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Is West Kent & Ashford College in compulsory liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Compulsory LiquidationYes, West Kent & Ashford College (company number FE000001) entered compulsory liquidation on 11 August 2022, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or London of null was appointed as liquidator.

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West Kent & Ashford College 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
    15 October 2019
  2. Compulsory liquidation
    11 August 2022

Company at a glance

StatusIn Compulsory Liquidation
Company numberFE000001
Incorporated2 October 2019 (7 years old)
Registered officeBDO LLP, 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 7EU
Date entered compulsory liquidation11 August 2022
LiquidatorThe Official Receiver Or London, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Statement of AffairsFiled 11 March 2020, declared assets & liabilities ↗
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

West Kent & Ashford College is a UK limited company based in London, incorporated in 2019 and 3 years old when the liquidator was appointed.

Directors

0 people have been appointed as directors of West Kent & Ashford College.

DirectorStatusResigned

What happened

EventDateType
Notice of removal of liquidator by court3 November 2025WU14
Progress report in a winding up by the court10 October 2025WU07
Progress report in a winding up by the court18 October 2024WU07
Progress report in a winding up by the court18 October 2023WU07
Appointment of a liquidator1 March 2023WU04
12 earlier events · 2019 to 2023
Appointment of a liquidator1 March 2023WU04
Order of court to wind up26 January 2023COCOMP
Notice of a court order ending Administration7 December 2022AM25
Compulsory liquidationStatus11 August 2022
Administrator's progress report22 March 2022AM10
Administrator's progress report22 September 2021AM10
Administrator's progress report26 March 2021AM10
Administrator's progress report7 October 2020AM10
Statement of affairs11 March 2020AM02
Administrator's progress report9 March 2020AM10
Statement of administrator's proposal14 February 2020AM03
Appointment of an administrator15 October 2019AM01
Notice of insolvency proceedings for a further education or sixth form college corporation2 October 2019FE01

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 West Kent & Ashford College in compulsory liquidation?
Yes. West Kent & Ashford College (company number FE000001) entered compulsory liquidation on 11 August 2022, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or London of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of West Kent & Ashford College?
The Official Receiver Or London, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of West Kent & Ashford College on 11 August 2022. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
Where is West Kent & Ashford College based?
West Kent & Ashford College's registered office is BDO LLP, 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 7EU. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was West Kent & Ashford College founded?
West Kent & Ashford College was incorporated on 2 October 2019, 3 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is West Kent & Ashford College's company number?
West Kent & Ashford College's registered company number is FE000001.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of West Kent & Ashford College?
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 West Kent & Ashford College'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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