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Is Weststone Limited in compulsory liquidation?

Last verified 26 May 2026
In Compulsory LiquidationYes, Weststone Limited (company number 03161527) entered compulsory liquidation on 21 January 2026, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Manchester of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Weststone 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 number03161527
Incorporated19 February 1996 (30 years old)
Registered officeResolution House 12 Mill Hill, Leeds, LS1 5DQ
Nature of business (SIC)27900: Manufacture of other electrical equipment (Manufacturing)
Date entered compulsory liquidation21 January 2026
LiquidatorThe Official Receiver Or Manchester, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Weststone Limited is a manufacturing business based in Leeds, incorporated in 1996 and 30 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is manufacture of other electrical equipment (SIC 27900). There have been 12 director appointments since incorporation, of which 1 was on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 1 person with significant control. 6 charges have been registered against the company, 2 of which are still outstanding.

Directors

12 people have been appointed as directors of Weststone Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Mohammed Haris+ 1 otherActive
Christopher John BentleyResigned24 May 2023
Lone Vestergaard BentleyResigned19 Aug 2022
Lone Vestergaard BentleyResigned8 Aug 2022
David Thomas BentleyResigned25 Mar 2013
Helen Louise CuthillResigned16 Jun 2008
6 former directors · resigned 1996 to 2003
Christopher John BentleyResigned29 Jan 2003
Jennifer Lyn CustyResigned18 May 2000
Lee Jay CooperResigned31 Jan 2000
Judith Diane BentleyResigned6 Jan 1999
First Secretaries Limited+ 173 othersResigned7 Mar 1996
First Directors Limited+ 133 othersResigned7 Mar 1996

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.

4 ceased controls
  • Mrs Lone Vestergaard Bentley · ceased 28 Nov 2018
  • Mrs Lone Vestergaard Bentley · ceased 8 Aug 2022
  • Mr Christopher John Bentley · ceased 12 Aug 2022
  • One Stop Cctv Ltd · ceased 14 Apr 2023

Charges register

Secured creditors and encumbrances against the company. 2 outstanding · 4 satisfied.

Status · Creditor · Type · Dates
OutstandingNational Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge · Created 2 Nov 2023 · Pending
OutstandingRbs Invoice Finance LTD
A registered charge · Created 17 Mar 2023 · Pending
SatisfiedLloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
All assets debenture · Created 16 Nov 2009 · Satisfied 3 Aug 2023
SatisfiedBank of Scotland PLC
Debenture · Created 27 Feb 2008 · Satisfied 10 Mar 2023
SatisfiedHsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited
Fixed and floating charge (all assets) · Created 25 Nov 1999 · Satisfied 6 Jun 2009
SatisfiedMidland Bank PLC
Debenture · Created 22 Mar 1999 · Satisfied 6 Jun 2009

What happened

EventDateType
Appointment of a liquidator7 May 2026WU04
Registered office address changed from Delph New Road Dobcross Oldham OL3 5BG England to Resolution House 12 Mill Hill Leeds LS1 5DQ on 2026-04-2727 April 2026AD01
Order of court to wind up28 January 2026COCOMP
Compulsory liquidationStatus21 January 2026
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-12-3116 October 2025AA
118 earlier events · 1996 to 2025
Confirmation statement made on 2025-04-05 with no updates8 May 2025CS01
Resolutions3 February 2025RESOLUTIONS
Particulars of variation of rights attached to shares3 February 2025SH10
Change of share class name or designation3 February 2025SH08
Previous accounting period shortened from 2025-01-31 to 2024-12-3128 January 2025AA01
Full accounts made up to 2024-01-313 January 2025AA
Confirmation statement made on 2024-04-05 with no updates25 April 2024CS01
Registration of charge 031615270006, created on 2023-11-0221 November 2023MR01
Satisfaction of charge 4 in full3 August 2023MR04
Termination of appointment of Christopher John Bentley as a director on 2023-05-2424 May 2023TM01
Notification of Weststone Group Ltd as a person with significant control on 2023-04-1414 April 2023PSC02
Cessation of One Stop Cctv Ltd as a person with significant control on 2023-04-1414 April 2023PSC07
Confirmation statement made on 2023-04-05 with updates5 April 2023CS01
Director's details changed for Mr Mohammed Haris on 2023-04-055 April 2023CH01
Registration of charge 031615270005, created on 2023-03-1722 March 2023MR01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-01-3120 March 2023AA
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2022-01-3120 March 2023AA
Satisfaction of charge 3 in full10 March 2023MR04
Termination of appointment of Lone Vestergaard Bentley as a director on 2022-08-1919 August 2022TM01
Confirmation statement made on 2022-08-15 with updates15 August 2022CS01
Notification of One Stop Cctv Ltd as a person with significant control on 2022-08-1215 August 2022PSC02
Cessation of Christopher John Bentley as a person with significant control on 2022-08-1212 August 2022PSC07
Cessation of Lone Vestergaard Bentley as a person with significant control on 2022-08-089 August 2022PSC07
Termination of appointment of Lone Vestergaard Bentley as a secretary on 2022-08-089 August 2022TM02
Appointment of Mr Mohammed Haris as a director on 2022-08-089 August 2022AP01
Confirmation statement made on 2022-01-31 with updates7 February 2022CS01
Notification of Lone Vestergaard Bentley as a person with significant control on 2021-09-0917 September 2021PSC01
Change of details for Mr Christopher John Bentley as a person with significant control on 2021-09-0917 September 2021PSC04
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2021-01-3126 April 2021AA
Confirmation statement made on 2021-01-31 with no updates2 February 2021CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2020-01-3113 July 2020AA
Confirmation statement made on 2020-01-31 with no updates11 February 2020CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2019-01-318 May 2019AA
Confirmation statement made on 2019-01-31 with updates7 February 2019CS01
Resolutions29 January 2019RESOLUTIONS
Change of share class name or designation29 January 2019SH08
Change of details for Mr Christopher John Bentley as a person with significant control on 2018-11-2825 January 2019PSC04
Cessation of Lone Vestergaard Bentley as a person with significant control on 2018-11-2824 January 2019PSC07
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2018-01-3123 May 2018AA
Confirmation statement made on 2018-01-31 with no updates12 February 2018CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2017-01-318 May 2017AA
Confirmation statement made on 2017-01-31 with updates9 February 2017CS01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2016-01-314 May 2016AA
Annual return made up to 2016-01-31 with full list of shareholders9 February 2016AR01
Director's details changed for Christopher John Bentley on 2016-01-309 February 2016CH01
Registered office address changed from Delph New Road Delph Oldham Lancashire OL3 5BG to Delph New Road Dobcross Oldham OL3 5BG on 2016-02-099 February 2016AD01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2015-01-3126 April 2015AA
Annual return made up to 2015-01-31 with full list of shareholders9 February 2015AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2014-01-3118 June 2014AA
Annual return made up to 2014-01-31 with full list of shareholders10 February 2014AR01
Appointment of Mrs Lone Vestergaard Bentley as a director1 November 2013AP01
Accounts for a small company made up to 2013-01-3128 May 2013AA
Particulars of variation of rights attached to shares5 April 2013SH10
Change of share class name or designation5 April 2013SH08
Resolutions5 April 2013RESOLUTIONS
Termination of appointment of David Bentley as a director4 April 2013TM01
Annual return made up to 2013-01-31 with full list of shareholders26 February 2013AR01
Accounts for a small company made up to 2012-01-3112 July 2012AA
Annual return made up to 2012-01-31 with full list of shareholders8 February 2012AR01
Accounts for a small company made up to 2011-01-3126 April 2011AA
Annual return made up to 2011-01-31 with full list of shareholders7 February 2011AR01
Accounts for a small company made up to 2010-01-3122 June 2010AA
Annual return made up to 2010-01-31 with full list of shareholders8 February 2010AR01
Secretary's details changed for Mrs Lone Vestergaard Bentley on 2010-01-318 February 2010CH03
Director's details changed for David Thomas Bentley on 2010-01-318 February 2010CH01
Director's details changed for Christopher John Bentley on 2010-01-318 February 2010CH01
Legacy23 November 2009MG01
Accounts for a small company made up to 2009-01-319 September 2009AA
Legacy9 June 2009403a
Legacy9 June 2009403a
Legacy23 February 2009363a
Legacy23 February 2009288c
Accounts for a small company made up to 2008-01-311 July 2008AA
Legacy18 June 2008288a
Legacy18 June 2008288b
Legacy28 February 2008395
Legacy4 February 2008363a
Accounts for a small company made up to 2007-01-3119 July 2007AA
Legacy13 February 2007363s
Accounts for a small company made up to 2006-01-3115 June 2006AA
Legacy6 April 2006287
Legacy14 February 2006363s
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2005-01-3119 July 2005AA
Legacy17 February 2005363s
Accounts for a small company made up to 2004-01-319 June 2004AA
Legacy7 February 2004363s
Accounts for a small company made up to 2003-01-312 December 2003AA
Legacy27 November 2003288c
Legacy7 March 2003288b
Legacy17 February 2003363s
Accounts for a small company made up to 2002-01-315 September 2002AA
Legacy21 February 2002363s
Legacy21 February 2002288a
Accounts for a small company made up to 2001-01-3114 June 2001AA
Legacy23 May 2001288a
Accounts for a small company made up to 2000-01-312 April 2001AA
Legacy30 March 2001363s
Legacy22 March 2000363s
Legacy17 March 2000288a
Legacy27 November 1999395
Accounts for a small company made up to 1999-01-3120 May 1999AA
Legacy20 May 1999288a
Legacy24 March 1999395
Legacy22 February 1999363s
Legacy8 January 1999288b
Legacy8 January 1999288a
Accounts for a small company made up to 1998-01-312 December 1998AA
Legacy18 April 1998363s
Accounts for a small company made up to 1997-01-313 December 1997AA
Legacy9 May 1997287
Legacy8 April 1997363s
Legacy14 October 1996224
Legacy22 March 199688(2)R
Legacy14 March 1996288
Legacy14 March 1996288
Legacy14 March 1996287
Legacy13 March 1996288
Legacy13 March 1996288
Incorporation19 February 1996NEWINC

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 Weststone Limited in compulsory liquidation?
Yes. Weststone Limited (company number 03161527) entered compulsory liquidation on 21 January 2026, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Manchester of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Weststone Limited?
The Official Receiver Or Manchester, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Weststone Limited on 21 January 2026. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Weststone Limited do?
Weststone Limited's registered nature of business is manufacture of other electrical equipment (SIC 27900). It is classified in the manufacturing sector.
Where is Weststone Limited based?
Weststone Limited's registered office is Resolution House 12 Mill Hill, Leeds, LS1 5DQ. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Weststone Limited founded?
Weststone Limited was incorporated on 19 February 1996, 30 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Weststone Limited's company number?
Weststone Limited's registered company number is 03161527.
Who has significant control of Weststone Limited?
1 active person with significant control over Weststone Limited is on the register: Weststone Group Ltd.
Does Weststone Limited have any outstanding charges?
2 outstanding charges are registered against Weststone Limited out of 6 on file. Outstanding charges represent secured creditors who rank ahead of unsecured creditors in any recovery.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Weststone 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 Weststone 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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