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Technical and vocational secondary education Insolvencies (SIC 85320)

UK companies registered under SIC code 85320 (technical and vocational secondary education) with insolvency notices in The London Gazette.

14 notices on record.

At a glance: 14 insolvency notices covering 7 companies, published in The London Gazette between 17 July 2026 and 08 September 2026 (most recent first below). By type: 9 liquidation, 5 winding up.

What these companies looked like before insolvency

Based on 6 companies under SIC 85320 with a distress notice on our record (solvent members' voluntary liquidations excluded), using each company's Companies House profile and last filed accounts.

Negative net assets at last filing
33%
of 3 with filed figures
Age of last accounts at first notice
20 months
median
Accounts overdue at Companies House
33%
of 6 profiles
Company age at first notice
11.9 yrs
median · 0% under 3 years

Median total assets in the last filed accounts: £54k. Figures are the companies' own filings and often predate the insolvency by a year or more.

Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 08 Sep 2026

ESSENTIALSWORLD LTD

Assets £7k · Mar 2025

EssentialWorld Ltd has had liquidators appointed to oversee a creditors' liquidation.

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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 08 Sep 2026

ESSENTIALSWORLD LTD

Assets £7k · Mar 2025

ESSENTIALSWORLD LTD resolved at a members' meeting on 3 September 2026 to voluntarily wind up the company and appointed Martin Richard Buttriss and Carolynn Jean Best as joint liquidators.

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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 04 Sep 2026

I H BELFAST TEACHER TRAINING LIMITED

Assets £54k · Dec 2024

The notice announces the appointment of George Lafferty of BTG Begbies Traynor (Central) LLP as liquidator of I H Belfast Teacher Training Limited, a CVL, effective 1 September 2026.

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Notice to creditors (CVL) 04 Sep 2026

I H BELFAST TEACHER TRAINING LIMITED

Assets £54k · Dec 2024

The notice announces that George Lafferty has been appointed liquidator of I H Belfast Teacher Training Limited and creditors must submit their claims by 1 October 2026.

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Petitions to wind up (Companies) 11 Aug 2026

TELLUS EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED

Assets —

A petition to wind up Tellus Education Group Limited has been presented and will be heard on 29 September 2026 at the High Court in Bristol.

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Notices to creditors (MVL) 10 Aug 2026

THE SCHOOLSCOMPANY TRUST

Assets —

The liquidator of The SchoolsCompany Trust announces final creditor claims submission and intends to distribute remaining funds to shareholders after a members' voluntary liquidation.

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Appointment of liquidators (MVL) 10 Aug 2026

THE SCHOOLSCOMPANY TRUST

Assets —

The members have appointed Sean K Croston of Grant Thornton UK Advisory & Tax LLP as liquidator for THE SCHOOLSCOMPANY TRUST in a members' voluntary liquidation.

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Resolution for winding up (MVL) 10 Aug 2026

THE SCHOOLSCOMPANY TRUST

Assets —

The Schoolsccompany Trust resolved to voluntarily wind up and appointed Sean K Croston of Grant Thornton as liquidator on 5 August 2026

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Petitions to wind up (Companies) 30 Jul 2026

OUTLOOK TRAINING LTD

Assets —

A petition to wind up Outlook Training Ltd has been filed by Silverburn Finance (U.K.) Limited and will be heard on 11 August 2026 at the Business & Property Court in Liverpool.

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Appointment of liquidators (Court) 29 Jul 2026

BRITISH ACADEMY OF JEWELLERY LIMITED

Assets —

The notice announces that Louise Donna Baxter and Wayne MacPherson have been appointed as joint liquidators of British Academy of Jewellery Limited by the Secretary of State on 24 July 2026.

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Winding up order (Companies) 25 Jul 2026

BRITISH ACADEMY OF JEWELLERY LIMITED

Assets —

The London Gazette notice announces that British Academy of Jewellery Limited has been wound up by a High Court order, with V Prime appointed as liquidator on 22 July 2026.

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Appointment of liquidators (Court) 17 Jul 2026

MARITIME SKILLS ACADEMY (SOLENT) LIMITED

Assets £2.3m · Dec 2023 Net assets -£1.1m

Steven Illes and Andrew Duncan of MHA Advisory Ltd were appointed joint liquidators of Maritime Skills Academy (Solent) Limited on 10 July 2026.

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Is your own business showing the same warning signs?

Falling margins, stretched creditors, overdue filings and HMRC arrears usually appear 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.

Notices from The London Gazette, matched to Companies House records. Financial figures are the company's last filed accounts and may predate the insolvency event. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.