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Is Digby & Grae Ltd in compulsory liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Compulsory LiquidationYes, Digby & Grae Ltd (company number 12872199) entered compulsory liquidation on 26 February 2025, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Exeter of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Digby & Grae Ltd 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.

Company at a glance

StatusIn Compulsory Liquidation
Company number12872199
Incorporated10 September 2020 (6 years old)
Registered officeUnit 2 Rampisham Down Industrial Estate, Rampisham Down, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 0HS
Nature of business (SIC)41100: Development of building projects (Construction)
Date entered compulsory liquidation26 February 2025
LiquidatorThe Official Receiver Or Exeter, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Digby & Grae Ltd is a construction business based in Dorchester, incorporated in 2020 and 5 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is development of building projects (SIC 41100). There have been 2 director appointments since incorporation.

Directors

2 people have been appointed as directors of Digby & Grae Ltd.

DirectorStatusResigned
Benjamin Stephen JonesResigned1 Oct 2024
Barnaby Sam Mark StevensResigned10 Nov 2021

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

What happened

EventDateType
Order of court to wind up28 March 2025COCOMP
Compulsory liquidationStatus26 February 2025
Compulsory strike-off action has been suspended13 December 2024DISS16(SOAS)
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off3 December 2024GAZ1
Cessation as a person with significant control10 October 2024PSC07
11 earlier events · 2021 to 2024
Termination of appointment as a director10 October 2024TM01
Total exemption full accounts made up26 June 2024AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates14 September 2023CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up30 June 2023AA
Confirmation statement made with updates13 September 2022CS01
Micro company accounts made up10 July 2022AA
Registered office address changed25 April 2022AD01
Termination of appointment as a director19 November 2021TM01
Cessation as a person with significant control19 November 2021PSC07
Confirmation statement made with no updates14 September 2021CS01
Registered office address changed22 April 2021AD01
Incorporation10 September 2020NEWINC

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 Digby & Grae Ltd in compulsory liquidation?
Yes. Digby & Grae Ltd (company number 12872199) entered compulsory liquidation on 26 February 2025, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Exeter of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Digby & Grae Ltd?
The Official Receiver Or Exeter, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Digby & Grae Ltd on 26 February 2025. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Digby & Grae Ltd do?
Digby & Grae Ltd's registered nature of business is development of building projects (SIC 41100). It is classified in the construction sector.
Where is Digby & Grae Ltd based?
Digby & Grae Ltd's registered office is Unit 2 Rampisham Down Industrial Estate, Rampisham Down, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 0HS. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Digby & Grae Ltd founded?
Digby & Grae Ltd was incorporated on 10 September 2020, 5 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Digby & Grae Ltd's company number?
Digby & Grae Ltd's registered company number is 12872199.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Digby & Grae 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 Digby & Grae 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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