Meetings of creditors (CVL)
The Orchard Media & Events Group Limited liquidation
In short: The Orchard Media & Events Group Limited (company no. 07214357) went into creditors' voluntary liquidation, according to a Meetings of creditors (CVL) notice published in The London Gazette on 10 September 2026. The office holders are John Dean Cullen; Bethan Louise Evans.
Creditors are invited to a virtual meeting on 16 September 2026 to consider the winding‑up and to nominate joint liquidators for The Orchard Media & Events Group Limited.
Notice details
- Company
- THE ORCHARD MEDIA & EVENTS GROUP LIMITED
- Company number
- 07214357
- Registered office
- Orchard, Trade Street, Cardiff, CF10 5DT
- Principal trading address
- Orchard, Trade Street, Cardiff, CF10 5DT
- Meeting date
- 16 September 2026
- Meeting time
- 2.15 pm
- Meeting format
- virtual meeting
- Liquidators
- John Dean Cullen; Bethan Louise Evans
- Liquidator numbers
- IP No. 9214; IP No. 13130
- Liquidator address
- 5th Floor, Hodge House, 114-116 St Mary Street, Cardiff, CF10 1DY
- Contact email
- [email protected]
- Contact telephone
- 029 2049 5444
- Alternative contact
- Lauren Asekome, Joseph Parkin, Penny Morris
- Publication date
- 10 September 2026
- Notice ID
- 5208316
- Notice code
- 2442
What the last filed accounts showed
As at 30 September 2024 · 23 months before the first insolvency notice
Average employees during the period: 64
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 The Orchard Media & Events Group 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 The Orchard Media & Events Group Limited
3 Gazette notices on record for company no. 07214357, newest first. The full history, with last filed accounts, is on the The Orchard Media & Events Group Limited company record.
- Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 23 Sep 2026
- Resolution for winding up (CVL) 23 Sep 2026
How does this notice affect you?
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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 THE ORCHARD MEDIA & EVENTS GROUP 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.
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Frequently asked questions
Has The Orchard Media & Events Group Limited gone into liquidation?
The London Gazette published a Meetings of creditors (CVL) for The Orchard Media & Events Group Limited (company no. 07214357) on 10 September 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 Meetings of creditors (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 Dean Cullen; Bethan Louise Evans. 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 30 September 2024, showed net assets of £2.2m, 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 £2.0m in its last filed accounts, to 30 September 2024. What was owed when the process began will differ, and is set out in the statement of affairs.
How many jobs are affected?
The notice does not say. The last filed accounts recorded an average of 64 employees in the period to 30 September 2024, which is the closest public figure and may be out of date.
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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