IT & Professional Services Insolvencies: 155 Gazette Notices
A supplier delivering specialist services on standard 30-day terms faces substantial exposure when an enterprise customer quietly enters terminal liquidation. During the week spanning 26 October 2026 to 2 November 2026, a total of 155 companies registered under UK IT and professional services SIC codes recorded insolvency notices in The Gazette.
Among the recorded procedures, creditors' voluntary liquidations (CVLs) accounted for 33 cases, while compulsory winding up orders accounted for 16 cases. A further 31 notices related to members' voluntary liquidations (MVLs), representing solvent reorganisations and tax-efficient capital returns rather than business distress.
For credit managers, commercial lenders, and procurement teams, tracking insolvency filings across Companies House and The Gazette is vital for mitigating default risk under contracts subject to the Insolvency Act 1986.
The week in numbers
The table below outlines the distribution of statutory insolvency notices gazetted for the sector between 26 October 2026 and 2 November 2026.
| Procedure Type | Gazette Notice Count |
| :--- | :--- |
| Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 33 |
| Compulsory winding up | 16 |
| Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 31 |
Companies with notices this week
The following companies in the IT and professional services sector filed statutory notices during the tracking period:
| Company | Procedure | Notice Date |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| [3D WISE LTD](/company/12003844) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-28 |
| [BLACK BOX FM LTD](/company/14326149) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-28 |
| [BAUVILL PERSONNEL LIMITED](/company/16074153) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-28 |
| [PIXEL POWER LIMITED](/company/02154212) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-28 |
| [GAMING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED](/company/00263234) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-28 |
| [FUTURENERGY LTD](/company/05583557) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-27 |
| [4SIGHT CONSULTANTS LIMITED](/company/08898179) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-27 |
| [OPTO HEALTH LTD](/company/13943923) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-27 |
| [CRITICAL PATH INTERNATIONAL LTD](/company/10280708) | Compulsory winding up | 2026-10-27 |
| [WILLOW COURT SERVICES LIMITED](/company/12145371) | Compulsory winding up | 2026-10-28 |
| [ELLERMAN INVESTMENTS LIMITED](/company/01848089) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-29 |
| [PRESS ACQUISITIONS LIMITED](/company/05098596) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-29 |
| [PETERHOUSE CONSULTANTS LIMITED](/company/10072073) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-28 |
| [IMBOLC LIMITED](/company/10263782) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-28 |
| [ABSTRACKED SOLUTIONS LIMITED](/company/06256335) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-28 |
| [DERISK TECHNOLOGIES LTD](/company/09947932) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-29 |
| [HENCHARDS LIMITED](/company/04681360) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-29 |
| [BGP EDUCATION CONSULTANCY LTD](/company/13358668) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-29 |
| [DECISION MECHANICS LIMITED](/company/03635632) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-29 |
| [CLASS 100 LIMITED](/company/02729293) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-29 |
| [FISCAL AFFAIRS LIMITED](/company/04399402) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-29 |
| [GALLDOC MANAGEMENT LIMITED](/company/12685839) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-29 |
| [SYBER SOLUTIONS LTD.](/company/10914219) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-29 |
| [MIAMI WEISS AVIATION LIMITED](/company/13051655) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-29 |
| [SYNTROFOS LIMITED](/company/15062664) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-29 |
| [HENDRIK ANTOON LIMITED](/company/09052168) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-29 |
| [SPK CONSULTING SERVICES (CHESHIRE) LIMITED](/company/08800384) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-29 |
| [ATE ENTERPRISES LTD](/company/09423254) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-29 |
| [DEV HOPS LTD](/company/10867722) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-28 |
| [WHITEBALL LTD](/company/11548611) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-28 |
| [PMO MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY LTD](/company/09600019) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-29 |
| [NPK MEDIA LTD.](/company/11140744) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-29 |
| [GEXT LIMITED](/company/09216405) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-29 |
| [AMIGO PARTNERSHIP (UK) LTD](/company/09365330) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-29 |
| [SPANJAR & SONS LIMITED](/company/07979504) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-29 |
| [BAYY LIMITED](/company/12013118) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-29 |
| [FEN TECHNOLOGY LIMITED](/company/07944921) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-29 |
| [ROT WINE CONSULTING LIMITED](/company/08760589) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-29 |
| [CERTIFY IT LIMITED](/company/11816214) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-29 |
| [ONLINE SALES MANAGEMENT LTD](/company/11383309) | Compulsory winding up | 2026-10-28 |
| [MACBAY LIMITED](/company/SC157735) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-30 |
| [EASTERN COUNTIES LEATHER GROUP LIMITED](/company/02677639) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-29 |
| [LEAD INDICATORS LIMITED](/company/10995805) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-29 |
| [WENDY PILMER LIMITED](/company/06563024) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-29 |
| [DISTILL VENTURES (LONDON) LTD](/company/12043104) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-29 |
| [PIVOT ONCE LTD](/company/16543379) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-29 |
| [CSR ACCOUNTS LIMITED](/company/09086036) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-29 |
| [LATITUDE 64 LIMITED](/company/16632569) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-30 |
| [SAILING SUN CONSULTING LTD](/company/13792720) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-30 |
| [TERBLANCHE LIMITED](/company/14964512) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-30 |
| [KWAREMONT CONSULTING LTD](/company/13931868) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-30 |
| [S HOGARTH HOLDINGS LIMITED](/company/06955452) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-30 |
| [ENERGY FLEX LIMITED](/company/11162260) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-30 |
| [SECURITALIS LTD](/company/12050881) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-30 |
| [CHAMBOUR LIMITED](/company/08370664) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-29 |
| [AHM LEGACY LTD](/company/SC739521) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-30 |
| [LET'S GO ZERO LTD](/company/13941694) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-29 |
| [SALTOURS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED](/company/01391454) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-29 |
| [GREY DOOR LIMITED](/company/11512605) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-29 |
| [JET MEDIA NETWORK LIMITED](/company/13220726) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-29 |
| [COASTAL AND CITY MANAGEMENT LTD](/company/11604338) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-29 |
| [SCAN TECH SURVEYS LIMITED](/company/09581009) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-29 |
| [G M TECHNICAL SERVICES (PENN) LIMITED](/company/07567482) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-30 |
| [COMMON BOND LTD](/company/16523903) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-30 |
| [KALEIDOSCOPE. ADVERTISING. DESIGN. MARKETING LTD.](/company/02189580) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-30 |
| [HILTON PROCESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED](/company/04598533) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-30 |
| [DOWIE EVENTS MANAGEMENT LIMITED](/company/11243566) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-30 |
| [FRIMO LIMITED](/company/15395030) | Compulsory winding up | 2026-10-30 |
| [ALHAWANHAL LTD](/company/10980156) | Compulsory winding up | 2026-10-30 |
| [SOMOT CONSULT LIMITED](/company/10960824) | Compulsory winding up | 2026-10-29 |
| [TRUSTCLOUD LTD](/company/14130557) | Compulsory winding up | 2026-10-29 |
| [SMARTLIX LTD](/company/12416162) | Compulsory winding up | 2026-10-29 |
| [VANGUARD ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES LIMITED](/company/09734749) | Compulsory winding up | 2026-10-29 |
| [HARIBAY LTD](/company/13249996) | Compulsory winding up | 2026-10-29 |
| [ILARNA LIMITED](/company/13675123) | Compulsory winding up | 2026-10-29 |
| [M & B ACCOUNTING SERVICES LIMITED](/company/10705515) | Compulsory winding up | 2026-10-29 |
| [SEEK SOCIAL LTD](/company/10894174) | Compulsory winding up | 2026-10-30 |
| [TERRA SOLIS LIMITED](/company/13995254) | Compulsory winding up | 2026-10-30 |
| [UNITY EXCHANGE LTD](/company/16411665) | Compulsory winding up | 2026-10-30 |
| [PHIL BETT CONSULTING LIMITED](/company/08873119) | Compulsory winding up | 2026-10-30 |
Notable cases
The public notices filed between 26 October and 2 November 2026 include several longstanding businesses alongside entities undergoing court-mandated processes.
GAMING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (company number 00263234) filed a notice for a creditors' voluntary liquidation on 28 October 2026. The company was incorporated in November 1931, representing an unusually mature operating history on the register prior to the commencement of voluntary liquidation proceedings under the Insolvency Act 1986.
PIXEL POWER LIMITED (company number 02154212), incorporated in July 1987, also placed a notice for creditors' voluntary liquidation on 28 October 2026. The filing marks the initiation of an insolvent winding up following nearly four decades on the public register as a broadcast graphics and IT supplier.
CRITICAL PATH INTERNATIONAL LTD (company number 10280708) saw a compulsory winding up notice published on 27 October 2026 following a court order. Court-mandated winding up procedures are initiated following the presentation of a winding up petition under section 124 of the Insolvency Act 1986, typically brought by unpaid trade creditors or HM Revenue & Customs.
ILARNA LIMITED (company number 13675123) had a compulsory winding up notice registered on 29 October 2026. The filed records confirm zero employees, illustrating how court orders frequently extinguish non-trading or asset-holding shell companies alongside trading counterparties.
What this means for suppliers and creditors
When trading with entities in technical and professional sectors, legal exposure arises when unpaid accounts accumulate without real-time oversight. Creditors facing late payments must distinguish between solvent and insolvent procedures.
Members' voluntary liquidations are SOLVENT procedures. In an MVL, directors must execute a formal Declaration of Solvency pursuant to section 89 of the Insolvency Act 1986, averring that the company can pay all debts in full with interest within a period not exceeding twelve months. Entities such as ELLERMAN INVESTMENTS LIMITED and PRESS ACQUISITIONS LIMITED are undergoing solvent restructuring or asset distributions. They must not be conflated with commercial failures.
In contrast, creditors' voluntary liquidations and compulsory liquidations signify balance-sheet or cash-flow insolvency under section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986. Once a winding up petition is presented to court, any subsequent disposition of company property is void under section 127 unless validated by court order. Suppliers continuing to deliver goods on credit risk complete non-payment.
Counterparty risk checklist
Credit teams should apply the following verification protocol before extending credit or renewing professional services contracts:
1. Verify legal entity details: Check the exact entity name and company number against the official index at Companies House.
2. Run a winding up search: Verify whether an active petition has been presented in the High Court or relevant regional specialist courts before dispatching high-value deliverables.
3. Inspect the charges register: Conduct a company charge check to establish whether lenders hold fixed and floating debentures over debtor assets via forms MR01 or MG01.
4. Review gazetted events: Screen The Gazette for appointment notices, petitions, or notices to creditors under Rule 14.28 of the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016.
5. Check cause lists: Review the winding up petitions list today for pending hearings.
6. Automate ongoing risk: Establish daily tracking using free company monitoring to capture filings as they land.
Practical investigation example
Consider an engineering recruitment agency supplying IT contractors to a mid-market technology consultancy on 60-day credit terms, with an outstanding ledger balance of £85,000.
Day 0: Outstanding invoice passes 60-day credit window without settlement.
Day 14: Customer requests a 30-day payment plan citing client receipt delays.
Day 15: Credit controller runs a winding up petition search.
Day 16: Result confirms a petition was presented by HMRC 8 days prior.
Day 17: Agency immediately ceases contractor placements, invoking retention
of service provisions and avoiding a further £40,000 in unrecoverable debt.
Had the agency waited for a compulsory liquidation notice to appear in The Gazette several weeks later, section 127 of the Insolvency Act 1986 would have rendered any interim payments clawable by the liquidator, compounding the loss.
Professional due diligence workflows
Historically, conducting counterparty risk assessments across the UK register required credit professionals to execute disjointed manual checks. Teams routinely toggled between Companies House WebFiling, manual searches across the Companies House service, text queries on The Gazette, and manual telephone calls to the Insolvency Service or the Rolls Building cause clerk to check for unadvertised petitions.
This manual cadence creates severe blind spots. Winding up petitions can sit unadvertised for seven working days prior to gazetting, leaving trading suppliers exposed to void transactions.
Corp Intel resolves these latency gaps by unifying live Companies House registry filings, gazetted notices, high-court petition records, and mortgage registers into an auditable search feed. Professionals can identify pending enforcement, statutory demands, and corporate restructuring steps in a single defensible workflow.
For credit teams and suppliers
Carrying out a formal winding up search is professionally required prior to onboardings, major contract drawdowns, and quarterly debt reviews. Failing to identify a pending petition leaves your firm unsecured, transforming ordinary trade debt into zero-dividend liquidation claims. To protect working capital, run your search or set up automated alerts before signing high-value service orders.
Methodology
This review compiles statutory corporate insolvency notices published in The Gazette between 26 October 2026 and 2 November 2026 inclusive. Industry classification is derived from the standard industrial classification (SIC) codes recorded on the public register at Companies House.
Limitations to consider: SIC codes are self-declared by company officers upon incorporation or via confirmation statements (form CS01) and may not reflect diversified commercial operations. Additionally, individual corporate entities may publish multiple statutory notices over consecutive stages of an insolvency procedure.
FAQ
What is the practical difference between an MVL and a CVL?
A members' voluntary liquidation (MVL) is a solvent procedure initiated by company directors and shareholders under section 89 of the Insolvency Act 1986, requiring a sworn Declaration of Solvency confirming all liabilities will be settled within 12 months. A creditors' voluntary liquidation (CVL) is an insolvent liquidation initiated under section 90 because the company cannot satisfy its liabilities, leaving creditors exposed to potential shortfall.
Why should a business run a winding up petition search?
A winding up petition search identifies whether a creditor has presented a formal court petition to wind up a company. Under section 127 of the Insolvency Act 1986, any disposition of company assets made after the presentation date is void if a winding up order is ultimately made, exposing suppliers who receive payments to liquidator clawback claims.
What does a compulsory winding up notice in The Gazette indicate?
A compulsory winding up notice confirms that the court has issued a winding up order under section 125 of the Insolvency Act 1986, placing the company into liquidation and appointing the Official Receiver or an authorised insolvency practitioner. It represents an involuntary, court-mandated termination of company operations.
How does a company charge affect creditor recovery in liquidation?
A debenture containing a floating or fixed charge, filed via form MR01 at Companies House, grants secured lenders priority over unsecured trade creditors under the statutory insolvency distribution waterfall. Unsecured trade suppliers typically rank behind fixed charge holders, preferential claims, and the prescribed part.
What steps should be taken if a customer enters creditors' voluntary liquidation?
Suppliers should immediately halt credit facilities, reconcile ledgers, inspect contracts for valid retention of title (ROT) clauses, and lodge a formal Proof of Debt form with the appointed liquidator under Rule 14.3 of the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016.