AAUK Self Drive Limited enters creditors' voluntary liquidation
AAUK Self Drive Limited, a Liverpool car hire company, entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 18 May 2026 with Stuart Rathmell of Stuart Rathmell Insolvency named liquidator. Full notice and Companies House record.
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AAUK Self Drive Limited, a car hire company registered at 374 Smithdown Road, Liverpool, entered a creditors' voluntary liquidation on 18 May 2026. Stuart Rathmell of Stuart Rathmell Insolvency was named liquidator, with the appointment made by both the members and creditors of the company.
A creditors' voluntary liquidation is an insolvent winding-up resolved by the company's members at the directors' request, without a court order. It is the most common route into corporate insolvency in the UK.
The liquidator
Rathmell is based at Egyptian Mill, Egyptian Street, Bolton. The office holder number cited in the Gazette notice is 10050. Anyone requiring further information about the liquidation can call his office on 01204 867615, or contact Dena Watkins by email at dena.watkins@stuart-rathmell-insolvency.com.
About the company
AAUK Self Drive Limited was incorporated on 19 February 2018 under the name AAUK Solutions Ltd. It changed its name to AAUK Self Drive Ltd on 10 January 2023, reflecting its focus on car hire. Both its registered office and principal trading address were at 374 Smithdown Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, L15 5AN.
The company filed its last accounts, made up to 29 February 2024, on a total-exemption-full basis, a filing route available to smaller companies.
Officers
Soraya Yasmin Akram served as both director and company secretary of AAUK Self Drive Limited at the date of the liquidation. She was appointed to both roles on 19 February 2018, the date of incorporation, and no resignation is recorded against either role at Companies House.
The liquidation process
Rathmell will take control of the company's affairs, realise any remaining assets and distribute the proceeds to creditors in the order of priority set out under the Insolvency Act 1986. Creditors who have not yet submitted a proof of debt, the formal claim form evidencing the amount owed, should contact Rathmell's office using the details above. The company's status at Companies House is recorded as liquidation.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Aauk Self Drive 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 Aauk Self Drive 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 Aauk Self Drive 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 Aauk Self Drive 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 11211863
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