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Is SC Business Gateway Ltd in compulsory liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Compulsory LiquidationYes, SC Business Gateway Ltd (company number SC502058) entered compulsory liquidation on 5 March 2026, by order of the court. Margo Mclenan of null was appointed as liquidator.

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SC Business Gateway Ltd 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 numberSC502058
Previously known as
  • Knowhere Ltd, Jul 2023 to Sep 2023
  • SC Business Gateway Ltd, Mar 2015 to Jul 2023
Incorporated31 March 2015 (11 years old)
Registered office1 Union Street, Saltcoats, Ayrshire, KA21 5LL
Nature of business (SIC)46190: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods (Retail)
Date entered compulsory liquidation5 March 2026
LiquidatorMargo Mclenan, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

SC Business Gateway Ltd is a retail business based in Saltcoats, incorporated in 2015 and 11 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods (SIC 46190). There have been 4 director appointments since incorporation.

Directors

4 people have been appointed as directors of SC Business Gateway Ltd.

DirectorStatusResigned
Lilian ZhangResigned10 Oct 2025
Ho Wah ChowResigned31 Aug 2023
Lilian ZhangResigned1 Jul 2023
Ningzhou LiResigned1 Dec 2020

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

What happened

EventDateType
Registered office address changed17 March 2026AD01
Court order in a winding-up (& Court Order attachment)17 March 2026WU01(Scot)
Compulsory liquidationStatus5 March 2026
Termination of appointment as a director17 October 2025TM01
Cessation as a person with significant control17 October 2025PSC07
59 earlier events · 2016 to 2024
Voluntary strike-off action has been suspended28 November 2024SOAS(A)
First Gazette notice for voluntary strike-off19 November 2024GAZ1(A)
Registered office address changed8 November 2024AD01
Application to strike the company off the register8 November 2024DS01
Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued22 October 2024DISS40
Accounts for a dormant company made up21 October 2024AA
Confirmation statement made with updates21 October 2024CS01
Compulsory strike-off action has been suspended15 October 2024DISS16(SOAS)
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off10 September 2024GAZ1
Confirmation statement made with updates3 September 2023CS01
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares3 September 2023SH01
Notification as a person with significant control3 September 2023PSC01
Appointment as a director3 September 2023AP01
Termination of appointment as a director3 September 2023TM01
Certificate of change of name1 September 2023CERTNM
Cessation as a person with significant control31 August 2023PSC07
Cessation as a person with significant control31 August 2023PSC07
Previous accounting period extended31 August 2023AA01
Certificate of change of name3 July 2023CERTNM
Registered office address changed1 July 2023AD01
Notification as a person with significant control1 July 2023PSC01
Notification as a person with significant control1 July 2023PSC01
Confirmation statement made with updates1 July 2023CS01
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares1 July 2023SH01
Cessation as a person with significant control1 July 2023PSC07
Termination of appointment as a director1 July 2023TM01
Appointment as a director1 July 2023AP01
Micro company accounts made up28 January 2023AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates2 September 2022CS01
Unaudited abridged accounts made up24 February 2022AA
Confirmation statement made with updates5 July 2021CS01
Cessation as a person with significant control28 June 2021PSC07
Confirmation statement made with updates3 May 2021CS01
Notification as a person with significant control3 May 2021PSC01
Change of details as a person with significant control3 May 2021PSC04
Termination of appointment as a director22 December 2020TM01
Confirmation statement made with updates22 December 2020CS01
Cessation as a person with significant control22 December 2020PSC07
Notification as a person with significant control22 December 2020PSC01
Appointment as a director1 December 2020AP01
Director's details changed30 November 2020CH01
Micro company accounts made up10 November 2020AA
Director's details changed7 September 2020CH01
Confirmation statement made with updates4 February 2020CS01
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares4 February 2020SH01
Confirmation statement made with updates1 January 2020CS01
Cessation as a person with significant control1 January 2020PSC07
Micro company accounts made up14 October 2019AA
Confirmation statement made with updates12 February 2019CS01
Micro company accounts made up25 December 2018AA
Change of details as a person with significant control7 November 2018PSC04
Registered office address changed4 October 2018AD01
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares3 October 2018SH01
Notification as a person with significant control3 October 2018PSC01
Confirmation statement made with updates7 April 2018CS01
Micro company accounts made up21 January 2018AA
Confirmation statement made with updates7 April 2017CS01
Accounts for a dormant company made up25 December 2016AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders23 June 2016AR01
Incorporation31 March 2015NEWINC

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 SC Business Gateway Ltd in compulsory liquidation?
Yes. SC Business Gateway Ltd (company number SC502058) entered compulsory liquidation on 5 March 2026, by order of the court. Margo Mclenan of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of SC Business Gateway Ltd?
Margo Mclenan, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of SC Business Gateway Ltd on 5 March 2026. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does SC Business Gateway Ltd do?
SC Business Gateway Ltd's registered nature of business is agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods (SIC 46190). It is classified in the retail sector.
Where is SC Business Gateway Ltd based?
SC Business Gateway Ltd's registered office is 1 Union Street, Saltcoats, Ayrshire, KA21 5LL. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was SC Business Gateway Ltd founded?
SC Business Gateway Ltd was incorporated on 31 March 2015, 11 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is SC Business Gateway Ltd's company number?
SC Business Gateway Ltd's registered company number is SC502058.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of SC Business Gateway 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 SC Business Gateway 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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