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Is Optimal Content Ltd in creditors' voluntary liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Creditors' Voluntary LiquidationYes, Optimal Content Ltd (company number 11445836) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 30 August 2024, by its creditors. Darren Brookes of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Optimal Content Ltd 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 number11445836
Incorporated3 July 2018 (8 years old)
Registered officeGrosvenor House, 22 Grafton Street, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA14 1DU
Nature of business (SIC)63990: Other information service activities n.e.c. (IT & managed services)
Date entered creditors' voluntary liquidation30 August 2024
LiquidatorDarren Brookes, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Optimal Content Ltd is a it & managed services business based in Altrincham, incorporated in 2018 and 6 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is other information service activities n.e.c. (SIC 63990). There have been 5 director appointments since incorporation, of which 2 were 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

5 people have been appointed as directors of Optimal Content Ltd.

DirectorStatusResigned
Daniel John FellowsActive
MBM Secretarial Services Limited+ 39 othersActive
Stuart Jeffrey DrakeResigned11 Dec 2023
Stuart Jeffrey DrakeResigned25 Aug 2023
Ian Derek Hambleton+ 1 otherResigned15 Mar 2019

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 Ian Derek Hambleton · ceased 16 Jan 2019

Charges register

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

Status · Creditor · Type · Dates
SatisfiedRocking Horse Solutions UK Limited
A registered charge · Created 11 Aug 2023 · Satisfied 21 Nov 2023

What happened

EventDateType
Final Gazette dissolved following liquidation27 May 2026GAZ2
Return of final meeting in a creditors' voluntary winding up27 February 2026LIQ14
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments9 October 2025LIQ03
Registered office address changed9 January 2025AD01
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator10 September 2024600
65 earlier events · 2019 to 2024
Resolutions10 September 2024RESOLUTIONS
Statement of affairs10 September 2024LIQ02
Registered office address changed10 September 2024AD01
Creditors' voluntary liquidationStatus30 August 2024
Confirmation statement made with updates14 February 2024CS01
Resolutions18 December 2023RESOLUTIONS
Memorandum and Articles of Association18 December 2023MA
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares12 December 2023SH01
Appointment as a director11 December 2023AP01
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares11 December 2023SH01
Termination of appointment as a director11 December 2023TM01
Satisfaction of charge in full21 November 2023MR04
Termination of appointment as a director31 August 2023TM01
Resolutions22 August 2023RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions22 August 2023RESOLUTIONS
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares17 August 2023SH01
Registration of charge , created14 August 2023MR01
Micro company accounts made up10 August 2023AA
Registered office address changed8 August 2023AD01
Confirmation statement made with updates10 February 2023CS01
Resolutions24 November 2022RESOLUTIONS
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares23 November 2022SH01
Micro company accounts made up20 September 2022AA
Resolutions23 August 2022RESOLUTIONS
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares19 August 2022SH01
Resolutions29 June 2022RESOLUTIONS
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares23 June 2022SH01
Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued4 May 2022DISS40
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off3 May 2022GAZ1
Confirmation statement made with updates27 April 2022CS01
Appointment as a secretary27 April 2022AP04
Change of details as a person with significant control27 April 2022PSC04
Resolutions21 February 2022RESOLUTIONS
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares17 February 2022SH01
Registered office address changed8 November 2021AD01
Micro company accounts made up28 September 2021AA
Purchase of own shares13 September 2021SH03
Second filing of a statement of capital following an allotment of shares7 September 2021RP04SH01
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares6 September 2021SH01
Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital6 September 2021SH06
Resolutions2 September 2021RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions2 September 2021RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions25 August 2021RESOLUTIONS
Memorandum and Articles of Association30 July 2021MA
Resolutions30 July 2021RESOLUTIONS
Registered office address changed29 June 2021AD01
Resolutions1 April 2021RESOLUTIONS
Memorandum and Articles of Association1 April 2021MA
Micro company accounts made up30 March 2021AA
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares23 March 2021SH01
Appointment as a director22 March 2021AP01
Second filing of Confirmation Statement dated26 February 2021RP04CS01
Second filing of Confirmation Statement dated15 February 2021RP04CS01
Confirmation statement made with updates10 February 2021CS01
Confirmation statement made with updates13 January 2021CS01
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares14 August 2020SH01
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares31 March 2020SH01
Legacy28 January 2020RP04CS01
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares20 November 2019SH01
Confirmation statement made with updates20 November 2019CS01
Registered office address changed25 September 2019AD01
Total exemption full accounts made up11 September 2019AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates8 July 2019CS01
Termination of appointment as a director25 March 2019TM01
Cessation as a person with significant control17 January 2019PSC07
Incorporation3 July 2018NEWINC

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 Optimal Content Ltd in creditors' voluntary liquidation?
Yes. Optimal Content Ltd (company number 11445836) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 30 August 2024, by its creditors. Darren Brookes of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Optimal Content Ltd?
Darren Brookes, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Optimal Content Ltd on 30 August 2024. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Optimal Content Ltd do?
Optimal Content Ltd's registered nature of business is other information service activities n.e.c. (SIC 63990). It is classified in the it & managed services sector.
Where is Optimal Content Ltd based?
Optimal Content Ltd's registered office is Grosvenor House, 22 Grafton Street, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA14 1DU. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Optimal Content Ltd founded?
Optimal Content Ltd was incorporated on 3 July 2018, 6 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Optimal Content Ltd's company number?
Optimal Content Ltd's registered company number is 11445836.
Who has significant control of Optimal Content Ltd?
1 active person with significant control over Optimal Content Ltd is on the register: Mr Daniel John Fellows.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Optimal Content 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 Optimal Content 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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