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Appointment of liquidators (CVL)

RARE BIRD DISTILLERY LIMITED

active Company no. 10004341 Published 25 August 2026

RARE BIRD DISTILLERY LIMITED has had liquidators appointed on 20 August 2026.

Notice details

Company
RARE BIRD DISTILLERY LIMITED
Company number
10004341
Nature of business
Distilling, rectifying and blending of spirits
Registered office
1 Brook Park Gaddesby Lane, Rearsby, Leicester, LE7 4ZB
Type of liquidation
Creditors
Date of appointment
20 August 2026
Office holder(s)/Liquidator(s)
Charles Michael Brook (IP No. 9157); Kevin Ian Parish (IP No. 30690)
Office holder address
S&W Partners LLP, C/o Restructuring, Pall Mall, 1 Pollen Square, 59 King Street, Manchester, M2 4PD
Appointed by
Members and Creditors

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?.

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Frequently asked questions

Has RARE BIRD DISTILLERY LIMITED gone into liquidation?

The London Gazette published a Appointment of liquidators (CVL) for RARE BIRD DISTILLERY LIMITED (company no. 10004341) on 25 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.

RARE BIRD DISTILLERY LIMITED owes me money — what can I do?

If RARE BIRD DISTILLERY LIMITED 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 RARE BIRD DISTILLERY LIMITED — 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.