DESPERATE MEASURES (GB) LTD
Active Company no. 07994496 Incorporated Mar 2012 Retail & Wholesale LE postcode area
26 Oak Business Centre, Ratcliffe Road Sileby, Loughborough, LE12 7PU
The most recent insolvency notice for DESPERATE MEASURES (GB) LTD is a Resolution for winding up (CVL), published 29 July 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.
Last filed balance sheet
As at 31 March 2025 · total exemption full accounts · unaudited · filed 16 months before the first insolvency notice
Average employees during the period: 4
Insolvency notices (2)
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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 29 Jul 2026
The members of DESPERATE MEASURES (GB) LTD passed resolutions to voluntarily wind up the company and appointed joint liquidators Nicola Meadows and Mark Newton.
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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 29 Jul 2026
The notice announces the appointment of two joint liquidators for DESPERATE MEASURES (GB) LTD in a creditors voluntary liquidation.
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Frequently asked questions
Is DESPERATE MEASURES (GB) LTD in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for DESPERATE MEASURES (GB) LTD (company no. 07994496) is a Resolution for winding up (CVL), published 29 July 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 DESPERATE MEASURES (GB) LTD's last filed accounts?
DESPERATE MEASURES (GB) LTD's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 March 2025, showed total assets of £124k, cash of £28k, net assets of -£167k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does DESPERATE MEASURES (GB) LTD have?
DESPERATE MEASURES (GB) LTD has 2 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Resolution for winding up (CVL) on 29 July 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.