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Is ES Cleaning Ltd in compulsory liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Compulsory LiquidationYes, ES Cleaning Ltd (company number 12369537) entered compulsory liquidation on 12 February 2025, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Ipswich of null was appointed as liquidator.

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ES Cleaning 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 number12369537
Incorporated18 December 2019 (7 years old)
Registered officeThe Bull Pen Shefford Hardwicke Farm, Bedford Road, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5NU
Nature of business (SIC)81210: General cleaning of buildings (Cleaning services)
Date entered compulsory liquidation12 February 2025
LiquidatorThe Official Receiver Or Ipswich, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

ES Cleaning Ltd is a cleaning services business based in Shefford, incorporated in 2019 and 6 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is general cleaning of buildings (SIC 81210). There have been 3 director appointments since incorporation, of which 1 was on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 1 person with significant control. 1 charge has been registered against the company, all of which are recorded as satisfied.

Directors

3 people have been appointed as directors of ES Cleaning Ltd.

DirectorStatusResigned
Malcolm Raymond Smith+ 2 othersActive
Neil StephensResigned15 Jul 2024
Martin CookResigned9 Mar 2022

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.

1 ceased control
  • Mr Neil Stephens · ceased 20 May 2020

Charges register

Secured creditors and encumbrances against the company. 0 outstanding · 1 satisfied.

Status · Creditor · Type · Dates
SatisfiedSkipton Business Finance LTD
A registered charge · Created 7 Feb 2020 · Satisfied 3 Apr 2025

What happened

EventDateType
Satisfaction of charge in full3 April 2025MR04
Order of court to wind up19 February 2025COCOMP
Compulsory liquidationStatus12 February 2025
Compulsory strike-off action has been suspended14 January 2025DISS16(SOAS)
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off10 December 2024GAZ1
16 earlier events · 2020 to 2024
Termination of appointment as a director16 July 2024TM01
Confirmation statement made with updates10 January 2024CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up31 December 2023AA
Total exemption full accounts made up23 December 2022AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates19 December 2022CS01
Termination of appointment as a director9 March 2022TM01
Confirmation statement made with no updates29 December 2021CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up18 October 2021AA
Change of details as a person with significant control9 March 2021PSC04
Confirmation statement made with updates9 March 2021CS01
Registered office address changed22 May 2020AD01
Notification as a person with significant control20 May 2020PSC01
Cessation as a person with significant control20 May 2020PSC07
Appointment as a director10 February 2020AP01
Appointment as a director10 February 2020AP01
Registration of charge , created7 February 2020MR01
Incorporation18 December 2019NEWINC

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 ES Cleaning Ltd in compulsory liquidation?
Yes. ES Cleaning Ltd (company number 12369537) entered compulsory liquidation on 12 February 2025, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Ipswich of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of ES Cleaning Ltd?
The Official Receiver Or Ipswich, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of ES Cleaning Ltd on 12 February 2025. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does ES Cleaning Ltd do?
ES Cleaning Ltd's registered nature of business is general cleaning of buildings (SIC 81210). It is classified in the cleaning services sector.
Where is ES Cleaning Ltd based?
ES Cleaning Ltd's registered office is The Bull Pen Shefford Hardwicke Farm, Bedford Road, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5NU. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was ES Cleaning Ltd founded?
ES Cleaning Ltd was incorporated on 18 December 2019, 6 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is ES Cleaning Ltd's company number?
ES Cleaning Ltd's registered company number is 12369537.
Who has significant control of ES Cleaning Ltd?
1 active person with significant control over ES Cleaning Ltd is on the register: Mr Peter Frank Lidgitt.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of ES Cleaning 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 ES Cleaning 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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