Appointment of liquidators (CVL)
Sma Sporting LTD goes into liquidation
In short: Sma Sporting LTD (company no. 13298519) went into creditors' voluntary liquidation, according to a Appointment of liquidators (CVL) notice published in The London Gazette on 07 August 2026. The office holders are Gareth Buckley (IP No. 18032), The Insolvency Company, Suite B, Blackdown House, Blackbrook Park Avenue, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2PX; Steve Elliott (IP No. 11110, appointed 29 July 2026. The company's business: activities of sport clubs, trading from The Site, 24 Chosen View Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 9LT.
The notice announces that members and creditors have appointed Gareth Buckley and Steve Elliott as joint liquidators of SMA SPORTING LTD in a creditors’ voluntary liquidation effective 29 July 2026.
Notice details
- Company
- SMA SPORTING LTD
- Company number
- 13298519
- Registered office
- Hermes House, Fire Fly Avenue, Swindon, SN2 2GA
- Previous name of company
- SMA SPORTING CLUB LTD
- Principal trading address
- The Site, 24 Chosen View Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 9LT
- Nature of business
- Activities of sport clubs
- Type of liquidation
- Creditors Voluntary Liquidation
- Date of appointment
- 29 July 2026
- Appointed by
- Members and Creditors
- Liquidator(s)
- Gareth Buckley (IP No. 18032), The Insolvency Company, Suite B, Blackdown House, Blackbrook Park Avenue, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2PX; Steve Elliott (IP No. 11110), The Insolvency Company, Hermes House, Fire Fly Avenue, Swindon, SN2 2GA
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?.
All notices for Sma Sporting LTD
2 Gazette notices on record for company no. 13298519, newest first. The full history, with last filed accounts, is on the Sma Sporting LTD company record.
- Resolution for winding up (CVL) 07 Aug 2026
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Frequently asked questions
Has Sma Sporting LTD gone into liquidation?
The London Gazette published a Appointment of liquidators (CVL) for Sma Sporting LTD (company no. 13298519) on 07 August 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.
Who is dealing with the liquidation?
The office holders named in the notice: Gareth Buckley (IP No. 18032), The Insolvency Company, Suite B, Blackdown House, Blackbrook Park Avenue, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2PX; Steve Elliott (IP No. 11110, appointed 29 July 2026. Creditors, employees and anyone holding goods or money belonging to the company should contact them directly, quoting the company number.
The company owes me money — what can I do?
You are a creditor in the process. The insolvency practitioner named in the notice will write to known creditors and invite claims; if you have not heard from them, contact them with your invoices. 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 there — 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.
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