Appointment of liquidators (CVL)
VENATOR GROUP
The notice announces the appointment of joint liquidators Helen Skeates and Mark Firmin for Venator Group in a creditors' voluntary liquidation.
Notice details
- Company
- VENATOR GROUP
- Company number
- 00249759
- Nature of business
- Manufacture of dyes and pigments
- Type of liquidation
- Creditors' Voluntary
- Registered office
- Innovation Centre, 2 Glenarm Road, Wynyard Park, Stockton-On-Tees, United Kingdom, TS22 5FB
- Principal trading address
- Innovation Centre, 2 Glenarm Road, Wynyard Park, Stockton-On-Tees, United Kingdom, TS22 5FB
- Office holder(s)/Liquidator(s)
- Helen Skeates of Alvarez & Marsal Europe LLP, Suite 3, Avery House, 69 North Street, Brighton, BN41 1DH; Mark Firmin of Alvarez & Marsal Europe LLP, Suite 3, Avery House, 69 North Street, Brighton, BN41 1DH
- Office holder number(s)
- 27870 and 9284
- Date of appointment
- 20 July 2026
- Appointed by
- Members and Creditors
- Contact
- Samantha Denehy-Johnson, Alvarez & Marsal Europe LLP, +44 (0)20 7715 5223, [email protected]
What this notice means
Liquidation winds a company up: a licensed insolvency practitioner (the liquidator) is appointed to sell the company's assets and distribute the proceeds to creditors in the order fixed by law, after which the company is dissolved. A creditors' voluntary liquidation (CVL) is started by the company's own directors and shareholders once it can no longer pay its debts as they fall due.
Read more: What is Liquidation?.
How does this notice affect you?
Choose what applies and we'll point you at the right next step.
A written-off invoice rarely stops at the company that failed. The supplier left short is often the next business in difficulty — and the earlier that's dealt with, the more options stay open. If VENATOR GROUP owed you money, it's worth checking where that leaves you.
Unpaid wages, holiday pay and statutory redundancy are claimed from the government's Redundancy Payments Service, not from K2. The insolvency practitioner named in this notice should send you a case reference — you'll need it to claim.
K2 has backed and restructured UK businesses since 1990, including buying trade and assets out of distress. These situations move in days rather than months, so if you're looking at VENATOR GROUP or something similar, start the conversation early.
If your business is under pressure — creditors circling, a petition threatened, or cash running out — acting early changes the outcome. K2 has helped UK directors turn things around since 1990. Talk to us in confidence.
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Frequently asked questions
Has VENATOR GROUP gone into liquidation?
The London Gazette published a Appointment of liquidators (CVL) for VENATOR GROUP (company no. 00249759) on 31 July 2026. Liquidation winds a company up: a licensed insolvency practitioner (the liquidator) is appointed to sell the company's assets and distribute the proceeds to creditors in the order fixed by law, after which the company is dissolved. A creditors' voluntary liquidation (CVL) is started by the company's own directors and shareholders once it can no longer pay its debts as they fall due.
What does a Appointment of liquidators (CVL) mean?
Liquidation winds a company up: a licensed insolvency practitioner (the liquidator) is appointed to sell the company's assets and distribute the proceeds to creditors in the order fixed by law, after which the company is dissolved. A creditors' voluntary liquidation (CVL) is started by the company's own directors and shareholders once it can no longer pay its debts as they fall due.
VENATOR GROUP owes me money — what can I do?
If VENATOR GROUP owes you money you are a creditor in the process. The insolvency practitioner named in the notice will write to known creditors and invite claims. Unsecured creditors rank after fixed-charge holders, the costs of the insolvency, preferential creditors and floating-charge holders, so recovery depends on what is left in the estate.
I worked for VENATOR GROUP — how do I claim what I am owed?
Unpaid wages, holiday pay and statutory redundancy are claimed from the government's Redundancy Payments Service, not from the company or from K2. The insolvency practitioner named in this notice should give you a case reference to claim with.
Source: The London Gazette and Companies House. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright. This page is provided by K2 Partners for information only and is not legal or financial advice.