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Is United Fire & Safety Limited in compulsory liquidation?

Last verified 26 May 2026
In Compulsory LiquidationYes, United Fire & Safety Limited (company number 06608666) entered compulsory liquidation on 13 February 2012, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Liverpool of null was appointed as liquidator.

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United Fire & Safety 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 number06608666
Previously known as
  • Fire Compliance & Safety (Western) Ltd, Jun 2008 to Sep 2008
Incorporated3 June 2008 (18 years old)
Registered office25 Great George Street, Wigan, Lancashire, WN3 4DL
Date entered compulsory liquidation13 February 2012
LiquidatorThe Official Receiver Or Liverpool, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

United Fire & Safety Limited is a UK limited company based in Wigan, incorporated in 2008 and 4 years old when the liquidator was appointed. There have been 4 director appointments since incorporation, of which 2 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed.

Directors

4 people have been appointed as directors of United Fire & Safety Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Stuart HarveyActive
Stuart HarveyActive
Paul Charles CardResigned20 Jan 2009
Winifred HarveyResigned5 Jan 2009

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

What happened

EventDateType
Order of court to wind up23 February 2012COCOMP
Compulsory liquidationStatus13 February 2012
Total exemption small company accounts made up23 August 2011AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders15 July 2011AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up25 October 2010AA
11 earlier events · 2008 to 2010
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders23 July 2010AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up25 February 2010AA
Registered office address changed25 January 2010AD01
Legacy3 September 2009363a
Legacy2 September 2009288c
Legacy20 August 2009288b
Legacy20 January 2009288b
Legacy20 January 2009288a
Legacy20 January 2009287
Certificate of change of name13 September 2008CERTNM
Legacy30 July 2008287
Incorporation3 June 2008NEWINC

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 United Fire & Safety Limited in compulsory liquidation?
Yes. United Fire & Safety Limited (company number 06608666) entered compulsory liquidation on 13 February 2012, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Liverpool of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of United Fire & Safety Limited?
The Official Receiver Or Liverpool, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of United Fire & Safety Limited on 13 February 2012. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
Where is United Fire & Safety Limited based?
United Fire & Safety Limited's registered office is 25 Great George Street, Wigan, Lancashire, WN3 4DL. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was United Fire & Safety Limited founded?
United Fire & Safety Limited was incorporated on 3 June 2008, 4 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is United Fire & Safety Limited's company number?
United Fire & Safety Limited's registered company number is 06608666.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of United Fire & Safety 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 United Fire & Safety 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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