Candid Films Ltd wound up by court order

Active Company no. 12882694 Incorporated Sep 2020 RG postcode area

2 Communications Road, Greenham Business Park, Newbury, RG19 6AB

The most recent insolvency notice for Candid Films Ltd is a Winding up order (Companies), published 31 July 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holder is S Carter, appointed 22 July 2026. The case is before the High Court of Justice (case No 004438 of 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.

Last filed balance sheet

Accounts filed on paper only. Accounts are currently overdue at Companies House.

Insolvency notices (2)

Winding up order (Companies) 31 Jul 2026

Candid Films Ltd has been wound up by the High Court with S Carter appointed as liquidator on 22 July 2026.
Petitions to wind up (Companies) 10 Jul 2026

A petition to wind up Candid Films Ltd has been presented by HM Revenue & Customs commissioners, with a hearing scheduled for 22 July 2026 at 10:30 am in the High Court.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Candid Films Ltd in liquidation?

The most recent insolvency notice for Candid Films Ltd (company no. 12882694) is a Winding up order (Companies), published 31 July 2026 in The London Gazette. 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 were Candid Films Ltd's last filed accounts?

Accounts filed on paper only for Candid Films Ltd at Companies House.

How many insolvency notices does Candid Films Ltd have?

Candid Films Ltd has 2 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Winding up order (Companies) on 31 July 2026.

About this page

Published by K2 Business Partners. Our founder has worked on the turnaround of struggling UK businesses since 1990, and K2 Partners Ltd has invested alongside company directors since 2001. The notice itself is reproduced from The London Gazette and matched to Companies House; the plain-English explanations are K2's. K2's partners include Tony Groom CTP — Certified Turnaround Professional, past President of the Turnaround Management Association UK and Turnaround Practitioner of the Year 2009 — and Mark Blayney MBA ACA, a chartered accountant specialising in the financial restructuring of SME businesses.

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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.