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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Estate of Alexander Groat Baker: administration order made
The County Court at Stafford has made an administration order over the estate of Alexander Groat Baker, lately of Wheaton Aston, with Knights PLC appointed as office-holders.
21 September 2022
Ian Charles Griffiths: Administration of Insolvent Estate Ordered
An administration order has been made for the insolvent estate of Ian Charles Griffiths by the County Court at Southampton. The order was made on 4 May 2022.
4 July 2022
Prab Singh estate administration order filed at Manchester court
An administration order has been made for the insolvent estate of deceased debtor Prab Singh by the County Court at Manchester. Danny Brogan was appointed administrator.
4 October 2021
Timothy Darby estate administration order in Nottingham
An administration order has been made concerning the deceased estate of Timothy John Darby, formerly of Keyworth, Nottingham, at the County Court.
18 August 2021
Arminius Moat Feeder, L.P. notice of dissolution published
Jersey-registered limited partnership Arminius Moat Feeder, L.P. has published a notice of dissolution under section 10 of the Limited Partnerships Act 1907.
24 December 2020
Thoroughly Wood: Moratorium ends for Kent partnership
The legal moratorium has ended for Thoroughly Wood, the Lyminge-based partnership of Mark and Colette Lineham, ending a period of protection from creditors.
22 April 2020
AlphaDrive Engineering Services moratorium ends April 2020
AlphaDrive Engineering Services Limited, a Willenhall bearings and gears maker, saw its moratorium end on 9 April 2020 with BCRS fund vehicles among its secured creditors. The company has since entered liquidation.
16 April 2020
Thoroughly Wood Partnership Enters Moratorium
Mr Mark Lineham and Mrs Colette Lineham, trading as Thoroughly Wood, have entered a moratorium. The Kent-based partnership operates from Little Woodlands Farm.
2 April 2020
20190221 Limited moratorium ends amid winding-up petition
The moratorium over 20190221 Limited, formerly Kontrol UK Limited, ended on 25 March 2020 as the non-domestic goods trader faced a Companies Court winding-up petition.
31 March 2020
Riverside Shard and The Mill at Conder Green enter moratorium
Two Lancashire hospitality venues, Riverside Shard and The Mill at Conder Green, have entered a moratorium, pausing creditor action against the partnership.
26 March 2020
System 4 Leisure Ltd moratorium ends as company is dissolved
The moratorium for System 4 Leisure Ltd has ended. The company, registered in Manchester, has since been dissolved. No administrators were formally appointed.
24 March 2020
AlphaDrive Engineering Services moratorium March 2020
AlphaDrive Engineering Services, a Willenhall bearings and gears maker, entered a moratorium on 16 March 2020 with BCRS-linked lenders holding charges registered weeks earlier.
18 March 2020
System 4 Leisure Ltd enters moratorium
System 4 Leisure Ltd has entered into a moratorium, a legal process in the UK insolvency framework. Steven Wiseglass is the appointed office holder.
11 March 2020
20190221 Limited moratorium: five charges held by HSBC and others
Former Kontrol UK Limited, renamed 20190221 Limited, entered a moratorium on 27 February 2020 with five outstanding secured charges and a winding-up petition already before the Companies Court.
27 February 2020
Hasbridge Construction CVA moratorium ends amid winding-up petition
Hasbridge Construction's CVA moratorium collapsed in early 2020 after Bruynzeel Storage Systems filed a winding-up petition in December 2019, leading to compulsory liquidation.
6 February 2020
Hasbridge Construction CVA moratorium failed within weeks in 2020
A winding-up petition filed by Bruynzeel Storage Systems in December 2019 undermined Hasbridge Construction's CVA moratorium before it had barely begun.
16 January 2020
Walter Smith Fine Foods moratorium ends January 2020
Birmingham meat processor Walter Smith Fine Foods ended a Schedule A1 moratorium on 2 January 2020, capping a restructuring arc that concluded with a CVA in January 2025.
7 January 2020
SDS Steel Design Ltd dissolved after three insolvency cases
The Hertfordshire steel-detailing firm SDS Steel Design Ltd passed through a moratorium, a CVA and a creditors' voluntary liquidation before being dissolved on 10 May 2025.
16 December 2019
Novo UK Recruitment CVA moratorium ends | RG Insolvency
The CVA moratorium for Novo UK Recruitment Limited, a Hemel Hempstead staffing firm, ended on 2 December 2019 after nominees Radomsky and Goldstein were appointed.
4 December 2019
Deborah Meaden charge noted as moratorium ends for UK Building Products
The moratorium has ended for UK Building Products Limited, a Wiltshire-based supplier. Noteworthy is a 2015 secured charge granted to investor Deborah Meaden.
27 November 2019
