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Is Demo One Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?

Last verified 26 May 2026
In Creditors' Voluntary LiquidationYes, Demo One Limited (company number 01553287) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 9 March 2023, by its creditors. Jamie Taylor of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Demo One 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 number01553287
Incorporated26 March 1981 (45 years old)
Registered office1066 London Road, Leigh-On-Sea, SS9 3NA
Nature of business (SIC)43120: Site preparation (Construction)
Date entered creditors' voluntary liquidation9 March 2023
LiquidatorJamie Taylor, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Demo One Limited is a construction business based in Leigh-on-Sea, incorporated in 1981 and 42 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is site preparation (SIC 43120). There have been 14 director appointments since incorporation, of which 2 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed. 3 charges have been registered against the company, all of which are recorded as satisfied.

Directors

14 people have been appointed as directors of Demo One Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Paul BlanksActive
Paul Patrick BlanksActive
Gary Alan Levett+ 2 othersResigned31 Dec 2022
Leslie James ParkerResigned29 May 2019
Amy CohenResigned22 Jun 2018
Jonathan Neill ArrowsmithResigned22 Dec 2017
8 former directors · resigned 2001 to 2017
David Oliver McGrathResigned4 Jan 2017
David Oliver McGrathResigned29 Apr 2016
Michael McGrathResigned4 Apr 2016
Patrick McGrathResigned4 Apr 2016
John Paul LeenResigned15 Nov 2014
Christopher John Sullivan+ 1 otherResigned19 Mar 2004
Peter John WardResigned15 Mar 2004
Austin TrappeResigned28 Feb 2001

A director resignation shortly before an insolvency is a matter of public record; it does not by itself imply wrongdoing.

Charges register

Secured creditors and encumbrances against the company. 0 outstanding · 3 satisfied.

Status · Creditor · Type · Dates
SatisfiedAib Group (UK) PLC
Insurance premium · Created 12 Feb 2003 · Satisfied 19 Sep 2019
SatisfiedAib Group (UK) P.L.C.
Charge over deposits · Created 3 Mar 1998 · Satisfied 19 Sep 2019
SatisfiedAllied Irish Banks, P.L.C.
Mortgage debenture · Created 6 Sep 1995 · Satisfied 18 Sep 2019

What happened

EventDateType
Return of final meeting in a creditors' voluntary winding up9 May 2026LIQ14
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments to 2025-03-0814 May 2025LIQ03
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments to 2024-03-0815 May 2024LIQ03
Registered office address changed from 10 Hornsby Square Southfields Business Park Laindon Essex SS15 6SD to 1066 London Road Leigh-on-Sea Essex SS9 3NA on 2023-03-2121 March 2023AD01
Statement of affairs21 March 2023LIQ02
137 earlier events · 1986 to 2023
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator21 March 2023600
Resolutions21 March 2023RESOLUTIONS
Creditors' voluntary liquidationStatus9 March 2023
Confirmation statement made on 2023-01-08 with no updates25 January 2023CS01
Termination of appointment of Gary Alan Levett as a director on 2022-12-313 January 2023TM01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2021-03-3125 March 2022AA
Confirmation statement made on 2022-01-08 with no updates20 January 2022CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2020-03-3130 March 2021AA
Confirmation statement made on 2021-01-08 with no updates8 January 2021CS01
Appointment of Mr Gary Alan Levett as a director on 2020-03-316 May 2020AP01
Confirmation statement made on 2020-01-08 with updates21 January 2020CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2019-03-3117 December 2019AA
Satisfaction of charge 3 in full19 September 2019MR04
Satisfaction of charge 2 in full19 September 2019MR04
Satisfaction of charge 1 in full18 September 2019MR04
Termination of appointment of Leslie James Parker as a director on 2019-05-291 July 2019TM01
Appointment of Mr Paul Patrick Blanks as a director on 2019-01-1020 May 2019AP01
Confirmation statement made on 2019-01-08 with updates9 January 2019CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2018-03-3127 December 2018AA
Resolutions13 September 2018RESOLUTIONS
Termination of appointment of Amy Cohen as a director on 2018-06-2229 June 2018TM01
Confirmation statement made on 2018-01-08 with updates9 January 2018CS01
Termination of appointment of Jonathan Neill Arrowsmith as a director on 2017-12-2227 December 2017TM01
Appointment of Ms Amy Cohen as a director on 2017-12-2222 December 2017AP01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2017-03-3121 December 2017AA
Previous accounting period extended from 2016-11-30 to 2017-03-3131 March 2017AA01
Appointment of Paul Blanks as a secretary24 January 2017AP03
Registered office address changed from 10 Hornsby Square Southfields Business Park Basildon SS15 6SD England to 10 Hornsby Square Southfields Business Park Laindon Essex SS15 6SD on 2017-01-2424 January 2017AD01
Termination of appointment of David Oliver Mcgrath as a secretary on 2016-04-2924 January 2017TM02
Confirmation statement made on 2017-01-08 with updates20 January 2017CS01
Appointment of Mr Jon Arrowsmith as a director on 2016-04-2919 January 2017AP01
Appointment of Mr Paul Blanks as a secretary on 2016-04-2919 January 2017AP03
Termination of appointment of David Oliver Mcgrath as a secretary on 2016-04-2919 January 2017TM02
Registered office address changed from Mcgrath House Hepscott Road London E9 5HH to 10 Hornsby Square Southfields Business Park Basildon SS15 6SD on 2017-01-1919 January 2017AD01
Termination of appointment of David Oliver Mcgrath as a director on 2017-01-044 January 2017TM01
Auditor's resignation10 August 2016AUD
Full accounts made up to 2015-11-308 July 2016AA
Termination of appointment of Michael Mcgrath as a director on 2016-04-046 April 2016TM01
Termination of appointment of Patrick Mcgrath as a director on 2016-04-046 April 2016TM01
Annual return made up to 2016-01-08 with full list of shareholders8 January 2016AR01
Termination of appointment of John Paul Leen as a director on 2014-11-157 September 2015TM01
Full accounts made up to 2014-11-303 July 2015AA
Director's details changed for Mr. Patrick Mcgrath on 2015-02-2424 February 2015CH01
Director's details changed for Mr Michael Mcgrath on 2015-02-2424 February 2015CH01
Director's details changed for Mr David Oliver Mcgrath on 2015-02-2424 February 2015CH01
Director's details changed for Mr John Paul Leen on 2015-02-2424 February 2015CH01
Secretary's details changed for Mr David Oliver Mcgrath on 2015-02-2424 February 2015CH03
Annual return made up to 2015-01-14 with full list of shareholders14 January 2015AR01
Full accounts made up to 2013-11-3016 July 2014AA
Annual return made up to 2014-01-06 with full list of shareholders7 January 2014AR01
Accounts made up to 2012-11-3013 August 2013AA
Annual return made up to 2013-01-09 with full list of shareholders9 January 2013AR01
Accounts made up to 2011-11-3030 August 2012AA
Annual return made up to 2012-01-09 with full list of shareholders13 January 2012AR01
Accounts made up to 2010-11-3023 August 2011AA
Annual return made up to 2011-01-09 with full list of shareholders19 January 2011AR01
Accounts made up to 2009-11-306 July 2010AA
Annual return made up to 2010-01-09 with full list of shareholders20 January 2010AR01
Director's details changed for Mr John Paul Leen on 2010-01-2020 January 2010CH01
Director's details changed for Leslie James Parker on 2010-01-2020 January 2010CH01
Director's details changed for Mr Michael Mcgrath on 2010-01-2020 January 2010CH01
Director's details changed for Mr Patrick Mcgrath on 2010-01-2020 January 2010CH01
Director's details changed for Mr David Mcgrath on 2010-01-2020 January 2010CH01
Accounts made up to 2008-11-307 April 2009AA
Legacy23 February 2009363a
Legacy1 July 2008288a
Accounts made up to 2007-11-301 July 2008AA
Legacy19 March 2008363a
Accounts made up to 2006-11-3026 September 2007AA
Legacy19 January 2007363s
Accounts made up to 2005-11-305 October 2006AA
Legacy17 January 2006363s
Accounts made up to 2004-11-3018 April 2005AA
Legacy14 January 2005363s
Accounts made up to 2003-11-3012 August 2004AA
Legacy30 March 2004288b
Legacy30 March 2004288b
Legacy22 January 2004363s
Accounts made up to 2002-11-3017 September 2003AA
Legacy12 May 2003363s
Legacy20 February 2003395
Legacy18 October 2002288a
Legacy18 October 2002288a
Accounts made up to 2001-11-3013 August 2002AA
Legacy14 February 2002363s
Accounts made up to 2000-11-301 October 2001AA
Legacy12 June 2001363s
Legacy14 May 2001288b
Accounts made up to 1999-11-3025 July 2000AA
Legacy12 April 2000363s
Accounts made up to 1998-11-3017 May 1999AA
Legacy10 February 1999363s
Accounts made up to 1997-11-308 April 1998AA
Legacy12 March 1998395
Legacy9 March 1998363s
Accounts made up to 1996-11-301 May 1997AA
Legacy16 April 1997363s
Accounts made up to 1995-11-3010 May 1996AA
Legacy20 February 1996363s
Legacy11 December 1995288
Legacy11 December 1995288
Legacy11 December 1995288
Legacy11 September 1995395
Resolutions8 September 1995RESOLUTIONS
Legacy18 July 1995287
Accounts for a small company made up to 1994-11-3031 March 1995AA
Accounts for a small company made up to 1994-05-3110 February 1995AA
Legacy11 January 1995363s
A selection of documents registered before 1 January 19951 January 1995PRE95
Legacy28 November 1994225(1)
Resolutions25 April 1994RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions25 April 1994RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions25 April 1994RESOLUTIONS
Accounts made up to 1993-05-3129 March 1994AA
Legacy10 February 1994363s
Legacy9 March 1993363b
Accounts made up to 1992-05-3115 December 1992AA
Legacy1 December 1992288
Legacy1 December 1992288
Legacy1 December 1992288
Legacy1 December 1992288
Legacy1 December 1992287
Accounts made up to 1991-05-318 July 1992AA
Legacy27 January 1992363s
Legacy12 March 1991363a
Accounts made up to 1990-05-314 January 1991AA
Accounts made up to 1989-05-3114 September 1990AA
Legacy14 September 1990363
Accounts made up to 1987-05-3131 July 1989AA
Legacy31 July 1989363
Accounts made up to 1988-05-3126 June 1989AA
Legacy6 May 1988363
Accounts made up to 1986-05-3129 January 1987AA
Legacy29 January 1987363
A selection of documents registered before 1 January 19871 January 1987PRE87
Accounts made up to 1985-05-3119 June 1986AA
Legacy19 June 1986363
Incorporation26 March 1981NEWINC

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.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Demo One Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?
Yes. Demo One Limited (company number 01553287) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 9 March 2023, by its creditors. Jamie Taylor of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Demo One Limited?
Jamie Taylor, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Demo One Limited on 9 March 2023. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Demo One Limited do?
Demo One Limited's registered nature of business is site preparation (SIC 43120). It is classified in the construction sector.
Where is Demo One Limited based?
Demo One Limited's registered office is 1066 London Road, Leigh-On-Sea, SS9 3NA. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Demo One Limited founded?
Demo One Limited was incorporated on 26 March 1981, 42 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Demo One Limited's company number?
Demo One Limited's registered company number is 01553287.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Demo One 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 Demo One 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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