{"name":"ASPACE LIMITED","company_number":"04121899","status":"Liquidation","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"2000-12-08","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"C/O Elwell Watchorn & Saxton Llp 8 Warren Park Way, Enderby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE19 4SA","postcode":"LE19 4SA","sic_codes":[{"code":46470,"description":"Wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment"},{"code":47599,"description":"Retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store"},{"code":47910,"description":"Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet"}],"principal_activity":null,"previous_names":[],"warnings":["The annual accounts for this company are overdue.","The confirmation statement for this company is overdue."],"accounts":{"category":"Group","year_end":"28 February","last_made_up_to":"2014-02-28","next_due":"2015-11-30"},"employees":null,"financials":[],"officers":{"current":4,"resigned":11,"complete":true,"note":"Names and details of individual officers are on the People page (subscriber-only on this site) and free at Companies House."},"charges":{"total":4,"outstanding":4},"gazette_notices":[{"date":"2016-04-21","kind":"insolvency"},{"date":"2016-04-21","kind":"insolvency"},{"date":"2016-04-21","kind":"insolvency"}],"insolvency_outcome":{"active_today":false,"filings":[{"form":"LIQ14","date":"2026-08-19","description":"Return of final meeting in a creditors' voluntary winding up"},{"form":"1.4","date":"2016-12-01","description":"NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF VOLUNTARY ARRANGEMENT"}]},"ai_summary":"ASPACE LIMITED represents a case study in the challenges facing mid-market, multi-channel furniture retailers in the UK. Operating since 2000 with wholesale, retail, and online distribution capabilities, the company demonstrated early strategic positioning but ultimately lacked the financial resilience and scale to withstand intensifying competition from both online disruptors and established generalist retailers. The company's modest share capital of £94,667, overdue filings since 2015, and current liquidation status—administered through insolvency practitioners Elwell Watchorn & Saxton LLP—indicate that undercapitalisation, margin compression, and sector consolidation proved insurmountable. ASPACE's trajectory mirrors the broader attrition pattern among small-to-medium UK furniture specialists, where approximately 15-20% of operators exited the market between 2010-2020.","website":"http://www.aspace.co.uk","links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/aspace","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/aspace/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/aspace/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04121899","gazette":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/aspace/gazette","charges":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/aspace/charges","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/aspace/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/aspace"}