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Is Total Hardware & Security Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Creditors' Voluntary LiquidationYes, Total Hardware & Security Limited (company number 03879364) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 18 September 2024, by its creditors. Eileen Theresa Francis Sale of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Total Hardware & Security 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 number03879364
Incorporated18 November 1999 (27 years old)
Registered officeInducta House Fryers Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, West Midlands, WS2 7LZ
Nature of business (SIC)46740: Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies (Retail)
Date entered creditors' voluntary liquidation18 September 2024
LiquidatorEileen Theresa Francis Sale, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Total Hardware & Security Limited is a retail business based in Walsall, incorporated in 1999 and 25 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies (SIC 46740). There have been 9 director appointments since incorporation, of which 2 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 2 people with significant control. 1 charge has been registered against the company, 1 of which is still outstanding.

Directors

9 people have been appointed as directors of Total Hardware & Security Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
David Marshall SambrookActive
Ian Robert SambrookActive
Peter Melvin HiggsResigned4 Jun 2021
Gina Michelle HiggsResigned4 Jun 2021
Robert George DavisResigned27 Mar 2017
Peter Melvin HiggsResigned30 Jun 2007
3 former directors · resigned 1999 to 2007
David John OakleyResigned30 Jun 2007
AA Company Services Limited+ 141 othersResigned18 Nov 1999
Buyview Ltd+ 141 othersResigned18 Nov 1999

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.

1 ceased control
  • Peter Melvin Higgs · ceased 4 Jun 2021

Charges register

Secured creditors and encumbrances against the company. 1 outstanding · 0 satisfied.

Status · Creditor · Type · Dates
OutstandingHsbc Bank PLC
Debenture · Created 25 Jul 2000 · Pending

What happened

EventDateType
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments30 October 2025LIQ03
Registered office address changed1 October 2024AD01
Statement of affairs1 October 2024LIQ02
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator1 October 2024600
Resolutions1 October 2024RESOLUTIONS
72 earlier events · 2000 to 2024
Creditors' voluntary liquidationStatus18 September 2024
Confirmation statement made with no updates21 November 2023CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up9 October 2023AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates22 November 2022CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up14 October 2022AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates23 November 2021CS01
Termination of appointment as a secretary8 June 2021TM02
Termination of appointment as a director8 June 2021TM01
Appointment as a director8 June 2021AP01
Appointment as a director8 June 2021AP01
Notification as a person with significant control8 June 2021PSC01
Notification as a person with significant control8 June 2021PSC01
Cessation as a person with significant control8 June 2021PSC07
Total exemption full accounts made up20 April 2021AA
Secretary's details changed27 January 2021CH03
Confirmation statement made with no updates27 January 2021CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up13 August 2020AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates26 November 2019CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up15 July 2019AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates27 November 2018CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up13 April 2018AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates28 November 2017CS01
Termination of appointment as a director5 April 2017TM01
Total exemption full accounts made up8 March 2017AA
Confirmation statement made with updates28 November 2016CS01
Total exemption small company accounts made up20 April 2016AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders12 December 2015AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up16 April 2015AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders13 December 2014AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up9 April 2014AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders13 December 2013AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up10 September 2013AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders2 December 2012AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up19 June 2012AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders29 November 2011AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up18 March 2011AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders13 December 2010AR01
Director's details changed13 December 2010CH01
Total exemption small company accounts made up15 April 2010AA
Appointment as a director15 March 2010AP01
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders7 December 2009AR01
Director's details changed7 December 2009CH01
Total exemption small company accounts made up20 March 2009AA
Legacy26 November 2008363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up20 August 2008AA
Legacy1 December 2007363s
Legacy30 October 2007288b
Legacy30 October 2007288b
Legacy30 October 2007288a
Total exemption small company accounts made up3 May 2007AA
Legacy12 December 2006363s
Total exemption small company accounts made up31 March 2006AA
Legacy15 December 2005363s
Total exemption small company accounts made up3 October 2005AA
Legacy26 November 2004363s
Total exemption small company accounts made up11 May 2004AA
Legacy26 November 2003363s
Total exemption small company accounts made up26 March 2003AA
Legacy26 November 2002363s
Total exemption small company accounts made up5 April 2002AA
Legacy15 March 2002287
Legacy22 November 2001363s
Accounts for a small company made up29 March 2001AA
Legacy20 March 2001363s
Legacy26 February 2001225
Legacy26 February 2001287
Legacy26 February 2001288b
Legacy26 February 2001288b
Legacy26 February 2001288a
Legacy26 February 2001288a
Legacy26 February 2001288a
Legacy26 July 2000395
Incorporation18 November 1999NEWINC

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 Total Hardware & Security Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?
Yes. Total Hardware & Security Limited (company number 03879364) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 18 September 2024, by its creditors. Eileen Theresa Francis Sale of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Total Hardware & Security Limited?
Eileen Theresa Francis Sale, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Total Hardware & Security Limited on 18 September 2024. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Total Hardware & Security Limited do?
Total Hardware & Security Limited's registered nature of business is wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies (SIC 46740). It is classified in the retail sector.
Where is Total Hardware & Security Limited based?
Total Hardware & Security Limited's registered office is Inducta House Fryers Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, West Midlands, WS2 7LZ. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Total Hardware & Security Limited founded?
Total Hardware & Security Limited was incorporated on 18 November 1999, 25 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Total Hardware & Security Limited's company number?
Total Hardware & Security Limited's registered company number is 03879364.
Who has significant control of Total Hardware & Security Limited?
2 active people with significant control over Total Hardware & Security Limited are on the register: Mr David Marshall Sambrook, Mr Ian Robert Sambrook.
Does Total Hardware & Security Limited have any outstanding charges?
an outstanding charge is registered against Total Hardware & Security Limited out of 1 on file. Outstanding charges represent secured creditors who rank ahead of unsecured creditors in any recovery.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Total Hardware & Security 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 Total Hardware & Security 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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