VENATOR GROUP
Company overview
- Incorporation date
- 26 July 1930
- Company type
- Private unlimited company
- Jurisdiction
- England/Wales
- Can file
- Yes
Insolvency notices
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31 July 2026
Appointment of Liquidators
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31 July 2026
Resolutions for Winding-up
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Contains data from The Gazette, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
What the records show
VENATOR GROUP is a private unlimited company incorporated on 26 July 1930, with its registered office in Brighton. Companies House lists its business as manufacture of dyes and pigments. Its most recent accounts were made up to 31 December 2023. Its confirmation statement, due by 11 June 2026, is overdue.
On 31 July 2026 The Gazette published a notice headed “Appointment of Liquidators”. On 31 July 2026 The Gazette published a notice headed “Resolutions for Winding-up”.
In the 12 months before its first insolvency notice, Companies House recorded 1 director leaving (latest 23 September 2025) and a change of registered office on 24 February 2026. It has 1 outstanding charge, held by Acquiom Agency Services Llc. It has 2 serving directors.
A liquidator sells the company's assets and uses the money to pay creditors, settles outstanding contracts, reports on what went wrong in the business, and finally has the company removed from the register. Source
Drawn only from the company's Gazette notices and its Companies House record. It records what was filed and published, not why.
Registered office address
Suite 3 Avery House, 69 North Street, Brighton, BN41 1DH
Industry classification (SIC codes)
Previous company names
TIOXIDE GROUP
26 July 1930 - 19 March 2018
Officers & directors (34)
DE JONG, Corstiaan Carel
Director
Appointed: 11 February 2025
SNELL, Eugene Bryan
Director
Appointed: 11 February 2025
BUSBY, David John
Secretary
Appointed: N/A • Resigned: 31 December 2000
GILLILAND, David Jeremy
Secretary
Appointed: 31 October 2012 • Resigned: 1 October 2014
MAUGHAN, Michael Andrew James
Secretary
Appointed: 1 January 2001 • Resigned: 31 October 2012
PHILLIPSON, Richard Justin James
Secretary
Appointed: 2 October 2014 • Resigned: 3 October 2024
ANDERSON, Alexander Beveridge
Director
Appointed: 7 November 1994 • Resigned: 30 November 1997
COLLINGWOOD, John Anthony
Director
Appointed: N/A • Resigned: 25 June 1999
COOMBS, Douglas Alan Lloyd
Director
Appointed: 1 July 1996 • Resigned: 25 June 1999
DEFOORT, Bertrand Maurice Andre
Director
Appointed: 15 September 2022 • Resigned: 30 January 2025
Recent filing history (343)
Resolutions
Resolution • Form RESOLUTIONS
Registered office address changed from Innovation Centre 2 Glenarm Road Wynyard Park Stockton-on-Tees TS22 5FB United Kingdom to Suite 3 Avery House 69 North Street Brighton BN41 1DH on 25 August 2026
Address • Form AD01
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator
Insolvency • Form 600
Statement of affairs
Insolvency • Form LIQ02
Registered office address changed from Titanium House Hanzard Drive Wynyard Park Stockton on Tees TS22 5FD to Innovation Centre 2 Glenarm Road Wynyard Park Stockton-on-Tees TS22 5FB on 24 February 2026
Address • Form AD01
Termination of appointment of John Jeffrey Pehrson as a director on 19 September 2025
Officers • Form TM01
Confirmation statement made on 28 May 2025 with updates
Confirmation statement • Form CS01
Resolutions
Resolution • Form RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions
Resolution • Form RESOLUTIONS
Audit exemption subsidiary accounts made up to 31 December 2023
Accounts • Form AA
Consolidated accounts of parent company for subsidiary company period ending 31/12/23
Accounts • Form PARENT_ACC
Notice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 31/12/23
Other • Form AGREEMENT2
Audit exemption statement of guarantee by parent company for period ending 31/12/23
Other • Form GUARANTEE2
Second filing of Confirmation Statement dated 28 May 2018
Confirmation statement • Form RP04CS01
Appointment of Corstiaan Carel De Jong as a director on 11 February 2025
Officers • Form AP01
Persons with significant control (2)
Venator Materials Plc
Corporate entity
Notified: 8 August 2017
Huntsman Corporation
Corporate entity
Notified: 6 April 2016
Charges & mortgages (8)
A registered charge
Acquiom Agency Services Llc
Created: 12 October 2023 • Delivered: 13 October 2023
A registered charge
Wilmington Trust, National Association
Created: 22 May 2020 • Delivered: 26 May 2020
A registered charge
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Created: 8 August 2017 • Delivered: 9 August 2017
Collateral security agreement
Deutsche Bank Ag New York Branch
Created: 16 August 2005 • Delivered: 1 September 2005
Debenture
Deutsche Bank Ag New York Branch
Created: 16 August 2005 • Delivered: 1 September 2005
Charge over shares
Deutsche Bank Ag New York Branch
Created: 16 August 2005 • Delivered: 1 September 2005
Charge over shares
Bankers Trust Company (As Collateral Agent)
Created: 30 June 1999 • Delivered: 5 July 1999
Collateral security agreement
Bankers Trust Company, (As Collateral Agent)
Created: 30 June 1999 • Delivered: 14 July 1999
Insolvency history
Creditors voluntary liquidation
Commencement of winding up: 20 July 2026
Practitioners:
Helen Skeates - Suite 3 Avery House 69 North Street
Mark Granville Firmin - Suite 3, Avery House 69 North Street
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Accounts
Next due: N/A
Confirmation statement
Next due: 11 June 2026
OVERDUE