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Compulsory liquidation · 13 June 2018

Three Valleys Healthcare

Main contractor · Chesham · South East England

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What happened

THREE VALLEYS HEALTHCARE LIMITED (company number 06416319), incorporated in 2007, entered compulsory liquidation on 13 June 2018. Its status at Companies House is now: liquidation.

Why it failed

Disputes with the NHS Trust over the hospital PFI agreement reached an impasse and the Trust began steps to terminate; the directors concluded the company was no longer viable.

  • Main reason: Legal claims

Our summary of the reasons given in the administrators' proposals. These record the administrators' and directors' account of what happened.

A court orders the company to be wound up, usually after a creditor petitions because it is owed money. The company's assets are sold and the proceeds shared among creditors.

Previously known as: BEALAW (885) LIMITED.

Timeline

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

  1. 31 December 2016

    Last accounts filed were made up to this date

    18 months later

  2. 13 June 2018

    Administration started

  3. 13 June 2018

    Winding-up petition presented

    9 months later

  4. 14 March 2019

    Administration ended

  5. 15 March 2019

    Winding-up order made by the court

AccountsPayment reportInsolvency

Before it failed

Key figures

Loss before tax, year to Dec 2016
£1.4m
Accounts at Companies House
Net liabilities, year to Dec 2016
£31.1m
Accounts at Companies House
Owed to unsecured creditors (estimated), as at 13 June 2018
£245k
of which trade creditors £245k. a further £108.3m owed to its lenders. Expected return to unsecured creditors: uncertain
Administrators' proposals

The last accounts filed were full accounts made up to 31 December 2016, 17 months before it failed.

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

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