Central Acquisition Management Ltd goes into liquidation
Liquidation Company no. SC617980 Incorporated Jan 2019 EH postcode area
5 South Charlotte Street, South Charlotte Street, Edinburgh, EH2 4AN
The most recent insolvency notice for Central Acquisition Management Ltd is an Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 25 September 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are Kevin Mapstone (IP number 25750); Wayne Macpherson (IP number 009445), appointed 31 August 2026. Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 January 2025, showed total assets of £57k and net assets of £56k. 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 January 2025 · micro entity accounts · unaudited · filed 20 months before the first insolvency notice
Insolvency notices (2)
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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 25 Sep 2026
Kevin Mapstone and Wayne Macpherson were appointed as joint liquidators of Central Acquisition Management Ltd in a creditors' voluntary liquidation on 31 August 2026.
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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 25 Sep 2026
The notice announces that CENTRAL ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT LTD has been voluntarily wound up and Kevin Mapstone and Wayne Macpherson have been appointed as joint liquidators on 31 August 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Central Acquisition Management Ltd in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for Central Acquisition Management Ltd (company no. SC617980) is a Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 25 September 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 Central Acquisition Management Ltd's last filed accounts?
Central Acquisition Management Ltd's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 January 2025, showed total assets of £57k, net assets of £56k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does Central Acquisition Management Ltd have?
Central Acquisition Management Ltd has 2 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Appointment of liquidators (CVL) on 25 September 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.