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Is DE LA RUE Finance Limited in liquidation?

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In LiquidationYes, DE LA RUE Finance Limited (company number 06465548) entered liquidation on 1 October 2021.

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DE LA RUE Finance Limited is now in 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 Liquidation
Company number06465548
Incorporated7 January 2008 (18 years old)
Registered officeDe La Rue House Jays Close, Basingstoke, RG22 4BS
Nature of business (SIC)82990: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Date entered liquidation1 October 2021
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

DE LA RUE Finance Limited is a UK limited company based in Basingstoke, incorporated in 2008 and 13 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is other business support service activities n.e.c. (SIC 82990). There have been 20 director appointments since incorporation, of which 7 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 1 person with significant control.

Directors

20 people have been appointed as directors of DE LA RUE Finance Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Neil Douglas+ 3 othersActive
Dominic Richard Bernard Hickman+ 3 othersActive
Jon Messent+ 3 othersResigned7 Jul 2025
Robin Christian Bellhouse+ 3 othersResigned29 Sep 2023
Charles James Andrews+ 3 othersResigned8 Aug 2023
David Robert Harding+ 3 othersResigned28 Jul 2023
14 former directors · resigned 2009 to 2022
Jane Celia Hyde+ 3 othersResigned27 Jul 2022
Chandrika Kumari KherResigned17 Sep 2020
Lesley Sharon Roche+ 3 othersResigned9 Jul 2020
Edward Hugh Davidson Peppiatt+ 4 othersResigned27 Jan 2020
Jean Francois HermansResigned19 Dec 2019
Jean-Francois Hermans+ 4 othersResigned19 Dec 2019
Jitesh Himatlal Sodha+ 5 othersResigned19 Mar 2018
Keith RobinsonResigned16 Mar 2017
Colin Charles Child+ 7 othersResigned10 Aug 2015
Simon Charles Webb+ 4 othersResigned1 Jun 2010
Keith RobinsonResigned1 Jun 2010
Christine Louise Fluker+ 5 othersResigned31 Mar 2009
Stephen Anthony King+ 4 othersResigned31 Mar 2009
Jean-Francois Hermans+ 4 othersResigned31 Mar 2009

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.

What happened

EventDateType
Register inspection address has been changed to De La Rue House Jays Close Viables Basingstoke RG22 4BS15 May 2026AD02
Registered office address changed from De La Rue House Jays Close Viables Basingstoke Hampshire RG22 4BS United Kingdom to 11th Floor Landmark St Peter's Square 1 Oxford Street Manchester M1 4PB on 2026-04-2828 April 2026AD01
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator28 April 2026600
Declaration of solvency28 April 2026LIQ01
Legacy14 April 2026AGREEMENT2
100 earlier events · 2008 to 2026
Legacy14 April 2026PARENT_ACC
Legacy14 April 2026GUARANTEE2
Director's details changed for Dominic Richard Bernard Hickman on 2025-10-1430 October 2025CH01
Confirmation statement made on 2025-07-03 with no updates15 July 2025CS01
Appointment of Dominic Richard Bernard Hickman as a director on 2025-07-0714 July 2025AP01
Termination of appointment of Jon Messent as a director on 2025-07-0711 July 2025TM01
Accounts for a small company made up to 2024-03-304 January 2025AA
Confirmation statement made on 2024-07-03 with no updates4 July 2024CS01
Accounts for a small company made up to 2023-03-2511 January 2024AA
Termination of appointment of Robin Christian Bellhouse as a director on 2023-09-293 October 2023TM01
Appointment of Mr Neil Douglas as a director on 2023-09-293 October 2023AP01
Appointment of Mr Jon Messent as a director on 2023-08-0810 August 2023AP01
Termination of appointment of Charles James Andrews as a director on 2023-08-089 August 2023TM01
Appointment of Mr Charles James Andrews as a director on 2023-07-2828 July 2023AP01
Termination of appointment of David Robert Harding as a director on 2023-07-2828 July 2023TM01
Accounts for a small company made up to 2022-03-2617 July 2023AA
Confirmation statement made on 2023-07-03 with no updates7 July 2023CS01
Appointment of Mr Robin Christian Bellhouse as a director on 2022-07-2529 July 2022AP01
Termination of appointment of Jane Celia Hyde as a director on 2022-07-2729 July 2022TM01
Confirmation statement made on 2022-07-03 with no updates13 July 2022CS01
Director's details changed for Mr Rob Harding on 2020-05-068 February 2022CH01
Accounts for a small company made up to 2021-03-275 January 2022AA
Statement of capital on 2021-10-011 October 2021SH19
Legacy1 October 2021CAP-SS
Legacy1 October 2021SH20
Resolutions29 September 2021RESOLUTIONS
Confirmation statement made on 2021-07-03 with no updates12 July 2021CS01
Accounts for a small company made up to 2020-03-287 January 2021AA
Director's details changed29 October 2020CH01
Termination of appointment of Chandrika Kumari Kher as a secretary on 2020-09-1718 September 2020TM02
Termination of appointment of Lesley Sharon Roche as a director on 2020-07-099 July 2020TM01
Confirmation statement made on 2020-07-03 with no updates3 July 2020CS01
Appointment of Mr Rob Harding as a director on 2020-05-0620 May 2020AP01
Termination of appointment of Edward Hugh Davidson Peppiatt as a director on 2020-01-2729 January 2020TM01
Appointment of Miss Jane Celia Hyde as a director on 2020-01-2428 January 2020AP01
Appointment of Miss Chandrika Kumari Kher as a secretary on 2020-01-0920 January 2020AP03
Termination of appointment of Jean Francois Hermans as a secretary on 2019-12-196 January 2020TM02
Termination of appointment of Jean-Francois Hermans as a director on 2019-12-193 January 2020TM01
Accounts for a small company made up to 2019-03-3020 December 2019AA
Confirmation statement made on 2019-06-20 with updates2 July 2019CS01
Accounts for a small company made up to 2018-03-314 January 2019AA
Confirmation statement made on 2018-06-20 with updates29 June 2018CS01
Auditor's resignation21 June 2018AUD
Termination of appointment of Jitesh Himatlal Sodha as a director on 2018-03-1921 March 2018TM01
Full accounts made up to 2017-03-2527 December 2017AA
Registered office address changed from De La Rue House Jays Close Viables Basingstoke Hampshire RG22 4BS England to De La Rue House Jays Close Viables Basingstoke Hampshire RG22 4BS on 2017-08-1010 August 2017AD01
Registered office address changed from 4th Floor Victoria House Victoria Road Chelmsford Essex CM1 1JR to De La Rue House Jays Close Viables Basingstoke Hampshire RG22 4BS on 2017-08-1010 August 2017AD01
Confirmation statement made on 2017-06-20 with updates23 June 2017CS01
Legacy8 May 2017ANNOTATION
Appointment of Mrs Lesley Sharon Roche as a director on 2017-03-1628 March 2017AP01
Termination of appointment of Keith Robinson as a director on 2017-03-1628 March 2017TM01
Full accounts made up to 2016-03-264 January 2017AA
Annual return made up to 2016-06-29 with full list of shareholders26 July 2016AR01
Full accounts made up to 2015-03-286 January 2016AA
Annual return made up to 2015-08-01 with full list of shareholders17 August 2015AR01
Termination of appointment of Colin Charles Child as a director on 2015-08-1014 August 2015TM01
Appointment of Mr Jitesh Himatlal Sodha as a director on 2015-08-1014 August 2015AP01
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 2015-03-2631 March 2015SH01
Full accounts made up to 2014-03-2922 September 2014AA
Annual return made up to 2014-08-01 with full list of shareholders20 August 2014AR01
Miscellaneous30 October 2013MISC
Auditor's resignation22 October 2013AUD
Full accounts made up to 2013-03-3011 October 2013AA
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 2013-08-2918 September 2013SH01
Annual return made up to 2013-08-01 with full list of shareholders23 August 2013AR01
Resolutions10 April 2013RESOLUTIONS
Statement of company's objects10 April 2013CC04
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 2012-10-316 November 2012SH01
Full accounts made up to 2012-03-3125 September 2012AA
Annual return made up to 2012-08-01 with full list of shareholders16 August 2012AR01
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 2012-02-272 March 2012SH01
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 2012-02-152 March 2012SH01
Full accounts made up to 2011-03-263 October 2011AA
Annual return made up to 2011-08-01 with full list of shareholders19 August 2011AR01
Director's details changed for Edward Hugh Davidson Peppiatt on 2011-06-2812 July 2011CH01
Director's details changed for Keith Robinson on 2011-02-0711 February 2011CH01
Full accounts made up to 2010-03-2728 October 2010AA
Annual return made up to 2010-08-01 with full list of shareholders19 August 2010AR01
Director's details changed for Edward Hugh Davidson Peppiatt on 2010-07-0819 July 2010CH01
Appointment of Keith Robinson as a director15 June 2010AP01
Termination of appointment of Keith Robinson as a director15 June 2010TM01
Termination of appointment of Simon Webb as a director15 June 2010TM01
Appointment of Colin Charles Child as a director15 June 2010AP01
Full accounts made up to 2009-03-2811 November 2009AA
Legacy21 August 2009363a
Legacy7 April 2009288a
Legacy7 April 2009288a
Legacy7 April 2009288b
Legacy7 April 2009288b
Legacy7 April 2009288b
Legacy6 April 2009288a
Legacy6 April 2009288a
Legacy17 March 2009363a
Legacy30 September 2008288a
Legacy30 September 200888(2)
Resolutions30 September 2008RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions30 September 2008RESOLUTIONS
Legacy17 September 200888(2)
Legacy14 March 200888(2)
Legacy14 March 2008225
Incorporation7 January 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 DE LA RUE Finance Limited in liquidation?
Yes. DE LA RUE Finance Limited (company number 06465548) entered liquidation on 1 October 2021.
What does DE LA RUE Finance Limited do?
DE LA RUE Finance Limited's registered nature of business is other business support service activities n.e.c. (SIC 82990).
Where is DE LA RUE Finance Limited based?
DE LA RUE Finance Limited's registered office is De La Rue House Jays Close, Basingstoke, RG22 4BS. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was DE LA RUE Finance Limited founded?
DE LA RUE Finance Limited was incorporated on 7 January 2008, 13 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is DE LA RUE Finance Limited's company number?
DE LA RUE Finance Limited's registered company number is 06465548.
Who has significant control of DE LA RUE Finance Limited?
1 active person with significant control over DE LA RUE Finance Limited is on the register: De La Rue Holdings Limited.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of DE LA RUE Finance 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 DE LA RUE Finance 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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