Outstanding charges represent secured creditors who rank ahead of unsecured creditors in any recovery.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Careermap Ltd?
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 Careermap Ltd'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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