Lesley Charles Ltd goes into liquidation
Liquidation Company no. 11901625 Incorporated Mar 2019 LS postcode area
Building 5 Carrwood Business Park, Selby Road, Leeds, LS15 4LG
The most recent insolvency notice for Lesley Charles Ltd is an Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 28 July 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are Stephen Kenny and Richard Cole, KBL Advisory Limited, Building 5 Carrwood Business Park, Selby Road, Leeds, LS15 4LG, appointed 16 July 2026. Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 March 2025, showed total assets of £100k and net assets of -£10k. On those figures the company was already balance-sheet insolvent — its liabilities exceeded its assets — at that date, 15 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 March 2025 · micro entity accounts · unaudited · filed 15 months before the first insolvency notice
Average employees during the period: 7
Insolvency notices (3)
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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 28 Jul 2026
Lesley Charles Ltd has appointed Stephen Kenny and Richard Cole of KBL Advisory Limited as liquidators in a creditors' liquidation effective 16 July 2026.
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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 28 Jul 2026
Lesley Charles Ltd resolved on 16 July 2026 to voluntarily wind up and appointed Stephen Kenny and Richard Cole as joint liquidators.
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Meetings of creditors (CVL) 09 Jul 2026
The notice announces a virtual creditors’ meeting on 16 July 2026 to consider a winding‑up resolution and to seek creditor approval for the nomination of joint liquidators for Lesley Charles Ltd.
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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 March 2025, already showed negative net assets of -£10k, 15 months before the first insolvency notice.
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 Lesley Charles Ltd in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for Lesley Charles Ltd (company no. 11901625) is a Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 28 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 Lesley Charles Ltd's last filed accounts?
Lesley Charles Ltd's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 March 2025, showed total assets of £100k, net assets of -£10k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does Lesley Charles Ltd have?
Lesley Charles Ltd has 3 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Appointment of liquidators (CVL) on 28 July 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.
Why did the company go into liquidation?
The Gazette notices record the legal steps, not the cause, so they do not say why the company failed. Its last filed accounts, to 31 March 2025, showed liabilities exceeding assets by £10k. For a fuller picture, look in the company's filing history at Companies House for the statement of affairs or the office holder's reports, where these have been filed.
How much did the company owe?
The notices do not give a figure. The closest public number is total liabilities of £109k in its last filed accounts, to 31 March 2025. What was owed when the process began will differ, and is set out in the statement of affairs.
How many jobs are affected?
The notices do not say. The last filed accounts recorded an average of 7 employees in the period to 31 March 2025, which is the closest public figure and may be out of date.
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.