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Is The Cornish Sign Company Limited in compulsory liquidation?

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In Compulsory LiquidationYes, The Cornish Sign Company Limited (company number 02611434) entered compulsory liquidation on 13 January 1995, by order of the court.

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The Cornish Sign Company 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
    30 June 1993
  2. Compulsory liquidation
    13 January 1995

Company at a glance

StatusIn Compulsory Liquidation
Company number02611434
Previously known as
  • Mini Signs Limited, May 1991 to Nov 1992
Incorporated16 May 1991 (35 years old)
Registered office1 Pityme Business Centre, St Minver, Wadebridge, Cornwall, PL27 6PH
Date entered compulsory liquidation13 January 1995
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

The Cornish Sign Company Limited is a UK limited company based in Wadebridge, incorporated in 1991 and 4 years old when the liquidator was appointed. There have been 4 director appointments since incorporation, of which 3 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed.

Directors

4 people have been appointed as directors of The Cornish Sign Company Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Ian HaywardActive
Stanley MasonActive
John Barrington RoweResigned18 May 1993

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

What happened

EventDateType
Administrator's abstract of receipts and payments6 February 19952.15
Order of court to wind up31 January 1995COCOMP
Notice of discharge of Administration Order30 January 19952.19
Compulsory liquidationStatus13 January 1995
Legacy25 October 1994287
20 earlier events · 1991 to 1994
Administrator's abstract of receipts and payments4 August 19942.15
Administrator's abstract of receipts and payments18 February 19942.15
Notice of result of meeting of creditors22 October 19932.23
Administration Order8 July 19932.7
Notice of Administration Order8 July 19932.6
AdministrationStatus30 June 1993
Legacy7 June 1993288
Full accounts made up18 March 1993AA
Legacy8 March 1993288
Certificate of change of name17 November 1992CERTNM
Legacy27 July 1992363b
Legacy13 February 1992287
Legacy21 January 1992224
Auditor's resignation29 August 1991AUD
Legacy7 August 1991287
Legacy12 July 1991287
Legacy12 July 1991288
Legacy12 July 1991288
Legacy12 June 199188(2)R
Legacy29 May 1991288
Incorporation16 May 1991NEWINC

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 The Cornish Sign Company Limited in compulsory liquidation?
Yes. The Cornish Sign Company Limited (company number 02611434) entered compulsory liquidation on 13 January 1995, by order of the court.
Where is The Cornish Sign Company Limited based?
The Cornish Sign Company Limited's registered office is 1 Pityme Business Centre, St Minver, Wadebridge, Cornwall, PL27 6PH. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was The Cornish Sign Company Limited founded?
The Cornish Sign Company Limited was incorporated on 16 May 1991, 4 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is The Cornish Sign Company Limited's company number?
The Cornish Sign Company Limited's registered company number is 02611434.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of The Cornish Sign Company 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 The Cornish Sign Company 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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