Acorn Groundwork Limited goes into liquidation
Active Company no. 03808084 Incorporated Jul 1999 Construction ME postcode area
The Granary, Hermitage Court, Hermitage Lane, Maidstone, ME16 9NT
The most recent insolvency notice for Acorn Groundwork Limited is an Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 02 September 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are Kirren Keegan (IP number 27012) of Bailey Ahmad Limited T/A BABR, Sussex Innovation Centre, Science Park Square, Brighton, BN1 9SB; Paul Bailey (IP number 9428), appointed 21 August 2026. Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 October 2025, showed total assets of £1.1m and net assets of £14k. Liquidation winds a company up: a licensed insolvency practitioner (the liquidator) is appointed to sell the company's assets and distribute the proceeds to creditors in the order fixed by law, after which the company is dissolved. A creditors' voluntary liquidation (CVL) is started by the company's own directors and shareholders once it can no longer pay its debts as they fall due.
Last filed balance sheet
As at 31 October 2025 · total exemption full accounts · unaudited · filed 9 months before the first insolvency notice
Total liabilities is not shown for this company: the filed balance sheet did not reconcile against the figures we could read, so the total would be incomplete.
Insolvency notices (3)
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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 02 Sep 2026
The notice announces the appointment of joint liquidators for ACORN GROUNDWORK LIMITED in a creditors voluntary liquidation.
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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 02 Sep 2026
The notice announces that ACORN GROUNDWORK LIMITED has resolved to voluntarily wind up and appointed Kirren Keegan and Paul Bailey of Bailey Ahmad Limited (trading as BABR) as joint liquidators, with their appointment confirmed at a creditors’ meeting on 21 August 2026.
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Meetings of creditors (CVL) 14 Aug 2026
The directors are convening a virtual creditors' meeting on 21 August 2026 to nominate a liquidator for ACORN GROUNDWORK LIMITED.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Acorn Groundwork Limited in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for Acorn Groundwork Limited (company no. 03808084) is a Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 02 September 2026 in The London Gazette. Liquidation winds a company up: a licensed insolvency practitioner (the liquidator) is appointed to sell the company's assets and distribute the proceeds to creditors in the order fixed by law, after which the company is dissolved. A creditors' voluntary liquidation (CVL) is started by the company's own directors and shareholders once it can no longer pay its debts as they fall due.
What were Acorn Groundwork Limited's last filed accounts?
Acorn Groundwork Limited's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 October 2025, showed total assets of £1.1m, cash of £7k, net assets of £14k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does Acorn Groundwork Limited have?
Acorn Groundwork Limited has 3 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Appointment of liquidators (CVL) on 02 September 2026.
Financial figures are taken from the company's own last accounts filed at Companies House. Small and micro-entity accounts are unaudited, and for a company entering an insolvency process the most recent filing frequently predates that process by a year or more. Figures are indicative and are not a valuation. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.