Notice of intended dividend
Watkins Drinks Limited
In short: Watkins Drinks Limited (company no. 11278378) was the subject of a formal insolvency notice, according to a Notice of intended dividend notice published in The London Gazette on 13 August 2026. The office holders are James Richard Clark; Howard Smith, appointed 17 June 2025. The case is before the Business and Property Courts in Leeds (case CR-2025-LDS-000601). The company's business: in administration, trading from Castleton Mill, Castleton Close, Leeds, LS12 2DS.
The joint administrators of Watkins Drinks Limited intend to declare a first and final dividend to unsecured creditors within two months of the last date for proving claims on 8 September 2026.
Notice details
- Company
- Watkins Drinks Limited
- Company number
- 11278378
- Nature of business
- In Administration
- Registered office
- Interpath Ltd, 4th Floor, Tailors Corner, Thirsk Row, Leeds, LS1 4DP
- Principal trading address
- Castleton Mill, Castleton Close, Leeds, LS12 2DS
- Office holder(s)/Administrator(s)
- James Richard Clark; Howard Smith
- Office holder number(s)
- 23770; 9341
- Date of appointment
- 17 June 2025
- Court
- High Court of Justice, Business and Property Courts in Leeds, Companies and Insolvency List (ChD)
- Case number
- CR-2025-LDS-000601
- Contact
- Matt Herbert at [email protected]
What this notice means
This is a formal notice published in The London Gazette relating to the company's insolvency, restructuring or closure.
Read more: What is Insolvency?.
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 WATKINS DRINKS LIMITED 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 WATKINS DRINKS LIMITED 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 Watkins Drinks Limited gone into liquidation?
The London Gazette published a Notice of intended dividend for Watkins Drinks Limited (company no. 11278378) on 13 August 2026. This is a formal notice published in The London Gazette relating to the company's insolvency, restructuring or closure.
What does a Notice of intended dividend mean?
This is a formal notice published in The London Gazette relating to the company's insolvency, restructuring or closure.
Who is dealing with the liquidation?
The office holders named in the notice: James Richard Clark; Howard Smith, appointed 17 June 2025. Creditors, employees and anyone holding goods or money belonging to the company should contact them directly, quoting the company number and case number CR-2025-LDS-000601.
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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