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Is Direct Digital Controls Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Creditors' Voluntary LiquidationYes, Direct Digital Controls Limited (company number 03916095) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 19 December 2023, by its creditors. Timothy Frank Corfield of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Direct Digital Controls 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 number03916095
Previously known as
  • DDC Maintenance Limited, Nov 2005 to Aug 2009
  • DDC Integrated Systems Limited, Jun 2003 to Nov 2005
  • A I R Install Ltd, Jan 2000 to Jun 2003
Incorporated28 January 2000 (26 years old)
Registered office26/28 Goodall Street, Walsall, WS1 1QL
Nature of business (SIC)74909: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Date entered creditors' voluntary liquidation19 December 2023
LiquidatorTimothy Frank Corfield, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Direct Digital Controls Limited is a UK limited company based in Walsall, incorporated in 2000 and 23 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. (SIC 74909). There have been 11 director appointments since incorporation, of which 3 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 1 person with significant control. 5 charges have been registered against the company, 1 of which is still outstanding.

Directors

11 people have been appointed as directors of Direct Digital Controls Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Robert Taylor+ 1 otherActive
Robert Taylor+ 1 otherActive
Robert John HortonActive
Rodney MurphyResigned1 Jan 2023
Ian Michael LambResigned17 Jul 2018
Ian Maurice BiddleResigned8 May 2017
5 former directors · resigned 2000 to 2007
Melvin Anthony Lloyd+ 1 otherResigned6 Jan 2007
Ian Maurice BiddleResigned3 Jan 2007
Ian Maurice BiddleResigned3 Jan 2007
Form 10 Secretaries FD Ltd+ 286 othersResigned31 Jan 2000
Form 10 Directors FD Ltd+ 287 othersResigned31 Jan 2000

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 · 4 satisfied.

Status · Creditor · Type · Dates
OutstandingHsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge · Created 7 Apr 2023 · Pending
SatisfiedBibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)
A registered charge · Created 24 Mar 2023 · Satisfied 29 Dec 2023
SatisfiedBcrs Meif Gp Limited
A registered charge · Created 12 Jan 2018 · Satisfied 24 Feb 2023
SatisfiedBcrs Business Loans Limited
A registered charge · Created 8 Dec 2017 · Satisfied 24 Feb 2023
SatisfiedHsbc Bank PLC
Debenture · Created 22 Jun 2006 · Satisfied 15 Mar 2023

What happened

EventDateType
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments2 February 2026LIQ03
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments13 February 2025LIQ03
Statement of affairs2 January 2024LIQ02
Notice to Registrar of Companies of Notice of disclaimer30 December 2023NDISC
Notice to Registrar of Companies of Notice of disclaimer30 December 2023NDISC
111 earlier events · 2000 to 2023
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator30 December 2023600
Resolutions30 December 2023RESOLUTIONS
Registered office address changed30 December 2023AD01
Satisfaction of charge in full29 December 2023MR04
Creditors' voluntary liquidationStatus19 December 2023
Amended total exemption full accounts made up10 November 2023AAMD
Confirmation statement made with no updates3 November 2023CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up27 June 2023AA
Registration of charge , created19 April 2023MR01
Registration of charge , created24 March 2023MR01
Satisfaction of charge in full15 March 2023MR04
Current accounting period extended13 March 2023AA01
Satisfaction of charge in full24 February 2023MR04
Satisfaction of charge in full24 February 2023MR04
Termination of appointment as a director3 January 2023TM01
Confirmation statement made with no updates31 October 2022CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up8 September 2022AA
Director's details changed11 July 2022CH01
Confirmation statement made with no updates1 November 2021CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up9 August 2021AA
Total exemption full accounts made up22 December 2020AA
Confirmation statement made with updates4 November 2020CS01
Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital27 November 2019SH06
Purchase of own shares27 November 2019SH03
Confirmation statement made with updates7 November 2019CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up19 August 2019AA
Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital23 November 2018SH06
Purchase of own shares23 November 2018SH03
Confirmation statement made with updates30 October 2018CS01
Director's details changed22 August 2018CH01
Termination of appointment as a director9 August 2018TM01
Total exemption full accounts made up17 May 2018AA
Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital15 May 2018SH06
Purchase of own shares15 May 2018SH03
Registration of charge , created26 January 2018MR01
Registration of charge , created14 December 2017MR01
Confirmation statement made with updates30 October 2017CS01
Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital22 August 2017SH06
Appointment as a director22 August 2017AP01
Purchase of own shares22 August 2017SH03
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares4 August 2017SH01
Appointment as a director2 August 2017AP01
Total exemption full accounts made up6 July 2017AA
Termination of appointment as a director8 May 2017TM01
Confirmation statement made with updates22 February 2017CS01
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares21 February 2017SH01
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares15 July 2016SH01
Total exemption small company accounts made up28 June 2016AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders24 February 2016AR01
Director's details changed24 February 2016CH01
Appointment as a director25 June 2015AP01
Appointment as a director25 June 2015AP01
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares12 June 2015SH01
Change of share class name or designation12 June 2015SH08
Resolutions12 June 2015RESOLUTIONS
Total exemption small company accounts made up22 May 2015AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders12 February 2015AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up15 September 2014AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders14 February 2014AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up2 August 2013AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders4 April 2013AR01
Director's details changed4 April 2013CH01
Secretary's details changed4 April 2013CH03
Total exemption small company accounts made up28 August 2012AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders7 March 2012AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up29 September 2011AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders11 April 2011AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up29 September 2010AA
Registered office address changed23 April 2010AD01
Registered office address changed7 April 2010AD01
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders16 March 2010AR01
Registered office address changed16 March 2010AD01
Memorandum and Articles of Association13 August 2009MEM/ARTS
Certificate of change of name6 August 2009CERTNM
Total exemption small company accounts made up16 June 2009AA
Legacy12 February 2009363a
Legacy10 February 2009288b
Legacy10 October 2008225
Total exemption small company accounts made up25 July 2008AA
Legacy13 February 2008363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up6 July 2007AA
Legacy13 February 200788(2)R
Legacy12 February 2007363a
Legacy2 February 2007363a
Legacy26 January 2007288a
Legacy17 January 2007288b
Legacy27 June 2006395
Total exemption small company accounts made up11 May 2006AA
Legacy7 February 2006363a
Legacy5 January 2006288a
Memorandum and Articles of Association24 November 2005MEM/ARTS
Certificate of change of name16 November 2005CERTNM
Total exemption small company accounts made up2 July 2005AA
Legacy10 March 2005363s
Legacy3 March 2005363s
Legacy10 February 2005363s
Legacy8 February 2004363s
Accounts for a dormant company made up6 January 2004AA
Legacy22 August 2003225
Accounts for a dormant company made up30 July 2003AA
Memorandum and Articles of Association15 July 2003MEM/ARTS
Certificate of change of name24 June 2003CERTNM
Legacy27 March 2003363s
Accounts for a dormant company made up13 March 2002AA
Legacy13 March 2002363s
Accounts for a dormant company made up25 September 2001AA
Legacy8 February 2001363s
Legacy3 October 2000288a
Legacy26 September 2000288a
Legacy15 February 2000288b
Legacy15 February 2000288b
Incorporation28 January 2000NEWINC

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 Direct Digital Controls Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?
Yes. Direct Digital Controls Limited (company number 03916095) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 19 December 2023, by its creditors. Timothy Frank Corfield of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Direct Digital Controls Limited?
Timothy Frank Corfield, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Direct Digital Controls Limited on 19 December 2023. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Direct Digital Controls Limited do?
Direct Digital Controls Limited's registered nature of business is other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. (SIC 74909).
Where is Direct Digital Controls Limited based?
Direct Digital Controls Limited's registered office is 26/28 Goodall Street, Walsall, WS1 1QL. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Direct Digital Controls Limited founded?
Direct Digital Controls Limited was incorporated on 28 January 2000, 23 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Direct Digital Controls Limited's company number?
Direct Digital Controls Limited's registered company number is 03916095.
Who has significant control of Direct Digital Controls Limited?
1 active person with significant control over Direct Digital Controls Limited is on the register: Jubilee Controls Limited.
Does Direct Digital Controls Limited have any outstanding charges?
an outstanding charge is registered against Direct Digital Controls Limited out of 5 on file. Outstanding charges represent secured creditors who rank ahead of unsecured creditors in any recovery.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Direct Digital Controls 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 Direct Digital Controls 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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