Appointment of liquidators (Court)
Maritime Skills Academy (Solent) Limited
In short: Maritime Skills Academy (Solent) Limited (company no. 11681688) was wound up by the court (compulsory liquidation), according to a Appointment of liquidators (Court) notice published in The London Gazette on 17 July 2026. The office holders are Steven Illes; Andrew Duncan, appointed 10 July 2026. The case is before the High Court of Justice (Chancery Division) (case CR-2026-001352).
Steven Illes and Andrew Duncan of MHA Advisory Ltd were appointed joint liquidators of Maritime Skills Academy (Solent) Limited on 10 July 2026.
Notice details
- Company
- Maritime Skills Academy (Solent) Limited
- Company number
- 11681688
- Registered office
- 6th Floor, 2 London Wall Place, London, EC2Y 5AU
- Principal trading address
- Viking House, Menzies Road, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 2FG
- Office holder(s)/Liquidator(s)
- Steven Illes; Andrew Duncan
- Office holder number(s)
- IP No. 23730; IP No. 9319
- Date of appointment
- 10 July 2026
- Appointed by
- Meeting of creditors
- Court
- High Court of Justice, Chancery Division
- Case number
- CR-2026-001352
- Contact
- Kyra Harford, email [email protected], telephone 0207 429 4100
What this notice means
A winding-up petition asks the court to close a company and place it into compulsory liquidation, most often because a debt has gone unpaid. If the court makes a winding-up order, control passes to the Official Receiver or an appointed liquidator, the company's bank accounts are frozen and its assets are sold to repay creditors.
Read more: Facing a Winding-Up Petition?.
How does this notice affect you?
Choose what applies and we'll point you at the right next step.
A written-off invoice rarely stops at the company that failed. The supplier left short is often the next business in difficulty — and the earlier that's dealt with, the more options stay open. If MARITIME SKILLS ACADEMY (SOLENT) LIMITED owed you money, it's worth checking where that leaves you.
Unpaid wages, holiday pay and statutory redundancy are claimed from the government's Redundancy Payments Service, not from K2. The insolvency practitioner named in this notice should send you a case reference — you'll need it to claim.
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If your business is under pressure — creditors circling, a petition threatened, or cash running out — acting early changes the outcome. K2's founder has helped UK directors turn things around since 1990. Talk to us in confidence.
Is your own business showing the same warning signs?
Falling margins, stretched creditors, overdue filings and HMRC arrears usually appear months before a Gazette notice. Directors who act at that stage keep far more options open, from an informal turnaround to a CVA or restructuring plan.
Related guidance
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Frequently asked questions
Has Maritime Skills Academy (Solent) Limited gone into liquidation?
The London Gazette published a Appointment of liquidators (Court) for Maritime Skills Academy (Solent) Limited (company no. 11681688) on 17 July 2026. A winding-up petition asks the court to close a company and place it into compulsory liquidation, most often because a debt has gone unpaid. If the court makes a winding-up order, control passes to the Official Receiver or an appointed liquidator, the company's bank accounts are frozen and its assets are sold to repay creditors.
What does a Appointment of liquidators (Court) mean?
A winding-up petition asks the court to close a company and place it into compulsory liquidation, most often because a debt has gone unpaid. If the court makes a winding-up order, control passes to the Official Receiver or an appointed liquidator, the company's bank accounts are frozen and its assets are sold to repay creditors.
Who is dealing with the liquidation?
The office holders named in the notice: Steven Illes; Andrew Duncan, appointed 10 July 2026. Creditors, employees and anyone holding goods or money belonging to the company should contact them directly, quoting the company number and case number CR-2026-001352.
The company owes me money — what can I do?
You are a creditor in the process. The insolvency practitioner named in the notice will write to known creditors and invite claims; if you have not heard from them, contact them with your invoices. Unsecured creditors rank after fixed-charge holders, the costs of the insolvency, preferential creditors and floating-charge holders, so recovery depends on what is left in the estate.
I worked there — how do I claim what I am owed?
Unpaid wages, holiday pay and statutory redundancy are claimed from the government's Redundancy Payments Service, not from the company or from K2. The insolvency practitioner named in this notice should give you a case reference to claim with.
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