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Forging Ahead (1989) Limited
Forging Ahead (1989) Limited is a dissolved company incorporated on 9 May 1989 with the registered office located in London, Greater London. Forging Ahead (1989) Limited was registered 36 years ago.
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Status
Dissolved
Dissolved on
30 April 2025
(4 months ago)
Was
36 years old
at the time of dissolution
Following
liquidation
Company No
02381683
Private limited company
Age
36 years
Incorporated
9 May 1989
Size
Micro
Turnover is under
£1M
Balance sheet is under
£500,000
Under
10 employees
Confirmation
Submitted
Dated
9 May 2021
(4 years ago)
Next confirmation dated
1 January 1970
Last change occurred
6 years ago
Accounts
Not Submitted
Awaiting first accounts
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Contact
Address
3 Field Court
London
WC1R 5EF
Address changed on
9 Dec 2021
(3 years ago)
Previous address was
2 Congreve Way Stratford-upon-Avon Warwickshire CV37 7JX
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Telephone
Unreported
Email
Unreported
Website
Purplepanther.co.uk
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People
Officers
3
Shareholders
2
Controllers (PSC)
2
Mrs Linda Gillian Shorter
Director • Secretary • PSC • Book Keeper • British • Lives in England • Born in Jul 1965
Owen Lees
Director • British • Lives in England • Born in Feb 1967
Mr Owen Austin Lees
PSC • British • Lives in England • Born in Feb 1967
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Mutual Companies
Purple Panther Publications Ltd
Mrs Linda Gillian Shorter and Owen Lees are mutual people.
Liquidation
Forward Design Ltd
Mrs Linda Gillian Shorter and Owen Lees are mutual people.
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Financials
Net Assets, Total Assets & Total Liabilities (2011–2020)
Period Ended
31 Aug 2020
For period
31 Aug
⟶
31 Aug 2020
Traded for
12 months
Cash in Bank
£38.96K
Increased by £32.62K (+515%)
Turnover
Unreported
Same as previous period
Employees
Unreported
Same as previous period
Total Assets
£59.03K
Decreased by £750.18K (-93%)
Total Liabilities
-£322.83K
Decreased by £457.69K (-59%)
Net Assets
-£263.8K
Decreased by £292.49K (-1019%)
Debt Ratio (%)
547%
Increased by 450.41% (+467%)
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Latest Activity
Dissolved After Liquidation
4 Months Ago on 30 Apr 2025
Registered Address Changed
3 Years Ago on 9 Dec 2021
Voluntary Liquidator Appointed
3 Years Ago on 9 Dec 2021
Full Accounts Submitted
4 Years Ago on 25 May 2021
Confirmation Submitted
4 Years Ago on 18 May 2021
Full Accounts Submitted
5 Years Ago on 28 Aug 2020
Confirmation Submitted
5 Years Ago on 21 May 2020
Accounting Period Extended
5 Years Ago on 7 Feb 2020
Inspection Address Changed
6 Years Ago on 13 May 2019
Owen Austin Lees (PSC) Appointed
6 Years Ago on 8 Feb 2019
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Documents
Final Gazette dissolved following liquidation
Submitted on 30 Apr 2025
Return of final meeting in a creditors' voluntary winding up
Submitted on 31 Jan 2025
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments to 1 December 2023
Submitted on 10 Feb 2024
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments to 1 December 2022
Submitted on 26 Jan 2023
Resolutions
Submitted on 13 Jan 2022
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator
Submitted on 9 Dec 2021
Registered office address changed from 2 Congreve Way Stratford-upon-Avon Warwickshire CV37 7JX to 3 Field Court London WC1R 5EF on 9 December 2021
Submitted on 9 Dec 2021
Statement of affairs
Submitted on 9 Dec 2021
Total exemption full accounts made up to 31 August 2020
Submitted on 25 May 2021
Confirmation statement made on 9 May 2021 with no updates
Submitted on 18 May 2021
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