Advent DS Limited enters creditors' voluntary liquidation after winding-up petition
Advent DS Limited passed a winding-up resolution on 18 May 2026, with Stuart Rathmell of Stuart Rathmell Insolvency appointed liquidator by members and creditors. Full notice and Companies House record.
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Members of Advent DS Limited resolved to wind the company up voluntarily on 18 May 2026, with Stuart Rathmell of Stuart Rathmell Insolvency appointed liquidator the same day by both members and creditors. The CVL followed a winding-up petition filed against the company by Accredited Insurance (Europe) Limited in September 2025.
A creditors' voluntary liquidation, or CVL, is an insolvent winding-up resolved by a company's members at the request of its directors, without a court order. It is the single largest stream of UK corporate insolvency by volume.
The resolution
The general meeting of members was convened and held at the offices of Stuart Rathmell Insolvency, Egyptian Mill, Egyptian Street, Bolton BL1 2HS on 18 May 2026. Two resolutions were passed: a special resolution to wind the company up voluntarily, and an ordinary resolution appointing Rathmell as liquidator for that winding-up. Sean Raymond Creighton, the company's sole current director, chaired the meeting.
The Gazette had earlier published a creditors' meeting notice confirming that the directors were required to prepare a statement of affairs and provide a copy to all creditors before the 18 May decision date.
The liquidator appointment
The formal appointment notice, published alongside the resolution notice on 29 May 2026, confirms that Rathmell was appointed by both members and creditors on 18 May 2026. His IP number is 10050 and his firm, Stuart Rathmell Insolvency, is at Egyptian Mill, Egyptian Street, Bolton BL1 2HS. Enquiries may be directed to Rathmell by telephone on 01204 867615, or to Dena Watkins by email at dena.watkins@stuart-rathmell-insolvency.com.
The company
Advent DS Limited was incorporated on 6 April 2017. Its SIC code, 41100, covers the development of building projects. The company's registered office at the time of the resolution was 128 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, which also acted as its principal trading address. Companies House records a further registered address at 2 Stable Court Business Centre, Water Lane, Tarbock Green, Liverpool, L35 1RO.
The company filed total-exemption-full accounts made up to 28 April 2024.
The officers
Creighton has been a director since incorporation on 6 April 2017 and remains the sole current director. Samantha Evans was company secretary from 18 April 2018 until her resignation on 20 November 2018.
Background
Accredited Insurance (Europe) Limited presented a winding-up petition against Advent DS Limited on 26 September 2025, carrying case reference CR-2025-006682. Court cause-list records show the petition was listed at the Rolls Building in December 2025. Members passed the CVL resolution on 18 May 2026.
Court records also show an earlier petition, case CR-2023-LDS-001032, filed in November 2023. That case was concluded after the petition was withdrawn, with the last recorded activity on 24 November 2023.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Advent Ds Limited?
In a creditors' voluntary liquidation you are an unsecured creditor unless you hold a registered charge or retention of title. The liquidators will write to known creditors with a proof-of-debt form. A statement of affairs prepared by the directors and the chair of the creditors' decision procedure should be available on request. Read more about proof of debt and where you sit in the creditor hierarchy.
Did you work at Advent Ds Limited?
In a CVL, employees are typically dismissed at or shortly after the liquidator's appointment. Wages owed up to a statutory cap, holiday pay, notice pay and redundancy may be claimable from the Redundancy Payments Service. The liquidators will normally provide RP1 case-reference numbers to the affected staff. See gov.uk: your rights if your employer is insolvent.
Do you hold a deposit, gift card or undelivered order from Advent Ds Limited?
Customers with paid-but-undelivered orders, gift cards or deposits rank as unsecured creditors in the liquidation. Where you paid by credit card and the amount was over £100, Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 may let you claim from the card issuer for breach of contract or misrepresentation by the supplier; the rules apply per item, not per transaction, and the card must be a regulated credit card. Debit-card payments may be recoverable via chargeback.
Are you a director of a company connected to Advent Ds Limited?
Section 216 of the Insolvency Act 1986 applies the moment the company enters liquidation. If you intend to be involved in another company using the same or a similar name within five years, you must rely on one of the three statutory exceptions and file the relevant notice. Acting in breach is a criminal offence and exposes you to personal liability for the successor's debts.
Sources
- The London Gazette notice (code Appointment of Liquidators)
- Companies House record 10712023
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