DIFA Limited members' voluntary liquidation
Liquidation Company no. NI648780 Incorporated Oct 2017 Construction BT postcode area
C/O Grant Thornton Advisors (Ni) Llp, 12-15 Donegall Square West, Belfast, BT1 6JH
The most recent insolvency notice for DIFA Limited is a Notices to creditors (MVL), published 30 October 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are Gareth Latimer; Stephen Cave, appointed 19 October 2026. Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 December 2025, showed total assets of £6.3m and net assets of £6.2m. A members' voluntary liquidation (MVL) is the solvent, orderly winding-up of a company that can pay its debts in full — usually part of a director's retirement, a group restructure, or closing a company that has served its purpose. It is a planned closure, not a sign of financial distress.
Last filed balance sheet
As at 31 December 2025 · total exemption full accounts · unaudited · filed 10 months before the first insolvency notice
Insolvency notices (3)
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Notices to creditors (MVL) 30 Oct 2026
DIFA Limited has been placed into a solvent Members Voluntary Liquidation on 19 October 2026, with Gareth Latimer and Stephen Cave appointed as joint liquidators who must receive creditor claims by 16 November 2026.
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Appointment of liquidators (MVL) 30 Oct 2026
The members of DIFA LIMITED have appointed Gareth Latimer and Stephen Cave of Grant Thornton Advisors (NI) LLP as liquidators on 19 October 2026.
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Resolution for winding up (MVL) 30 Oct 2026
DIFA LIMITED has passed a special resolution to voluntarily wind up the company and appointed Gareth Latimer and Stephen Cave as joint liquidators.
What happens next
Because this is a solvent liquidation, creditors are paid in full. The liquidator advertises for claims, settles them, distributes the surplus to the shareholders and the company is then dissolved. Anyone owed money should still submit their claim to the liquidator named in the notice, and within the period the notice states.
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Frequently asked questions
Is DIFA Limited in financial difficulty?
No — the most recent process is a solvent one. A members' voluntary liquidation (MVL) is the solvent, orderly winding-up of a company that can pay its debts in full — usually part of a director's retirement, a group restructure, or closing a company that has served its purpose. It is a planned closure, not a sign of financial distress. The most recent insolvency notice for DIFA Limited (company no. NI648780) is a Notices to creditors (MVL), published 30 October 2026 in The London Gazette.
What were DIFA Limited's last filed accounts?
DIFA Limited's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 December 2025, showed total assets of £6.3m, cash of £2.6m, net assets of £6.2m. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does DIFA Limited have?
DIFA Limited has 3 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Notices to creditors (MVL) on 30 October 2026.
What happens next?
Because this is a solvent liquidation, creditors are paid in full. The liquidator advertises for claims, settles them, distributes the surplus to the shareholders and the company is then dissolved. Anyone owed money should still submit their claim to the liquidator named in the notice, and within the period the notice states.
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.