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Resolution for winding up (CVL)

Horsebox Window Centre Limited goes into liquidation

active Company no. 03916899 Published 20 August 2026

In short: Horsebox Window Centre Limited (company no. 03916899) went into creditors' voluntary liquidation, according to a Resolution for winding up (CVL) notice published in The London Gazette on 20 August 2026. The office holders are John William Butler; Andrew James Nichols, appointed 20 August 2026.

The notice announces that Horsebox Window Centre Limited has passed resolutions to voluntarily wind up the company and appoint John William Butler and Andrew James Nichols as joint liquidators.

Notice details

Company
HORSEBOX WINDOW CENTRE LIMITED
Company number
03916899
Registered office
The Chapel, Bridge Street, Driffield, YO25 6DA
Principal trading address
Unit 10 Albert Mills, St Vincent Road, Pudsey, LS28 9EW
Office holder(s)
John William Butler; Andrew James Nichols
Office holder number(s)
9591; 8367
Date of appointment
20 August 2026
Date of resolution
20 August 2026
Contact
The Liquidators on 01377 257788

What the last filed accounts showed

As at 31 January 2025 · unaudited · 18 months before the first insolvency notice

Total assets
£31k
Cash at bank
£22k
Net assets
£2k
Total liabilities
£29k

These are the company's own figures from Companies House, not from the Gazette notice, and they describe its position at that date rather than what it owes now. Negative net assets means liabilities exceeded assets. The full record is on the Horsebox Window Centre Limited company page.

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?.

What happens next

The liquidator realises the assets, writes to known creditors inviting claims, reports on the directors' conduct, and distributes what is recovered in the order fixed by law — costs of the liquidation, preferential creditors, secured creditors, then unsecured creditors. Claims go to the liquidator named in the notice, not to the company. The company is dissolved once the liquidation is complete.

All notices for Horsebox Window Centre Limited

3 Gazette notices on record for company no. 03916899, newest first. The full history, with last filed accounts, is on the Horsebox Window Centre Limited company record.

  1. Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 20 Aug 2026
  2. Meetings of creditors (CVL) 06 Aug 2026

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Frequently asked questions

Has Horsebox Window Centre Limited gone into liquidation?

The London Gazette published a Resolution for winding up (CVL) for Horsebox Window Centre Limited (company no. 03916899) on 20 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 Resolution for winding up (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.

What happens next?

The liquidator realises the assets, writes to known creditors inviting claims, reports on the directors' conduct, and distributes what is recovered in the order fixed by law — costs of the liquidation, preferential creditors, secured creditors, then unsecured creditors. Claims go to the liquidator named in the notice, not to the company. The company is dissolved once the liquidation is complete.

Who is dealing with the liquidation?

The office holders named in the notice: John William Butler; Andrew James Nichols, appointed 20 August 2026. Creditors, employees and anyone holding goods or money belonging to the company should contact them directly, quoting the company number.

Why did the company go into liquidation?

The Gazette notice records the legal step, not the cause, so it does not say why the company failed. Its last filed accounts, to 31 January 2025, showed net assets of £2k, so any deterioration came after those figures or is not visible in them. For a fuller picture, look in the company's filing history at Companies House for the statement of affairs or the office holder's reports, where these have been filed.

How much did the company owe?

The notice does not give a figure. The closest public number is total liabilities of £29k in its last filed accounts, to 31 January 2025. What was owed when the process began will differ, and is set out in the statement of affairs.

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.

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.