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Is Play Consulting Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?

Last verified 26 May 2026
In Creditors' Voluntary LiquidationYes, Play Consulting Limited (company number 08951341) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 12 February 2024, by its creditors. Richard David Tonks of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Play Consulting 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 number08951341
Incorporated20 March 2014 (12 years old)
Registered officeAzzurri House, Walsall, WS9 0RB
Nature of business (SIC)58210: Publishing of computer games
Date entered creditors' voluntary liquidation12 February 2024
LiquidatorRichard David Tonks, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Play Consulting Limited is a UK limited company based in Walsall, incorporated in 2014 and 10 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is publishing of computer games (SIC 58210). There have been 9 director appointments since incorporation, of which 2 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 1 person with significant control.

Directors

9 people have been appointed as directors of Play Consulting Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Scott Garrick Byrne-FraserActive
Piers Edward Hicks CollinsActive
Thouraya WalkerResigned12 Jan 2023
Esther Maria O’CallaghanResigned19 Dec 2022
Michael Alexander Gardiner Whitfield+ 2 othersResigned4 Oct 2022
Christopher David Alexander BruceResigned4 Oct 2022
3 former directors · resigned 2020 to 2022
Marcus Richard Perry ThornleyResigned13 Jul 2022
Daniel Selwyn AthertonResigned26 May 2022
Michaela ThornleyResigned28 Sep 2020

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.

4 ceased controls
  • Mrs Michaela Thornley · ceased 24 Feb 2022
  • Mr Marcus Richard Perry Thornley · ceased 13 Jul 2022
  • Mr Michael Alexander Gardiner Whitfield · ceased 4 Oct 2022
  • Mr Christopher David Alexander Bruce · ceased 4 Oct 2022

What happened

EventDateType
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments24 April 2026LIQ03
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments to 2025-02-1116 April 2025LIQ03
Registered office address changed from 10 Orange Street Haymarket London WC2H 7DQ United Kingdom to Azzurri House Walsall Business Park, Walsall Road Walsall West Midlands WS9 0RB on 2024-02-2020 February 2024AD01
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator20 February 2024600
Resolutions20 February 2024RESOLUTIONS
61 earlier events · 2014 to 2024
Statement of affairs20 February 2024LIQ02
Creditors' voluntary liquidationStatus12 February 2024
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-03-3120 October 2023AA
Confirmation statement made on 2023-03-20 with updates20 March 2023CS01
Termination of appointment of Thouraya Walker as a director on 2023-01-1213 January 2023TM01
Memorandum and Articles of Association12 January 2023MA
Resolutions29 December 2022RESOLUTIONS
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2022-03-3122 December 2022AA
Appointment of Scott Garrick Byrne-Fraser as a director on 2022-12-1920 December 2022AP01
Appointment of Mr Piers Edward Hicks Collins as a director on 2022-12-1920 December 2022AP01
Termination of appointment of Esther Maria O’Callaghan as a director on 2022-12-1920 December 2022TM01
Termination of appointment of Michael Alexander Gardiner Whitfield as a director on 2022-10-042 December 2022TM01
Registered office address changed from The Handbag Factory 3 Loughborough Street London SE11 5RB England to 10 Orange Street Haymarket London WC2H 7DQ on 2022-10-2020 October 2022AD01
Cessation of Michael Alexander Gardiner Whitfield as a person with significant control on 2022-10-0412 October 2022PSC07
Cessation of Christopher David Alexander Bruce as a person with significant control on 2022-10-0412 October 2022PSC07
Appointment of Ms Esther Maria O’Callaghan as a director on 2022-10-0412 October 2022AP01
Notification of Hundo Ltd as a person with significant control on 2022-10-0412 October 2022PSC02
Termination of appointment of Christopher David Alexander Bruce as a director on 2022-10-0412 October 2022TM01
Legacy20 July 2022SH20
Statement of capital on 2022-07-2020 July 2022SH19
Legacy20 July 2022CAP-SS
Resolutions20 July 2022RESOLUTIONS
Cessation of Marcus Richard Perry Thornley as a person with significant control on 2022-07-1319 July 2022PSC07
Notification of Christopher David Alexander Bruce as a person with significant control on 2022-07-1319 July 2022PSC01
Notification of Michael Alexander Gardiner Whitfield as a person with significant control on 2022-07-1319 July 2022PSC01
Termination of appointment of Marcus Richard Perry Thornley as a director on 2022-07-1319 July 2022TM01
Registered office address changed from The Tanneries 55 Bermondsey Street London SE1 3XH England to The Handbag Factory 3 Loughborough Street London SE11 5RB on 2022-07-033 July 2022AD01
Appointment of Ms Thouraya Walker as a director on 2022-05-266 June 2022AP01
Termination of appointment of Daniel Selwyn Atherton as a director on 2022-05-266 June 2022TM01
Confirmation statement made on 2022-03-20 with updates28 March 2022CS01
Cessation of Michaela Thornley as a person with significant control on 2022-02-244 March 2022PSC07
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2021-03-3115 December 2021AA
Confirmation statement made on 2021-03-20 with no updates29 April 2021CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2020-03-3122 January 2021AA
Termination of appointment of Michaela Thornley as a secretary on 2020-09-2828 September 2020TM02
Registered office address changed from Shiva Building, the Tanneries Shiva Building, the Tanneries 55 Bermondsey Street London SE1 3XH England to The Tanneries 55 Bermondsey Street London SE1 3XH on 2020-08-2626 August 2020AD01
Registered office address changed from 46 Ashcombe Road Dorking Surrey RH4 1NA to Shiva Building, the Tanneries Shiva Building, the Tanneries 55 Bermondsey Street London SE1 3XH on 2020-08-1818 August 2020AD01
Resolutions11 August 2020RESOLUTIONS
Confirmation statement made on 2020-03-20 with no updates23 March 2020CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2019-03-3116 December 2019AA
Second filing of a statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 2018-11-1515 October 2019RP04SH01
Confirmation statement made on 2019-03-20 with updates1 April 2019CS01
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2018-03-3131 December 2018AA
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 2018-11-1528 November 2018SH01
Change of share class name or designation28 November 2018SH08
Resolutions28 November 2018RESOLUTIONS
Appointment of Mr Christopher David Alexander Bruce as a director on 2018-11-1622 November 2018AP01
Appointment of Mr Michael Alexander Gardiner Whitfield as a director on 2018-11-1622 November 2018AP01
Confirmation statement made on 2018-03-20 with no updates21 March 2018CS01
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2017-03-3127 December 2017AA
Resolutions10 November 2017RESOLUTIONS
Confirmation statement made on 2017-03-20 with updates22 March 2017CS01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2016-03-3115 December 2016AA
Annual return made up to 2016-03-20 with full list of shareholders24 March 2016AR01
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 2015-12-049 December 2015SH01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2015-03-3119 November 2015AA
Annual return made up to 2015-03-20 with full list of shareholders26 March 2015AR01
Appointment of Mr Daniel Selwyn Atherton as a director on 2015-03-014 March 2015AP01
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 2014-12-0522 December 2014SH01
Sub-division of shares on 2014-12-0419 December 2014SH02
Registered office address changed from 286a High Street Dorking Surrey RH4 1QT United Kingdom on 2014-05-2222 May 2014AD01
Incorporation20 March 2014NEWINC

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 Play Consulting Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?
Yes. Play Consulting Limited (company number 08951341) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 12 February 2024, by its creditors. Richard David Tonks of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Play Consulting Limited?
Richard David Tonks, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Play Consulting Limited on 12 February 2024. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Play Consulting Limited do?
Play Consulting Limited's registered nature of business is publishing of computer games (SIC 58210).
Where is Play Consulting Limited based?
Play Consulting Limited's registered office is Azzurri House, Walsall, WS9 0RB. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Play Consulting Limited founded?
Play Consulting Limited was incorporated on 20 March 2014, 10 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Play Consulting Limited's company number?
Play Consulting Limited's registered company number is 08951341.
Who has significant control of Play Consulting Limited?
1 active person with significant control over Play Consulting Limited is on the register: Hundo Ltd.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Play Consulting 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 Play Consulting 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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