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Is Spectrum Recruitment Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Creditors' Voluntary LiquidationYes, Spectrum Recruitment Limited (company number 02431337) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 13 October 2025, by its creditors. Stephen Mark Rout of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Spectrum Recruitment 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 number02431337
Previously known as
  • Rainbow Recruitment Consultants Limited, Oct 1989 to Jul 1999
Incorporated11 October 1989 (37 years old)
Registered officeMenta Business Centre,, 5 Eastern Way, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7AB
Nature of business (SIC)78200: Temporary employment agency activities (Recruitment & staffing)
Date entered creditors' voluntary liquidation13 October 2025
LiquidatorStephen Mark Rout, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Spectrum Recruitment Limited is a recruitment & staffing business based in Bury St Edmunds, incorporated in 1989 and 36 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is temporary employment agency activities (SIC 78200). There have been 7 director appointments since incorporation, of which 1 was on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 1 person with significant control. 4 charges have been registered against the company, all of which are recorded as satisfied.

Directors

7 people have been appointed as directors of Spectrum Recruitment Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Suzanne LettingActive
Elaine Rita HeleyResigned20 May 2009
Raymond LettingResigned1 Apr 2007
Raymond LettingResigned1 Apr 2007
Suzanne LettingResigned1 Oct 1999
Audrey MullenResigned1 Jul 1999
Philip John CrowtherResigned31 Jan 1994

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.

Charges register

Secured creditors and encumbrances against the company. 0 outstanding · 4 satisfied.

Status · Creditor · Type · Dates
SatisfiedNational Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge · Created 5 Jan 2017 · Satisfied 18 Jan 2023
SatisfiedW Crawley & Son Limited
Security for rent · Created 13 Jan 2011 · Satisfied 18 Jan 2023
SatisfiedCalverton Factors LTD
All assets debenture · Created 4 May 2010 · Satisfied 11 Jan 2023
SatisfiedNational Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture · Created 29 Oct 1990 · Satisfied 13 May 2010

What happened

EventDateType
Return of final meeting in a creditors' voluntary winding up17 July 2026LIQ14
Statement of affairs21 October 2025LIQ02
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator17 October 2025600
Resolutions17 October 2025RESOLUTIONS
Creditors' voluntary liquidationStatus13 October 2025
107 earlier events · 1989 to 2025
Registered office address changed30 September 2025AD01
Micro company accounts made up20 December 2024AA
Confirmation statement made with updates24 October 2024CS01
Confirmation statement made with no updates26 October 2023CS01
Micro company accounts made up30 September 2023AA
Satisfaction of charge in full18 January 2023MR04
Satisfaction of charge in full18 January 2023MR04
Satisfaction of charge in full11 January 2023MR04
Confirmation statement made with updates16 November 2022CS01
Micro company accounts made up30 September 2022AA
Registered office address changed23 May 2022AD01
All of the property or undertaking has been released from charge18 February 2022MR05
Registered office address changed19 October 2021AD01
Confirmation statement made with no updates19 October 2021CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up30 September 2021AA
Total exemption full accounts made up22 December 2020AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates16 November 2020CS01
Confirmation statement made with no updates22 October 2019CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up1 April 2019AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates12 October 2018CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up24 April 2018AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates13 October 2017CS01
Accounts for a small company made up17 July 2017AA
Registration of charge , created25 January 2017MR01
Confirmation statement made with updates19 October 2016CS01
Total exemption small company accounts made up16 September 2016AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders20 October 2015AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up15 September 2015AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders15 October 2014AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up23 September 2014AA
Director's details changed21 November 2013CH01
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders21 November 2013AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up26 September 2013AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders12 October 2012AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up11 September 2012AA
Registered office address changed23 December 2011AD01
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders23 December 2011AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up20 September 2011AA
Legacy14 January 2011MG01
Registered office address changed25 November 2010AD01
Director's details changed25 November 2010CH01
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders25 November 2010AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up15 September 2010AA
Legacy17 May 2010MG02
Legacy5 May 2010MG01
Registered office address changed17 November 2009AD01
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders17 November 2009AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up22 September 2009AA
Legacy20 May 2009288b
Total exemption small company accounts made up31 October 2008AA
Legacy22 October 2008363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up19 October 2007AA
Legacy16 October 2007363a
Legacy12 April 2007288a
Legacy12 April 2007288b
Legacy10 April 2007288b
Total exemption small company accounts made up31 March 2007AA
Legacy5 January 2007363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up2 November 2006AA
Legacy7 November 2005363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up7 April 2005AA
Legacy19 October 2004363s
Legacy30 September 2004287
Legacy28 November 2003363s
Total exemption small company accounts made up3 November 2003AA
Total exemption small company accounts made up4 November 2002AA
Legacy22 October 2002363s
Total exemption small company accounts made up28 October 2001AA
Legacy17 October 2001363s
Accounts for a small company made up31 October 2000AA
Legacy17 October 2000363s
Accounts for a small company made up11 April 2000AA
Legacy13 October 1999363s
Legacy13 October 1999288b
Legacy1 August 1999288b
Legacy1 August 1999288a
Legacy1 August 1999288c
Certificate of change of name7 July 1999CERTNM
Legacy30 October 1998363s
Full accounts made up30 October 1998AA
Full accounts made up19 November 1997AA
Accounts for a small company made up2 January 1997AA
Legacy19 November 1996363s
Full accounts made up29 January 1996AA
Legacy29 January 1996363s
A selection of documents registered before 1 January 19951 January 1995PRE95
A selection of mortgage documents registered before 1 January 19951 January 1995PRE95M
Accounts for a small company made up1 December 1994AA
Legacy29 November 1994363s
Legacy29 November 1994225(1)
Legacy6 August 1994288
Legacy26 April 1994363s
Accounts for a small company made up3 March 1994AA
Legacy16 February 199488(2)R
Accounts for a small company made up10 February 1993AA
Legacy5 November 1992288
Legacy3 November 1992363s
Accounts for a small company made up25 April 1992AA
Legacy20 November 199188(2)R
Legacy20 November 1991363a
Legacy20 November 1991288
Legacy23 January 1991287
Legacy16 November 1990395
Legacy18 October 1990225(1)
Legacy6 December 1989287
Legacy7 November 1989288
Legacy7 November 1989288
Incorporation11 October 1989NEWINC

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 Spectrum Recruitment Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?
Yes. Spectrum Recruitment Limited (company number 02431337) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 13 October 2025, by its creditors. Stephen Mark Rout of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Spectrum Recruitment Limited?
Stephen Mark Rout, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Spectrum Recruitment Limited on 13 October 2025. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Spectrum Recruitment Limited do?
Spectrum Recruitment Limited's registered nature of business is temporary employment agency activities (SIC 78200). It is classified in the recruitment & staffing sector.
Where is Spectrum Recruitment Limited based?
Spectrum Recruitment Limited's registered office is Menta Business Centre,, 5 Eastern Way, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7AB. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Spectrum Recruitment Limited founded?
Spectrum Recruitment Limited was incorporated on 11 October 1989, 36 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Spectrum Recruitment Limited's company number?
Spectrum Recruitment Limited's registered company number is 02431337.
Who has significant control of Spectrum Recruitment Limited?
1 active person with significant control over Spectrum Recruitment Limited is on the register: Mrs Suzanne Letting.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Spectrum Recruitment 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 Spectrum Recruitment 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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