Poole Key Locksmiths Limited enters creditors' voluntary liquidation
Poole Key Locksmiths Limited entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 26 May 2026, with Hugh Jesseman of Antony Batty & Company Ltd appointed liquidator. Full notice and Companies House record.
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Poole Key Locksmiths Limited, a Dorset locksmith and construction installation business incorporated in March 2013, entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 26 May 2026, with a London-based insolvency firm taking the appointment.
A creditors' voluntary liquidation, or CVL, is an insolvent winding-up resolved by the 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 appointment at Poole Key Locksmiths was made by both members and creditors.
The liquidator
Hugh Jesseman of Antony Batty & Company Ltd has been appointed liquidator. Jesseman holds IP number 9480, the licence number issued by his recognised professional body identifying him as a qualified insolvency practitioner. Antony Batty & Company Ltd is based at 3 Field Court, Gray's Inn, London.
The company
Poole Key Locksmiths Limited was registered on 19 March 2013 and traded under SIC code 43290, which covers other construction installation activities. Its registered office at the time of the notice was 14 Stokes Avenue, Poole, BH15 2EA. The company's last filed accounts were made up to 31 March 2024, prepared on a total exemption full basis, which applies to smaller companies below the statutory audit threshold.
The officers
Lee Atkins has been a director of Poole Key Locksmiths since incorporation on 19 March 2013 and remains a current director. Karen Atkins was also a director, appointed on 23 March 2017, but resigned on 4 December 2025, roughly five months before the CVL appointment. Richard Roy Yates served as company secretary from 30 November 2019 until his resignation on 22 April 2022.
Secured charges
No secured charges are registered against Poole Key Locksmiths Limited at Companies House, meaning no secured creditors hold a prior claim over the company's assets ahead of the general body of creditors.
Creditors of Poole Key Locksmiths who have not yet submitted a formal claim should contact Hugh Jesseman at Antony Batty & Company Ltd to register their interest in the liquidation.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Poole Key Locksmiths 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 Poole Key Locksmiths 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 Poole Key Locksmiths 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 Poole Key Locksmiths 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 08450492
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