DOWNING PLANNED EXIT VCT 8 PLC

Company summary

Insolvency history recorded
1 outstanding charge

Company number: 06372899
Status: DISSOLVED
Incorporated / age: 17 September 20079 years
Registered office: 3 Field Court, London, WC1R 5EF
Accounts due: Not available
Confirmation statement due: Not available
Active officers: 0
Outstanding charges: 1
Insolvency cases: 1
Current insolvency status: None recorded

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Company type
Public limited company
Address
3 Field Court, London, WC1R 5EF
Nature of business
Activities of venture and development capital companies
Previous company names
DOWNING PROTECTED VCT VIII PLC

Insolvency

Cases: 1

Current Companies House status: No current status recorded

The cases below are historical or concluded; they are not labelled as a current insolvency.

Members voluntary liquidation
Case 1
Wound up
8 May 2014
Dissolved on
13 September 2017
Practitioners
- William Antony Batty
  Insolvency practitioner
  Appointed
  8 May 2014

Officer details

Name	Role	Appointed On	Resigned On	Country of Residence	Date of Birth	Address
WHITEHOUSE, Grant Leslie ACTIVE	Secretary	09 Oct 2007				3, Field Court, London, WC1R 5EF
GILLESPIE, Hugh Rollo ACTIVE	Director	09 Oct 2007		England	May 1942	3, Field Court, London, WC1R 5EF
LEWIS, Nicholas Peter ACTIVE	Director	08 May 2014		England	October 1955	Endalls Farm, Blakes Lane, Hare Hatch, Reading, RG10 9SY, United Kingdom
MCCANN, Christopher Conor ACTIVE	Director	09 Oct 2007		United Kingdom	June 1947	3, Field Court, London, WC1R 5EF
MCGING, Tony Michael ACTIVE	Director	08 May 2014		United Kingdom	June 1965	144 Pollards Hill North, London, SW16 4PA, United Kingdom
WHITEHOUSE, Grant Leslie ACTIVE	Director	08 May 2014		United Kingdom	March 1966	Flat 12, Winter House, 38 Twickenham Road, Teddington, Middlesex, TW11 8AW, United Kingdom
HEINEMANN, Stephen RESIGNED	Secretary	17 Sep 2007	09 Oct 2007			50 Onslow Gardens, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 9AT
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED RESIGNED	Nominee Secretary	17 Sep 2007	17 Sep 2007			6-8 Underwood Street, London, N1 7JQ
BANES, Alan Lawrence RESIGNED	Director	17 Sep 2007	09 Oct 2007	United Kingdom	July 1946	23 Friern Mount Drive, London, N20 9DP
HALE, Dennis RESIGNED	Director	09 Oct 2007	08 May 2014	United Kingdom	January 1954	10, Lower Grosvenor Place, London, SW1W 0EN, United Kingdom
HEINEMANN, Stephen RESIGNED	Director	17 Sep 2007	09 Oct 2007	United Kingdom	December 1961	50 Onslow Gardens, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 9AT
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED RESIGNED	Nominee Director	17 Sep 2007	17 Sep 2007			6-8 Underwood Street, London, N1 7JQ
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED RESIGNED	Nominee Director	17 Sep 2007	17 Sep 2007			6-8 Underwood Street, London, N1 7JQ

WHITEHOUSE, Grant Leslie ACTIVE
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 09 Oct 2007
Address: 3, Field Court, London, WC1R 5EF

GILLESPIE, Hugh Rollo ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 09 Oct 2007
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: May 1942
Address: 3, Field Court, London, WC1R 5EF

LEWIS, Nicholas Peter ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 08 May 2014
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: October 1955
Address: Endalls Farm, Blakes Lane, Hare Hatch, Reading, RG10 9SY, United Kingdom

MCCANN, Christopher Conor ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 09 Oct 2007
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: June 1947
Address: 3, Field Court, London, WC1R 5EF

MCGING, Tony Michael ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 08 May 2014
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: June 1965
Address: 144 Pollards Hill North, London, SW16 4PA, United Kingdom

WHITEHOUSE, Grant Leslie ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 08 May 2014
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: March 1966
Address: Flat 12, Winter House, 38 Twickenham Road, Teddington, Middlesex, TW11 8AW, United Kingdom

HEINEMANN, Stephen RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 17 Sep 2007
Resigned on: 09 Oct 2007
Address: 50 Onslow Gardens, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 9AT

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED RESIGNED
Role: Nominee Secretary
Appointed on: 17 Sep 2007
Resigned on: 17 Sep 2007
Address: 6-8 Underwood Street, London, N1 7JQ

BANES, Alan Lawrence RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 17 Sep 2007
Resigned on: 09 Oct 2007
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: July 1946
Address: 23 Friern Mount Drive, London, N20 9DP

HALE, Dennis RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 09 Oct 2007
Resigned on: 08 May 2014
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: January 1954
Address: 10, Lower Grosvenor Place, London, SW1W 0EN, United Kingdom

HEINEMANN, Stephen RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 17 Sep 2007
Resigned on: 09 Oct 2007
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: December 1961
Address: 50 Onslow Gardens, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 9AT

WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED RESIGNED
Role: Nominee Director
Appointed on: 17 Sep 2007
Resigned on: 17 Sep 2007
Address: 6-8 Underwood Street, London, N1 7JQ

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED RESIGNED
Role: Nominee Director
Appointed on: 17 Sep 2007
Resigned on: 17 Sep 2007
Address: 6-8 Underwood Street, London, N1 7JQ

Filing history

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People with significant control

Charges

Created	Status	Filings
06 Sep 2012	Outstanding	Registration of a charge (MG01) (opens in a new tab)

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