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Is Softoffice Limited in compulsory liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Compulsory LiquidationYes, Softoffice Limited (company number 06845206) entered compulsory liquidation on 4 June 2025, by order of the court. Neil Frank Vinnicombe of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Softoffice 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 number06845206
Incorporated12 March 2009 (17 years old)
Registered officeC/O Begbies Traynor, 3rd Floor Castlemead, Lower Castle Street, Bristol, BS1 3AG
Nature of business (SIC)26200: Manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment (Manufacturing)
Date entered compulsory liquidation4 June 2025
LiquidatorNeil Frank Vinnicombe, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Softoffice Limited is a manufacturing business based in Bristol, incorporated in 2009 and 16 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment (SIC 26200). There have been 5 director appointments since incorporation, of which 2 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 2 people with significant control.

Directors

5 people have been appointed as directors of Softoffice Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Zulfiqar BaigActive
Zulfiqar BaigActive
Mohammed Saeed RanaResigned16 Aug 2018
Eric BedfordResigned19 Jun 2018
Philip ShandResigned19 Jun 2018

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
Registered office address changed13 August 2025AD01
Appointment of a liquidator12 August 2025WU04
Order of court to wind up10 June 2025COCOMP
Compulsory liquidationStatus4 June 2025
Registered office address changed12 May 2025AD01
51 earlier events · 2010 to 2025
Confirmation statement made with no updates6 May 2025CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up18 June 2024AA
Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued1 June 2024DISS40
Confirmation statement made with no updates29 May 2024CS01
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off28 May 2024GAZ1
Previous accounting period shortened18 March 2024AA01
Confirmation statement made with no updates28 April 2023CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up30 March 2023AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates4 April 2022CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up21 February 2022AA
Previous accounting period shortened31 December 2021AA01
Confirmation statement made with no updates7 May 2021CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up1 April 2021AA
Confirmation statement made with updates22 April 2020CS01
Unaudited abridged accounts made up13 June 2019AA
Registered office address changed23 May 2019AD01
Confirmation statement made with updates5 March 2019CS01
Amended total exemption full accounts made up17 September 2018AAMD
Amended total exemption full accounts made up17 September 2018AAMD
Micro company accounts made up17 September 2018AA
Notification as a person with significant control14 September 2018PSC01
Confirmation statement made with updates28 August 2018CS01
Termination of appointment as a director17 August 2018TM01
Termination of appointment as a director16 August 2018TM01
Termination of appointment as a director16 August 2018TM01
Confirmation statement made with no updates28 March 2018CS01
Micro company accounts made up20 December 2017AA
Confirmation statement made with updates28 March 2017CS01
Micro company accounts made up31 December 2016AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders25 April 2016AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up31 December 2015AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders17 June 2015AR01
Appointment as a director17 June 2015AP01
Total exemption small company accounts made up31 December 2014AA
Registered office address changed2 September 2014AD01
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders23 May 2014AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up31 December 2013AA
Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued13 August 2013DISS40
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders11 August 2013AR01
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off9 July 2013GAZ1
Total exemption small company accounts made up26 March 2013AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders15 March 2012AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up30 December 2011AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders8 April 2011AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up26 January 2011AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders16 March 2010AR01
Director's details changed16 March 2010CH01
Director's details changed16 March 2010CH01
Director's details changed16 March 2010CH01
Secretary's details changed16 March 2010CH03
Registered office address changed14 January 2010AD01
Incorporation12 March 2009NEWINC

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 Softoffice Limited in compulsory liquidation?
Yes. Softoffice Limited (company number 06845206) entered compulsory liquidation on 4 June 2025, by order of the court. Neil Frank Vinnicombe of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Softoffice Limited?
Neil Frank Vinnicombe, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Softoffice Limited on 4 June 2025. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Softoffice Limited do?
Softoffice Limited's registered nature of business is manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment (SIC 26200). It is classified in the manufacturing sector.
Where is Softoffice Limited based?
Softoffice Limited's registered office is C/O Begbies Traynor, 3rd Floor Castlemead, Lower Castle Street, Bristol, BS1 3AG. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Softoffice Limited founded?
Softoffice Limited was incorporated on 12 March 2009, 16 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Softoffice Limited's company number?
Softoffice Limited's registered company number is 06845206.
Who has significant control of Softoffice Limited?
2 active people with significant control over Softoffice Limited are on the register: Mr Zulfiqar Baig, Mr Zulfiqar Baig.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Softoffice 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 Softoffice 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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