Focus Removals & Storage/teesside LTD goes into liquidation
Active Company no. 10781937 Incorporated May 2017 Transport & Logistics TS postcode area
Lauder Buildings, Mainsforth Terrace, Hartlepool, TS25 1NR
The most recent insolvency notice for Focus Removals & Storage/teesside LTD is an Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 21 October 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holder is Peter John Harold, appointed 14 October 2026. Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 May 2024, showed total assets of £134k and net assets of -£198k. On those figures the company was already balance-sheet insolvent — its liabilities exceeded its assets — at that date, 29 months before its first insolvency notice. 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 May 2024 · micro entity accounts · unaudited · filed 29 months before the first insolvency notice
Average employees during the period: 9
Insolvency notices (2)
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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 21 Oct 2026
The notice announces that Peter John Harold of Bespoke Insolvency Solutions has been appointed as liquidator of FOCUS REMOVALS & STORAGE/TEESSIDE LTD on 14 October 2026, by the members and creditors.
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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 21 Oct 2026
FOCUS REMOVALS & STORAGE/TEESSIDE LTD resolved to voluntarily wind up the company and appointed Peter John Harold as liquidator on 14 October 2026.
What happens next
The liquidator realises the assets, writes to known creditors inviting claims, reports on the directors' conduct, and distributes what is recovered in the order fixed by law — costs of the liquidation, preferential creditors, secured creditors, then unsecured creditors. Claims go to the liquidator named in the notice, not to the company. The company is dissolved once the liquidation is complete.
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What the public record showed for this company before its insolvency notice:
- Its last filed accounts, to May 2024, already showed negative net assets of -£198k, 29 months before the first insolvency notice.
- Its accounts were overdue at Companies House.
Each of these is visible 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.
Frequently asked questions
Is Focus Removals & Storage/teesside LTD in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for Focus Removals & Storage/teesside LTD (company no. 10781937) is a Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 21 October 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 Focus Removals & Storage/teesside LTD's last filed accounts?
Focus Removals & Storage/teesside LTD's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 May 2024, showed total assets of £134k, net assets of -£198k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does Focus Removals & Storage/teesside LTD have?
Focus Removals & Storage/teesside LTD has 2 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Appointment of liquidators (CVL) on 21 October 2026.
What happens next?
The liquidator realises the assets, writes to known creditors inviting claims, reports on the directors' conduct, and distributes what is recovered in the order fixed by law — costs of the liquidation, preferential creditors, secured creditors, then unsecured creditors. Claims go to the liquidator named in the notice, not to the company. The company is dissolved once the liquidation is complete.
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.