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Creditors' voluntary liquidation · 5 October 2015

DBS Homes

Housebuilder · Sevenoaks · South East England · Part of DBS

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What happened

DBS HOMES LIMITED (company number 04683478), incorporated in 2003, entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 5 October 2015. Its status at Companies House is now: liquidation.

Why it failed

The directors blamed cash flow difficulties in the group companies, a lack of working capital and increased overheads.

  • Main reason: Group company failed
  • Cash flow

Our summary of the reasons given in the liquidators' progress report for DBS Homes (Kings Hill), another company in the group. This records the liquidators' account of what happened.

The directors and shareholders decide to close an insolvent company. A liquidator sells its assets and shares the proceeds among creditors.

Previously known as: DIRECTGATE LIMITED.

Timeline

The last accounts and payment report before the failure, then what happened, with the time between each.

  1. 31 March 2014

    Last accounts filed were made up to this date

    19 months later

  2. 5 October 2015

    Creditors' voluntary liquidation started (shareholders resolved to wind up)

AccountsPayment reportInsolvency

Before it failed

Key figures

Loss before tax, year to Mar 2014
£10k
Accounts at Companies House
Net liabilities, year to Mar 2014
£48k
Accounts at Companies House

The last accounts filed were full accounts made up to 31 March 2014, 18 months before it failed.

The full filing history, including any late filings, charges and director changes, is on Companies House.

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