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Is Optimum Business Services Limited in compulsory liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Compulsory LiquidationYes, Optimum Business Services Limited (company number 02052941) entered compulsory liquidation on 15 January 2025, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Manchester of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Optimum Business Services Limited 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 number02052941
Incorporated5 September 1986 (40 years old)
Registered officeC/O Bright Partnership 26 Edward Court, Altrincham Business Park, Altrincham, WA14 5GL
Nature of business (SIC)43999: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c. (Construction)
Date entered compulsory liquidation15 January 2025
LiquidatorThe Official Receiver Or Manchester, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Optimum Business Services Limited is a construction business based in Altrincham, incorporated in 1986 and 39 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is other specialised construction activities n.e.c. (SIC 43999). There have been 6 director appointments since incorporation, of which 1 was on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 1 person with significant control.

Directors

6 people have been appointed as directors of Optimum Business Services Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Charles Ian Hogg-ManningActive
Margaret Hogg ManningResigned1 Mar 2017
Charles Ian Hogg ManningResigned9 Jul 2010
DCS Corporate Secretaries Limited+ 3 othersResigned27 Sep 2000
Charles Ian Hogg ManningResigned28 Dec 1996
Margaret Hogg ManningResigned28 Dec 1996

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
Order of court to wind up21 January 2025COCOMP
Compulsory liquidationStatus15 January 2025
Total exemption full accounts made up31 October 2024AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates22 May 2024CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up29 September 2023AA
103 earlier events · 1986 to 2023
Confirmation statement made with no updates13 June 2023CS01
Change of details as a person with significant control12 June 2023PSC04
Director's details changed12 June 2023CH01
Registered office address changed9 March 2023AD01
Total exemption full accounts made up14 February 2023AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates7 July 2022CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up23 September 2021AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates28 June 2021CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up2 December 2020AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates17 July 2020CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up17 February 2020AA
Confirmation statement made with updates4 July 2019CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up27 September 2018AA
Confirmation statement made with updates3 July 2018CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up23 September 2017AA
Notification as a person with significant control4 July 2017PSC01
Confirmation statement made with updates4 July 2017CS01
Termination of appointment as a director31 March 2017TM01
Appointment as a director29 March 2017AP01
Total exemption small company accounts made up28 September 2016AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders28 June 2016AR01
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders29 October 2015AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up11 September 2015AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders27 October 2014AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up24 September 2014AA
Total exemption small company accounts made up27 September 2013AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders27 August 2013AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up11 September 2012AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders30 August 2012AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up28 September 2011AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders23 September 2011AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up4 October 2010AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders26 August 2010AR01
Termination of appointment as a secretary12 July 2010TM02
Total exemption small company accounts made up29 October 2009AA
Legacy27 August 2009363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up23 October 2008AA
Legacy27 August 2008363a
Legacy9 July 2008288c
Legacy9 July 2008288c
Legacy30 August 2007363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up22 August 2007AA
Total exemption small company accounts made up7 November 2006AA
Legacy8 September 2006363a
Legacy5 October 2005363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up9 September 2005AA
Total exemption small company accounts made up1 November 2004AA
Legacy10 September 2004363a
Legacy19 September 2003363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up28 July 2003AA
Legacy22 November 2002288a
Legacy22 November 2002288b
Legacy6 November 2002288b
Legacy6 November 2002288a
Total exemption small company accounts made up14 October 2002AA
Legacy18 September 2002363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up19 June 2002AA
Legacy29 November 2001363a
Legacy29 November 2001288c
Legacy29 November 2001288c
Legacy4 October 2000288b
Legacy29 September 2000288a
Legacy28 September 2000363a
Accounts for a small company made up21 August 2000AA
Accounts for a small company made up23 November 1999AA
Resolutions6 October 1999RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions6 October 1999RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions6 October 1999RESOLUTIONS
Legacy6 October 1999363a
Legacy8 October 1998363a
Accounts for a small company made up30 June 1998AA
Legacy15 October 1997288a
Legacy15 October 1997288a
Legacy15 October 1997288b
Legacy15 October 1997288b
Legacy15 October 1997363s
Accounts for a small company made up3 September 1997AA
Legacy11 November 1996363s
Accounts for a small company made up20 October 1996AA
Accounts for a small company made up18 October 1995AA
Legacy5 September 1995363s
Accounts for a small company made up2 November 1994AA
Legacy15 September 1994363s
Accounts for a small company made up6 April 1994AA
Legacy24 September 1993363s
Accounts for a small company made up26 January 1993AA
Legacy1 October 1992363s
Accounts for a small company made up6 February 1992AA
Legacy19 September 1991363b
Accounts for a small company made up20 May 1991AA
Legacy26 March 1991288
Accounts for a small company made up21 February 1991AA
Legacy21 February 1991363
Accounts for a small company made up2 November 1989AA
Legacy2 November 1989363
Legacy7 March 1989PUC 2
Legacy21 February 1989363
Legacy21 February 1989363
Legacy20 January 1989AC05
A selection of documents registered before 1 January 19871 January 1987PRE87
Legacy24 November 1986224
Legacy8 September 1986288
Certificate of Incorporation5 September 1986CERTINC
Incorporation5 September 1986NEWINC

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 Optimum Business Services Limited in compulsory liquidation?
Yes. Optimum Business Services Limited (company number 02052941) entered compulsory liquidation on 15 January 2025, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Manchester of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Optimum Business Services Limited?
The Official Receiver Or Manchester, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Optimum Business Services Limited on 15 January 2025. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Optimum Business Services Limited do?
Optimum Business Services Limited's registered nature of business is other specialised construction activities n.e.c. (SIC 43999). It is classified in the construction sector.
Where is Optimum Business Services Limited based?
Optimum Business Services Limited's registered office is C/O Bright Partnership 26 Edward Court, Altrincham Business Park, Altrincham, WA14 5GL. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Optimum Business Services Limited founded?
Optimum Business Services Limited was incorporated on 5 September 1986, 39 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Optimum Business Services Limited's company number?
Optimum Business Services Limited's registered company number is 02052941.
Who has significant control of Optimum Business Services Limited?
1 active person with significant control over Optimum Business Services Limited is on the register: Mr Charles Ian Hogg-Manning.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Optimum Business Services 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 Optimum Business Services 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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