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Is Crossword Consulting Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?

Last verified 5 June 2026
In Creditors' Voluntary LiquidationYes, Crossword Consulting Limited (company number 09959091) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 3 April 2025, by its creditors. Richard Wragg of Quantuma Advisory Limited was appointed as liquidator.

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Crossword Consulting 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.

How the case progressed

  1. Administration
    25 November 2024 · Quantuma Advisory Limited
  2. Creditors' voluntary liquidation
    3 April 2025 · Quantuma Advisory Limited

Company at a glance

StatusIn Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation
Company number09959091
Incorporated19 January 2016 (10 years old)
Registered officeOffice D, Town Quay, SO14 2AQ
Nature of business (SIC)62090: Other information technology service activities (IT & managed services)
Date entered creditors' voluntary liquidation3 April 2025
LiquidatorRichard Wragg, Quantuma Advisory Limited (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Official noticeView the official notice ↗
Statement of AffairsFiled 17 December 2024, declared assets & liabilities ↗
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Crossword Consulting Limited is a it & managed services business based in Town Quay, incorporated in 2016 and 9 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is other information technology service activities (SIC 62090). There have been 9 director appointments since incorporation, of which 2 were 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

9 people have been appointed as directors of Crossword Consulting Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Ben HarberActive
Stuart Alexander Jubb+ 1 otherActive
Christopher Francis John Dunning-WaltonResigned16 Aug 2024
Andrew William John Gueritz+ 1 otherResigned8 Aug 2024
Robert Stephen Coles+ 1 otherResigned8 Aug 2024
Mary Michelle Dowd+ 1 otherResigned30 Jun 2024
3 former directors · resigned 2018 to 2024
Thomas Segun Ilube+ 2 othersResigned25 Apr 2024
Robert James JohnsonResigned31 Dec 2019
John Michael Bottomley+ 9 othersResigned31 May 2018

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. 1 outstanding · 0 satisfied.

Status · Creditor · Type · Dates
OutstandingHsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge · Created 30 Jan 2018 · Pending

What happened

EventDateType
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments20 May 2026LIQ03
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator13 February 2026600
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator26 January 2026600
Removal of liquidator by court order26 January 2026LIQ10
Removal of liquidator by court order26 January 2026LIQ10
45 earlier events · 2016 to 2025
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator6 May 2025600
Notice of move from Administration case to Creditors Voluntary Liquidation3 April 2025AM22
Result of meeting of creditors4 January 2025AM07
Statement of affairs with form AM02SOA17 December 2024AM02
Statement of administrator's proposal3 December 2024AM03
Registered office address changed from 6th Floor 60 Gracechurch Street London EC3V 0HR United Kingdom to Office D Beresford House Town Quay Southampton SO14 2AQ on 2024-11-2626 November 2024AD01
Appointment of an administrator25 November 2024AM01
Memorandum and Articles of Association3 November 2024MA
Resolutions3 November 2024RESOLUTIONS
Termination of appointment of Christopher Francis John Dunning-Walton as a director on 2024-08-163 September 2024TM01
Termination of appointment of Robert Stephen Coles as a director on 2024-08-0813 August 2024TM01
Termination of appointment of Andrew William John Gueritz as a director on 2024-08-0813 August 2024TM01
Termination of appointment of Mary Michelle Dowd as a director on 2024-06-3019 July 2024TM01
Appointment of Christopher Francis John Dunning-Walton as a director on 2024-04-2516 May 2024AP01
Termination of appointment of Thomas Segun Ilube as a director on 2024-04-2516 May 2024TM01
Confirmation statement made on 2023-11-10 with no updates13 November 2023CS01
Full accounts made up to 2022-12-3113 October 2023AA
Confirmation statement made on 2022-11-10 with no updates10 November 2022CS01
Full accounts made up to 2021-12-314 October 2022AA
Confirmation statement made on 2022-01-18 with no updates28 January 2022CS01
Full accounts made up to 2020-12-3111 August 2021AA
Confirmation statement made on 2021-01-18 with updates26 January 2021CS01
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 2020-05-0621 January 2021SH01
Full accounts made up to 2019-12-3121 September 2020AA
Resolutions12 May 2020RESOLUTIONS
Memorandum and Articles of Association12 May 2020MA
Confirmation statement made on 2020-01-18 with no updates21 January 2020CS01
Appointment of Robert Stephen Coles as a director on 2020-01-0914 January 2020AP01
Termination of appointment of Robert James Johnson as a director on 2019-12-3131 December 2019TM01
Full accounts made up to 2018-12-311 August 2019AA
Confirmation statement made on 2019-01-18 with updates21 January 2019CS01
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 2018-11-1520 November 2018SH01
Appointment of Mary Michelle Dowd as a director on 2018-06-1426 July 2018AP01
Termination of appointment of John Michael Bottomley as a director on 2018-05-3131 May 2018TM01
Full accounts made up to 2017-12-311 May 2018AA
Registration of charge 099590910001, created on 2018-01-301 February 2018MR01
Confirmation statement made on 2018-01-18 with updates22 January 2018CS01
Appointment of Mr Robert James Johnson as a director on 2017-10-1930 October 2017AP01
Accounts for a dormant company made up to 2016-12-3123 August 2017AA
Appointment of Mr Stuart Alexander Jubb as a director on 2017-01-1923 January 2017AP01
Appointment of Mr Andrew William John Gueritz as a director on 2017-01-1923 January 2017AP01
Appointment of Mr John Michael Bottomley as a director on 2017-01-1923 January 2017AP01
Confirmation statement made on 2017-01-18 with updates23 January 2017CS01
Registered office address changed from One America Square Crosswall London EC3N 2SG United Kingdom to 6th Floor 60 Gracechurch Street London EC3V 0HR on 2016-08-011 August 2016AD01
Current accounting period shortened from 2017-01-31 to 2016-12-3119 January 2016AA01
Incorporation19 January 2016NEWINC

What this means for you

If you are a creditor

Submit your proof of debt to the liquidator (Quantuma Advisory 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 Crossword Consulting Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?
Yes. Crossword Consulting Limited (company number 09959091) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 3 April 2025, by its creditors. Richard Wragg of Quantuma Advisory Limited was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Crossword Consulting Limited?
Richard Wragg, a licensed insolvency practitioner at Quantuma Advisory Limited, was appointed liquidator of Crossword Consulting Limited on 3 April 2025. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Crossword Consulting Limited do?
Crossword Consulting Limited's registered nature of business is other information technology service activities (SIC 62090). It is classified in the it & managed services sector.
Where is Crossword Consulting Limited based?
Crossword Consulting Limited's registered office is Office D, Town Quay, SO14 2AQ. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Crossword Consulting Limited founded?
Crossword Consulting Limited was incorporated on 19 January 2016, 9 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Crossword Consulting Limited's company number?
Crossword Consulting Limited's registered company number is 09959091.
Who has significant control of Crossword Consulting Limited?
1 active person with significant control over Crossword Consulting Limited is on the register: Crossword Cybersecurity Plc.
Does Crossword Consulting Limited have any outstanding charges?
an outstanding charge is registered against Crossword Consulting 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 Crossword Consulting 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 Crossword Consulting 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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