Companies House · 13289617 · England and Wales
Empire Special Situations 1 Limited
Companies House identifies the issuer as Empire Special Situations 1 Limited, company number 13289617, and reports its status as insolvency-proceedings. The recorded case is in-administration, beginning on 11 September 2024, with an end date recorded as 18 September 2026. The next accounts and confirmation statement are recorded as overdue, and one charge over all property remains outstanding. These records indicate material financial and reporting concerns, but the supplied information does not establish likely recoveries, payment outcomes or the final result of the administration.
Current reviewed risk level
Poor
The issuer has entered a verified statutory insolvency process.
- Effective
- 3 October 2026
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The issuer has entered a verified statutory insolvency process.
Very high
Serious verified legal, payment or solvency indicators apply.
High
Material verified warning indicators require closer review.
Medium
A verified matter warrants continued monitoring.
Low
No higher verified warning indicator currently governs.
Why this level applies
The issuer has entered a verified statutory insolvency process. Companies House records the company status as "insolvency-proceedings" and one insolvency case is recorded against it. Checked on 3 October 2026. This is a monitoring position taken from official register sources. It does not establish an investor outcome and it is not advice.
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InteliCo
What the record shows now
Latest intelligenceVerified 3 October 2026
- Corporate identity and registration
- The public company profile provides the issuer's core identity, legal form, incorporation date and recorded business classification.
- The issuer's legal name is Empire Special Situations 1 Limited.
- The issuer's company number is 13289617.
- The company type is recorded as a limited company (ltd).
- The company was incorporated on 24 March 2021.
- The recorded SIC code is 68100.
- Investment product classification
- An investment product linked to the issuer has been classified by an editor as a bond. This describes the recorded product category, not its detailed terms, security, ranking or payment prospects.
- The editor-entered product type is Bond.
- Accounts and statutory filing position
- The latest recorded accounts cover the period ending 31 March 2022. Later accounts and the confirmation statement are marked overdue, limiting the availability of current filed information about the company.
- The last accounts were made up to 31 March 2022.
- The next accounts were due on 28 June 2024 and are recorded as overdue.
- The confirmation statement is recorded as overdue, with the next due date shown as 6 April 2025.
- Insolvency proceedings and secured charge
- The company profile reports insolvency proceedings and identifies the case as an administration. An outstanding charge over all property may be relevant to creditor priority, but the supplied records do not establish the amount secured, asset value or likely recoveries.
- The Companies House company profile reports the company status as insolvency-proceedings.
- The recorded administration started on 11 September 2024.
- The recorded administration end date is 18 September 2026.
- The Companies House insolvency case type is in-administration.
- The issuer has one outstanding charge, created on 23 June 2021, over all property.
The public record, in plain English
Each group carries its source and the date it was checked. Missing coverage is not treated as an all-clear.
Company profile
Verified 3 October 2026
- Company status
- Insolvency proceedings
- Company type
- Ltd
- Incorporated
- 24 March 2021
- Recorded activity codes
- 68100
- Latest accounts made up to
- 31 March 2022
- Next accounts recorded as due
- 28 June 2024
People and control
Verified 3 October 2026
- Officers on record
- 1 officer record held, covering current and former appointments.
- Persons with significant control
- 1 record of significant control.
Charges, insolvency and notices
Verified 3 October 2026
- Companies House filing history
- Companies House charges
- Companies House insolvency
- The Gazette, quoted company name search
- Filing events collected
- 27 filing events recorded since 1 January 2016.
- Charges registered
- 1 charge is registered against the company.
- Insolvency cases recorded
- 1 insolvency case is recorded against this company number.
- Gazette notices matched by name
- 4 notices matched the quoted company name. Name matches still require review.
Ownership and control
Checked 9 October 2026
These are the people or organisations recorded as having significant control. This is not a complete shareholder list. Control can arise from shares, voting rights or other rights. A director is not necessarily an owner.
Mr Paul Timothy Rothwell
Individual controller
- 75% or more of shares
- 75% or more of voting rights
- Right to appoint or remove directors
Notified on 24 March 2021
Alternative investment products
- Two-year fixed income bonds via unregulated introducers
- Bond
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Questions about this issuer
Prepared on 5 October 2026. Check the linked sources for later changes.
What is the current status of Empire Special Situations 1 Limited?
Companies House currently records Empire Special Situations 1 Limited, company number 13289617, as in insolvency proceedings. Its administration started on 11 September 2024 and ended on 18 September 2026. A notice of move from administration to dissolution was filed on 18 September 2026. The current register does not yet record the company as dissolved.
Is Empire Special Situations 1 Limited the company behind the Empire Property Bond?
This record covers Empire Special Situations 1 Limited, company number 13289617. Check the legal issuer named in your bond agreement before assuming it is the same company. The original Empire Property Bond offer documents were not among the sources checked here, so this record does not independently verify its advertised terms.
What happened to my Empire Property Bond investment?
The administration of Empire Special Situations 1 Limited ended on 18 September 2026. Companies House records a notice of move from administration to dissolution. Check that notice, its accompanying final report and the company named in your investment documents for the position of creditors. These register entries do not establish what an individual investor will receive.
When did Empire Special Situations 1 Limited enter administration?
Empire Special Situations 1 Limited entered administration on 11 September 2024. The Companies House insolvency record confirms this date. Companies House records that Michael Colin John Sanders ceased to act as an administrator on 12 March 2025. Georgina Marie Eason and Steven Illes were then appointed as administrators on 10 April 2025.
Will I get my money back from Empire Special Situations 1 Limited?
The register entries reviewed here do not establish what an individual investor will receive. Check the final administration report and the notice of move from administration to dissolution, filed on 18 September 2026. The amount available to creditors and the rights attached to each claim determine individual outcomes.
When will I hear anything about Empire Special Situations 1 Limited?
Companies House records administrator progress reports filed during the administration, including reports dated 18 April 2025, 10 October 2025 and 21 April 2026. It also records the notice concerning the move from administration to dissolution filed on 18 September 2026. You can check the Companies House filing history for further documents and The Gazette for formal insolvency notices. The timing of future updates cannot be predicted from the current public record. Register your investment with InteliCo to see the available reports and monitoring options.
Limitations
- The administration end date is a recorded date and should not be treated as proof that the process has concluded or that a particular outcome is guaranteed.
- Overdue filings mean the filed financial picture may not be current; the supplied claims do not provide later accounts or current operating figures.
- The bond label is editor-entered. The supplied information does not state the product's contractual terms, maturity, ranking, security package or payment status.
- The existence of an outstanding charge over all property does not by itself show the secured amount, the value available to creditors or the likely recovery for any investor.
- HM Land Registry was not checked for this page. Do not infer that no property exists.
- Personal bankruptcy and individual voluntary arrangements were not checked. Do not infer an all-clear.
- Missed interest or redemption payments cannot be inferred without direct evidence from investors, the issuer, a trustee or an administrator.
- The UK sanctions list, the Solicitors Regulation Authority register and the disqualified directors register were not checked for this page. Do not infer an all-clear.
- The statutory accounts document was not read for this page. Do not read its absence as an all-clear.
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