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Is Kittens Preschool in creditors' voluntary liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Creditors' Voluntary LiquidationYes, Kittens Preschool (company number 04737220) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 9 September 2025, by its creditors. Mark Weekes of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Kittens Preschool 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 number04737220
Previously known as
  • Kittens Preschool and Nursery, Apr 2003 to Mar 2012
Incorporated16 April 2003 (23 years old)
Registered office2-3 Winckley Court Chapel Street, Preston, PR1 8BU
Nature of business (SIC)85100: Pre-primary education
Date entered creditors' voluntary liquidation9 September 2025
LiquidatorMark Weekes, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Kittens Preschool is a UK limited company based in Preston, incorporated in 2003 and 22 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is pre-primary education (SIC 85100). There have been 24 director appointments since incorporation, of which 4 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 1 person with significant control.

Directors

24 people have been appointed as directors of Kittens Preschool.

DirectorStatusResigned
Shirley Anne SpeakmanActive
James KirkbyActive
Sharon Jayne WattsActive
Julie BoltonActive
Shirley DixonResigned13 Dec 2019
Pauline McLoughlinResigned11 Oct 2019
18 former directors · resigned 2003 to 2018
Michael HarrisonResigned22 Jun 2018
Sheileagh WilkinsonResigned23 Oct 2017
Lisa KenneryResigned15 Apr 2016
Diane DudgeonResigned15 Apr 2016
Arif AzizResigned19 Oct 2015
Sheila NewtonResigned19 Oct 2015
Jemma BeswickResigned12 Sep 2011
Jennifer Louise HullResigned1 Sep 2011
Rachel Louise HadfieldResigned1 Sep 2011
Louise ShawResigned1 Sep 2011
Anne Louise BladonResigned1 Sep 2011
Gaynor HainesResigned1 Sep 2011
Dana Marie EllisResigned30 May 2011
Stephen EllisResigned30 May 2011
Louise CookResigned4 May 2011
Nicola BriggsResigned20 Oct 2009
Louise CookResigned26 Nov 2007
Sheena WalshResigned16 Apr 2003

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
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator2 December 2025600
Removal of liquidator by court order26 November 2025LIQ10
Registered office address changed17 September 2025AD01
Statement of affairs17 September 2025LIQ02
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator17 September 2025600
98 earlier events · 2004 to 2025
Resolutions17 September 2025RESOLUTIONS
Creditors' voluntary liquidationStatus9 September 2025
Confirmation statement made with no updates23 April 2025CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up1 April 2025AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates19 April 2024CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up20 March 2024AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates27 April 2023CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up8 April 2023AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates20 April 2022CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up28 March 2022AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates29 April 2021CS01
Director's details changed29 April 2021CH01
Total exemption full accounts made up12 April 2021AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates21 April 2020CS01
Director's details changed21 April 2020CH01
Total exemption full accounts made up23 March 2020AA
Appointment as a director13 March 2020AP01
Termination of appointment as a director20 December 2019TM01
Appointment as a director4 December 2019AP01
Termination of appointment as a director1 November 2019TM01
Confirmation statement made with no updates30 April 2019CS01
Director's details changed30 April 2019CH01
Director's details changed30 April 2019CH01
Total exemption full accounts made up28 March 2019AA
Termination of appointment as a director6 July 2018TM01
Confirmation statement made with no updates19 April 2018CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up10 April 2018AA
Appointment as a director31 October 2017AP01
Termination of appointment as a director31 October 2017TM01
Confirmation statement made with updates3 May 2017CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up3 May 2017AA
Appointment as a director20 May 2016AP01
Annual return made up no member list13 May 2016AR01
Termination of appointment as a director13 May 2016TM01
Termination of appointment as a director13 May 2016TM01
Total exemption full accounts made up5 May 2016AA
Appointment as a director7 April 2016AP01
Appointment as a director7 April 2016AP01
Termination of appointment as a director8 December 2015TM01
Termination of appointment as a secretary8 December 2015TM02
Appointment as a director8 December 2015AP01
Appointment as a director8 December 2015AP01
Total exemption full accounts made up6 May 2015AA
Annual return made up no member list5 May 2015AR01
Secretary's details changed26 March 2015CH03
Total exemption full accounts made up13 May 2014AA
Annual return made up no member list8 May 2014AR01
Annual return made up no member list10 May 2013AR01
Total exemption full accounts made up8 May 2013AA
Annual return made up no member list4 May 2012AR01
Memorandum and Articles of Association29 March 2012MEM/ARTS
Statement of company's objects29 March 2012CC04
Certificate of change of name21 March 2012CERTNM
Change of name notice21 March 2012CONNOT
Total exemption full accounts made up9 February 2012AA
Termination of appointment as a director9 February 2012TM01
Termination of appointment as a director9 February 2012TM01
Appointment as a director8 February 2012AP01
Appointment as a director8 February 2012AP01
Termination of appointment as a director8 February 2012TM01
Termination of appointment as a director8 February 2012TM01
Termination of appointment as a director8 February 2012TM01
Appointment as a director8 February 2012AP01
Appointment as a director8 February 2012AP01
Appointment as a director8 February 2012AP01
Termination of appointment as a secretary24 January 2012TM02
Appointment as a secretary24 January 2012AP03
Termination of appointment as a director13 October 2011TM01
Appointment as a director13 October 2011AP01
Termination of appointment as a director13 October 2011TM01
Appointment as a director13 October 2011AP01
Appointment as a director13 October 2011AP01
Total exemption full accounts made up17 May 2011AA
Annual return made up no member list9 May 2011AR01
Termination of appointment as a director9 May 2011TM01
Annual return made up no member list14 May 2010AR01
Director's details changed14 May 2010CH01
Director's details changed14 May 2010CH01
Director's details changed14 May 2010CH01
Appointment as a secretary13 May 2010AP03
Termination of appointment as a secretary13 May 2010TM02
Total exemption full accounts made up8 April 2010AA
Legacy28 April 2009363a
Total exemption full accounts made up9 February 2009AA
Legacy25 April 2008363a
Total exemption full accounts made up19 March 2008AA
Legacy12 February 2008288b
Legacy12 February 2008288a
Legacy24 April 2007363a
Legacy24 April 2007287
Total exemption full accounts made up11 April 2007AA
Total exemption full accounts made up10 May 2006AA
Legacy18 April 2006363a
Legacy25 April 2005363s
Total exemption full accounts made up15 December 2004AA
Legacy7 July 2004363s
Legacy16 June 2004288a
Legacy9 February 2004225
Incorporation16 April 2003NEWINC

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 Kittens Preschool in creditors' voluntary liquidation?
Yes. Kittens Preschool (company number 04737220) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 9 September 2025, by its creditors. Mark Weekes of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Kittens Preschool?
Mark Weekes, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Kittens Preschool on 9 September 2025. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Kittens Preschool do?
Kittens Preschool's registered nature of business is pre-primary education (SIC 85100).
Where is Kittens Preschool based?
Kittens Preschool's registered office is 2-3 Winckley Court Chapel Street, Preston, PR1 8BU. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Kittens Preschool founded?
Kittens Preschool was incorporated on 16 April 2003, 22 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Kittens Preschool's company number?
Kittens Preschool's registered company number is 04737220.
Who has significant control of Kittens Preschool?
1 active person with significant control over Kittens Preschool is on the register: Mrs Shirley Anne Speakman.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Kittens Preschool?
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 Kittens Preschool'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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