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Is OSS Group Limited in compulsory liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Compulsory LiquidationYes, OSS Group Limited (company number 03835964) entered compulsory liquidation on 15 November 2013, by order of the court. Brian Green of null was appointed as liquidator.

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OSS Group 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.

How the case progressed

  1. Administration
    6 September 2013
  2. Compulsory liquidation
    15 November 2013

Company at a glance

StatusIn Compulsory Liquidation
Company number03835964
Previously known as
  • Fountain Street Formations (59) Limited, Sep 1999 to Jan 2000
Incorporated3 September 1999 (27 years old)
Registered officeKPMG LLP, 1 St Peters Square, Manchester, M2 3AE
Nature of business (SIC)70100: Activities of head offices
Date entered compulsory liquidation15 November 2013
LiquidatorBrian Green, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Statement of AffairsFiled 31 October 2013, declared assets & liabilities ↗
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

OSS Group Limited is a UK limited company based in Manchester, incorporated in 1999 and 14 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is activities of head offices (SIC 70100). There have been 13 director appointments since incorporation, of which 3 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed. 12 charges have been registered against the company, 3 of which are still outstanding.

Directors

13 people have been appointed as directors of OSS Group Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Iain Roger LeesActive
Iain Roger LeesActive
William Stewart McCorkindale+ 1 otherResigned31 Mar 2014
Mark Warner OlpinResigned1 Jul 2012
Andrew Malcolm McNairResigned25 Jan 2012
John William CackettResigned24 Oct 2001
7 former directors · resigned 2000 to 2001
Michael Adrian FitzsimmonsResigned24 Oct 2001
Barry John CackettResigned24 Oct 2001
Keith Frederick PayneResigned24 Oct 2001
Dougal Gareth Stuart BennettResigned24 Oct 2001
Cuppin Street Secretaries LimitedResigned1 Aug 2000
Daniel Peter BradyResigned5 Jul 2000
Cuppin Street Secretaries LimitedResigned12 Jan 2000

A director resignation shortly before an insolvency is a matter of public record; it does not by itself imply wrongdoing.

Charges register

Secured creditors and encumbrances against the company. 3 outstanding · 9 satisfied.

Status · Creditor · Type · Dates
OutstandingHsbc Asset Finance (UK) LTD, Hsbc Equipment Finance (UK) LTD Together 'Hsbc'
Chattels mortgage · Created 31 Jan 2011 · Pending
OutstandingHsbc Asset Finance (UK) LTD & Hsbc Equipment Finance (UK) LTD
Chattels mortgage · Created 9 Jun 2010 · Pending
SatisfiedBarclays Bank PLC
Legal charge · Created 20 Jul 2009 · Satisfied 14 Sep 2013
SatisfiedBarclays Bank PLC
Legal charge · Created 20 Jul 2009 · Satisfied 14 Sep 2013
SatisfiedBarclays Bank PLC
Legal charge · Created 20 Jul 2009 · Satisfied 14 Sep 2013
6 earlier charges · 2000 to 2009
SatisfiedBarclays Bank PLC
Legal charge · Created 20 Jul 2009 · Satisfied 14 Sep 2013
SatisfiedBarclays Bank PLC
Guarantee & debenture · Created 16 Jan 2007 · Satisfied 14 Sep 2013
SatisfiedBarclays Bank PLC
Deed of charge over credit balances · Created 11 Sep 2003 · Satisfied 14 Sep 2013
SatisfiedIng Bank N.V., London Branch
Composite debenture · Created 2 May 2002 · Satisfied 11 May 2007
OutstandingDunedin Enterprise Investment Trust PLC ("Security Trustee" as Agent Andtrustee for Itself and Each of the Holders of the "Loan Stock")
Guarantee & debenture · Created 24 Oct 2001 · Pending
SatisfiedBhf-Bank Ag
Composite debenture · Created 13 Mar 2000 · Satisfied 11 May 2007
SatisfiedDunedin Enterprise Investment Trust PLC
Guarantee & debenture · Created 13 Mar 2000 · Satisfied 30 Nov 2001

What happened

EventDateType
Restoration by order of the court18 April 2017AC92
Final Gazette dissolved following liquidation9 September 2016GAZ2
Notice of final account prior to dissolution9 June 20164.43
Insolvency filing26 January 2016LIQ MISC
Insolvency filing25 January 2016LIQ MISC
140 earlier events · 2000 to 2015
Notice to Registrar of Companies of Notice of disclaimer6 July 2015F10.2
Insolvency filing27 January 2015LIQ MISC
Registered office address changed23 January 2015AD01
Registered office address changed23 January 2015AD01
Termination of appointment as a director27 October 2014TM01
Notice to Registrar of Companies of Notice of disclaimer12 September 2014F10.2
Notice to Registrar of Companies of Notice of disclaimer12 September 2014F10.2
Administrator's progress report3 January 20142.24B
Appointment of a liquidator24 December 20134.31
Order of court to wind up17 December 2013COCOMP
Notice of a court order ending Administration17 December 20132.33B
Notice to Registrar of Companies of Notice of disclaimer10 December 2013F10.2
Notice to Registrar of Companies of Notice of disclaimer10 December 2013F10.2
Notice to Registrar of Companies of Notice of disclaimer10 December 2013F10.2
Notice to Registrar of Companies of Notice of disclaimer10 December 2013F10.2
Order of court to wind up2 December 2013COCOMP
Notice to Registrar of Companies of Notice of disclaimer27 November 2013F10.2
Notice to Registrar of Companies of Notice of disclaimer27 November 2013F10.2
Registered office address changed25 November 2013AD01
Notice to Registrar of Companies of Notice of disclaimer25 November 2013F10.2
Notice to Registrar of Companies of Notice of disclaimer25 November 2013F10.2
Notice to Registrar of Companies of Notice of disclaimer25 November 2013F10.2
Notice to Registrar of Companies of Notice of disclaimer25 November 2013F10.2
Notice to Registrar of Companies of Notice of disclaimer25 November 2013F10.2
Notice to Registrar of Companies of Notice of disclaimer25 November 2013F10.2
Notice to Registrar of Companies of Notice of disclaimer25 November 2013F10.2
Compulsory liquidationStatus15 November 2013
Notice of deemed approval of proposals5 November 2013F2.18
Notice of deemed approval of proposals4 November 2013F2.18
Statement of affairs31 October 20132.16B
Statement of administrator's proposal31 October 20132.17B
Appointment of an administrator31 October 20132.12B
Satisfaction of charge in full14 September 2013MR04
Satisfaction of charge in full14 September 2013MR04
Satisfaction of charge in full14 September 2013MR04
Satisfaction of charge in full14 September 2013MR04
Satisfaction of charge in full14 September 2013MR04
Satisfaction of charge in full14 September 2013MR04
AdministrationStatus6 September 2013
Termination of appointment as a director17 April 2013TM01
Appointment as a director19 March 2013AP01
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders27 September 2012AR01
Full accounts made up20 September 2012AA
Termination of appointment as a director28 February 2012TM01
Appointment as a director28 February 2012AP01
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders5 October 2011AR01
Full accounts made up10 August 2011AA
Second filing previously delivered to Companies House made up15 June 2011RP04
Legacy1 February 2011MG01
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders4 November 2010AR01
Annual return made up25 October 2010AR01
Full accounts made up22 September 2010AA
Legacy22 July 2010MG01
Legacy10 June 2010MG01
Legacy10 September 2009363a
Legacy23 July 2009395
Legacy23 July 2009395
Legacy23 July 2009395
Legacy23 July 2009395
Full accounts made up21 May 2009AA
Legacy23 September 2008363a
Full accounts made up7 May 2008AA
Legacy13 September 2007363s
Legacy11 May 2007403a
Legacy11 May 2007403a
Full accounts made up2 May 2007AA
Legacy23 January 2007395
Legacy27 November 2006363s
Legacy30 October 2006363a
Full accounts made up23 October 2006AA
Legacy6 September 2005363a
Full accounts made up6 May 2005AA
Legacy17 September 2004363s
Full accounts made up20 April 2004AA
Legacy4 November 2003363s
Full accounts made up26 October 2003AA
Legacy18 September 2003395
Legacy17 September 2002363s
Full accounts made up27 August 2002AA
Legacy2 May 2002395
Legacy27 March 200288(2)R
Resolutions27 March 2002RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions27 March 2002RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions27 March 2002RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions27 March 2002RESOLUTIONS
Legacy27 March 2002123
Resolutions27 March 2002RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions27 March 2002RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions27 March 2002RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions27 March 2002RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions27 March 2002RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions27 March 2002RESOLUTIONS
Legacy26 March 2002122
Legacy26 March 2002122
Legacy30 November 2001403a
Legacy26 November 2001403b
Legacy26 November 2001403b
Legacy21 November 2001288b
Legacy7 November 2001288b
Legacy7 November 2001288b
Legacy7 November 2001288b
Legacy7 November 2001288b
Resolutions7 November 2001RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions7 November 2001RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions7 November 2001RESOLUTIONS
Legacy7 November 2001155(6)b
Legacy7 November 2001155(6)b
Legacy7 November 2001155(6)b
Legacy7 November 2001155(6)b
Legacy7 November 2001155(6)b
Legacy7 November 2001155(6)b
Legacy7 November 2001155(6)a
Legacy2 November 2001395
Legacy27 September 2001363s
Full group accounts made up15 June 2001AA
Legacy11 April 200188(2)R
Resolutions30 March 2001RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions30 March 2001RESOLUTIONS
Legacy17 January 2001363s
Legacy17 January 200188(2)R
Legacy17 January 200188(2)R
Legacy17 January 2001123
Resolutions17 January 2001RESOLUTIONS
Legacy13 November 2000288a
Legacy3 November 2000225
Legacy3 November 2000288b
Legacy3 November 2000288a
Legacy3 November 2000288a
Legacy10 July 2000288b
Legacy24 March 2000395
Legacy23 March 2000395
Legacy17 March 2000288a
Legacy17 March 2000122
Certificate of change of name25 January 2000CERTNM
Legacy18 January 2000288b
Legacy18 January 2000287
Legacy18 January 2000288a
Legacy18 January 2000288a
Legacy18 January 2000288a
Legacy18 January 2000288a
Incorporation3 September 1999NEWINC

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 OSS Group Limited in compulsory liquidation?
Yes. OSS Group Limited (company number 03835964) entered compulsory liquidation on 15 November 2013, by order of the court. Brian Green of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of OSS Group Limited?
Brian Green, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of OSS Group Limited on 15 November 2013. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does OSS Group Limited do?
OSS Group Limited's registered nature of business is activities of head offices (SIC 70100).
Where is OSS Group Limited based?
OSS Group Limited's registered office is KPMG LLP, 1 St Peters Square, Manchester, M2 3AE. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was OSS Group Limited founded?
OSS Group Limited was incorporated on 3 September 1999, 14 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is OSS Group Limited's company number?
OSS Group Limited's registered company number is 03835964.
Does OSS Group Limited have any outstanding charges?
3 outstanding charges are registered against OSS Group Limited out of 12 on file. Outstanding charges represent secured creditors who rank ahead of unsecured creditors in any recovery.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of OSS Group 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 OSS Group 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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