Editor at Insolvency News. Editor of Insolvency News. Covers UK administrations, voluntary and compulsory liquidations, moratoriums, prohibited-name notices and secured-lender activity from the official record.
James Waterton is the editor of Insolvency News. He is the named human in the review chain for every article on the site: each draft is generated from public-record data by an automated pipeline (Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.6), then reviewed and approved by him before it is published.
His remit is UK corporate insolvency as it appears in the official record: appointments of administrators (Schedule B1, Insolvency Act 1986), creditors' voluntary liquidation resolutions and liquidator appointments, court-ordered winding-up, creditor petitions, standalone moratoriums under Part A1, prohibited-name notices under section 216, and the secured-lender and director context that surrounds each event.
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Members of Oval (2041) Limited voted on 12 May 2026 to wind up the company by creditors' voluntary liquidation, with two PricewaterhouseCoopers partners named joint liquidators. Full notice and Companies House record.
NCP Nominees Limited has passed a resolution for creditors' voluntary liquidation on 12 May 2026, with PwC's Victoria Hatton and Mark Banfield appointed joint liquidators. Full notice and Companies House record.
NCP Empire No.4 Limited passed a CVL resolution on 12 May 2026, with PricewaterhouseCoopers joint liquidators appointed as part of a wider NCP group wind-down. Full notice and Companies House record.
U.S. Bank Europe DAC trading as Elavon Merchant Services has filed a winding-up petition against a Macclesfield automotive repair firm. Full notice and Companies House record.
Members of MEIF II CP SPV 2 Limited passed a winding-up resolution on 12 May 2026, appointing two PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP partners as joint liquidators. Full notice and Companies House record.
MEIF II CP SPV 1 Limited passed a creditors' voluntary liquidation resolution on 12 May 2026, with PwC's Victoria Hatton and Mark Banfield appointed joint liquidators the same day. Full notice and Companies House record.
John Matthews Properties Limited passed a CVL resolution on 12 May 2026, with PricewaterhouseCoopers partners appointed joint liquidators. Full notice and Companies House record.
George Watt Limited, formerly Times24 UK Limited, passed a creditors' voluntary liquidation resolution on 12 May 2026, with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP appointed. Full notice and Companies House record.
Members of Europarks U.K. Limited resolved on 12 May 2026 that the company cannot continue by reason of its liabilities, appointing PricewaterhouseCoopers as joint liquidators. Full notice and Companies House record.
Members of AEC Protection Training Limited passed a winding-up resolution on 20 May 2026, appointing John Hedger of Seneca IP Limited as liquidator. Full notice and Companies House record.
NCP South West and Wales Limited passed a winding-up resolution on 12 May 2026, with PricewaterhouseCoopers partners appointed joint liquidators. See the appointed liquidators and Companies House record.
NCP Northern Ireland Limited, a dormant subsidiary classified under SIC 74990, passed a winding-up resolution on 12 May 2026 with PwC partners appointed joint liquidators. Full notice and Companies House record.
NCP South East and East Anglia Limited passed a CVL resolution on 12 May 2026, with PricewaterhouseCoopers joint liquidators Victoria Hatton and Mark Banfield appointed the same day. Full notice and Companies House record.
NCP South England Limited passed a creditors' voluntary liquidation resolution on 12 May 2026, with two PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP partners named joint liquidators. Full notice and Companies House record.
NCP London West Limited passed a winding-up resolution on 12 May 2026, with PricewaterhouseCoopers partners appointed joint liquidators. Full notice and Companies House record.
DNS Carpentry Limited, a Watford joinery installation company, passed a winding-up resolution on 20 May 2026, appointing Robert Cooksey as liquidator. Full notice and Companies House record.
Never Average Marketing Limited, a Rotherham advertising agency, passed a winding-up resolution on 20 May 2026 with Begbies Traynor appointed joint liquidators. Full notice and Companies House record.
NCP London Soho Limited passed a resolution to enter creditors' voluntary liquidation on 12 May 2026, with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP appointed as joint liquidators. Full notice and Companies House record.
Pointspec Limited, a dormant London-registered management consultancy, passed a CVL resolution on 12 May 2026 with PricewaterhouseCoopers partners appointed joint liquidators. Full notice and Companies House record.
NCP Empire No. 1 Limited passed a creditors' voluntary liquidation resolution on 12 May 2026, with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP appointed as joint liquidators. Full notice and Companies House record.