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Is Nairns Cook Schools Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Creditors' Voluntary LiquidationYes, Nairns Cook Schools Limited (company number SC358589) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 17 December 2025, by its creditors.

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Nairns Cook Schools 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 numberSC358589
Previously known as
  • Nick Nairn Consulting Limited, Apr 2009 to Nov 2017
Incorporated23 April 2009 (17 years old)
Registered office30 Miller Road, Ayr, KA7 2AY
Nature of business (SIC)56290: Other food services (Hospitality & food)
Date entered creditors' voluntary liquidation17 December 2025
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Nairns Cook Schools Limited is a hospitality & food business based in Ayr, incorporated in 2009 and 16 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is other food services (SIC 56290). There have been 5 director appointments since incorporation, of which 3 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 1 person with significant control. 1 charge has been registered against the company, 1 of which is still outstanding.

Directors

5 people have been appointed as directors of Nairns Cook Schools Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Nicholas Cameron Abell NairnActive
Julia Isabella Cameron ForsterActive
Stephen George Mabbott+ 119 othersResigned23 Apr 2009
Brian Reid Ltd.Resigned23 Apr 2009

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 · 0 satisfied.

Status · Creditor · Type · Dates
OutstandingThe Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge · Created 16 Aug 2018 · Pending

What happened

EventDateType
Registered office address changed18 December 2025AD01
Resolutions18 December 2025RESOLUTIONS
Creditors' voluntary liquidationStatus17 December 2025
Confirmation statement made with no updates6 May 2025CS01
Unaudited abridged accounts made up18 December 2024AA
45 earlier events · 2009 to 2024
Confirmation statement made with no updates6 May 2024CS01
Unaudited abridged accounts made up21 December 2023AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates25 April 2023CS01
Unaudited abridged accounts made up13 December 2022AA
Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued15 July 2022DISS40
Confirmation statement made with no updates14 July 2022CS01
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off12 July 2022GAZ1
Total exemption full accounts made up31 December 2021AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates24 May 2021CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up12 November 2020AA
Confirmation statement made with updates9 October 2020CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up30 December 2019AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates7 May 2019CS01
Registered office address changed30 April 2019AD01
Total exemption full accounts made up30 December 2018AA
Registration of charge , created21 August 2018MR01
Confirmation statement made with updates16 May 2018CS01
Accounts for a dormant company made up28 December 2017AA
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares14 December 2017SH01
Resolutions14 December 2017RESOLUTIONS
Appointment as a director13 December 2017AP01
Resolutions29 November 2017RESOLUTIONS
Confirmation statement made with updates25 April 2017CS01
Accounts for a dormant company made up16 December 2016AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders25 April 2016AR01
Accounts for a dormant company made up6 May 2015AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders23 April 2015AR01
Accounts for a dormant company made up29 August 2014AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders21 May 2014AR01
Accounts for a dormant company made up28 November 2013AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders23 April 2013AR01
Accounts for a dormant company made up14 December 2012AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders25 April 2012AR01
Accounts for a dormant company made up13 December 2011AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders27 April 2011AR01
Accounts for a dormant company made up17 January 2011AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders11 June 2010AR01
Director's details changed11 June 2010CH01
Secretary's details changed11 June 2010CH03
Legacy2 June 2009288a
Legacy26 May 2009225
Legacy26 May 2009288a
Legacy29 April 2009288b
Resolutions29 April 2009RESOLUTIONS
Legacy29 April 2009288b
Incorporation23 April 2009NEWINC

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 Nairns Cook Schools Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?
Yes. Nairns Cook Schools Limited (company number SC358589) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 17 December 2025, by its creditors.
What does Nairns Cook Schools Limited do?
Nairns Cook Schools Limited's registered nature of business is other food services (SIC 56290). It is classified in the hospitality & food sector.
Where is Nairns Cook Schools Limited based?
Nairns Cook Schools Limited's registered office is 30 Miller Road, Ayr, KA7 2AY. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Nairns Cook Schools Limited founded?
Nairns Cook Schools Limited was incorporated on 23 April 2009, 16 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Nairns Cook Schools Limited's company number?
Nairns Cook Schools Limited's registered company number is SC358589.
Who has significant control of Nairns Cook Schools Limited?
1 active person with significant control over Nairns Cook Schools Limited is on the register: Mr Nicholas Cameron Abel Nairn.
Does Nairns Cook Schools Limited have any outstanding charges?
an outstanding charge is registered against Nairns Cook Schools Limited out of 1 on file. Outstanding charges represent secured creditors who rank ahead of unsecured creditors in any recovery.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Nairns Cook Schools 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 Nairns Cook Schools 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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