GARDANT SECURITY LIMITED

Company 08836452 • Liquidation In liquidation • Private limited company
Company age
12 years

Company overview

Incorporation date
8 January 2014
Company type
Private limited company
Jurisdiction
England/Wales
Can file
Yes

Insolvency notices

  1. 30 June 2026

    Winding-up petition filed

    Outcome: Winding-up order made, 1 August 2026

    Read the notice →
  2. 1 August 2026

    Winding-Up Orders

    Read the notice →

Contains data from The Gazette, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

What the records show

GARDANT SECURITY LIMITED is a private limited company incorporated on 8 January 2014, with its registered office in Saltash. Companies House lists its business as private security activities. Its most recent accounts were made up to 31 January 2025.

On 30 June 2026 The Gazette published a notice headed “Winding-up petition filed”. On 1 August 2026 The Gazette published a notice headed “Winding-Up Orders”.

In the 12 months before its first insolvency notice, Companies House recorded 2 directors leaving (latest 18 March 2026), 1 director appointed, a change of registered office on 20 March 2026 and accounts filed on 30 September 2025. It has 1 serving director.

When a court makes a winding-up order, it puts an official receiver in charge of the liquidation; the company's assets are then sold to pay its creditors. 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

5 Lower Port View, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 4BY, England

Industry classification (SIC codes)

80100

Officers & directors (5)

LEWIS, Les

Director

Appointed: 18 December 2025

Active

FARROW, Colin

Secretary

Appointed: 8 January 2014 • Resigned: 24 November 2017

BACKHOUSE, Oliver John

Director

Appointed: 8 January 2014 • Resigned: 18 March 2026

FARROW, Colin

Director

Appointed: 8 January 2014 • Resigned: 12 November 2017

LAWRENCE, Kevin Mackenzie

Director

Appointed: 2 September 2019 • Resigned: 18 March 2026

Recent filing history (57)

27 September 2026

Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement on 27 September 2026

Persons with significant control • Form PSC09

27 September 2026

Notification of a person with significant control statement

Persons with significant control • Form PSC08

27 September 2026

Notification of Les Lewis as a person with significant control on 18 March 2026

Persons with significant control • Form PSC01

24 September 2026

Cessation of Gardant Group Ltd as a person with significant control on 18 March 2026

Persons with significant control • Form PSC07

24 September 2026

Cessation of Oliver John Backhouse as a person with significant control on 18 March 2026

Persons with significant control • Form PSC07

9 September 2026

Change of details for Mr Oliver John Backhouse as a person with significant control on 31 August 2026

Persons with significant control • Form PSC04

8 September 2026

Registered office address changed from 5 5 Lower Port View Saltash PL12 4BY United Kingdom to 5 Lower Port View Saltash Cornwall PL12 4BY on 8 September 2026

Address • Form AD01

8 September 2026

Director's details changed for Mr Les Lewis on 31 August 2026

Officers • Form CH01

12 August 2026

Order of court to wind up

Insolvency • Form COCOMP

20 March 2026

Registered office address changed from The Gardant Building (Unit 15) Two Rivers Industrial Estate Braunton Road Barnstaple Devon EX31 1JY England to 5 5 Lower Port View Saltash PL12 4BY on 20 March 2026

Address • Form AD01

20 March 2026

Director's details changed for Mr Les Lewis on 18 March 2026

Officers • Form CH01

18 March 2026

Termination of appointment of Kevin Mackenzie Lawrence as a director on 18 March 2026

Officers • Form TM01

18 March 2026

Termination of appointment of Oliver John Backhouse as a director on 18 March 2026

Officers • Form TM01

5 February 2026

Confirmation statement made on 5 January 2026 with updates

Confirmation statement • Form CS01

31 January 2026

Appointment of Mr Les Lewis as a director on 18 December 2025

Officers • Form AP01

Persons with significant control (4)

Mr Les Lewis

Individual

Ownership of shares – More than 25% but not more than 50% Ownership of voting rights - 75% or more Right to appoint or remove directors

Notified: 18 March 2026

Gardant Group Ltd

Corporate entity

Ownership of shares – 75% or more Ownership of voting rights - 75% or more Right to appoint or remove directors

Notified: 27 November 2024

Mr Oliver John Backhouse

Individual

Right to appoint or remove directors

Notified: 5 January 2017

Mr Colin Farrow

Individual

Ownership of shares – More than 25% but not more than 50%

Notified: 5 January 2017

Insolvency history

Compulsory liquidation

Petition date: 12 June 2026

Commencement of winding up: 28 July 2026

Practitioners:

The Official Receiver Or Nottingham - The Insolvency Service, 4th Floor, Loxley House Station Street

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Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 31 October 2026

Confirmation statement

Next due: 19 January 2027

Additional information

Has charges No
Super secure PSCs No