Meetings of creditors (CVL)
LT Hickson LTD liquidation
In short: LT Hickson LTD (company no. 16502831) went into creditors' voluntary liquidation, according to a Meetings of creditors (CVL) notice published in The London Gazette on 26 October 2026. The office holder is Stuart John Rathmell.
Creditors are invited to a virtual meeting on 30 October 2026 to consider the winding‑up of LT Hickson Limited and to appoint a liquidator and related matters.
Notice details
- Company
- LT HICKSON LIMITED
- Company number
- 16502831
- Registered office
- 166 - 182 Oakfield Road, Walton, Liverpool, England, L4 0UH
- Office holder
- Stuart John Rathmell
- Office holder number
- 10050
- Address
- Stuart Rathmell Insolvency, Egyptian Mill, Egyptian Street, Bolton BL1 2HS
- Contact number
- 01204 867615
- Meeting type
- Virtual meeting of creditors
- Meeting date
- 30 October 2026
- Meeting time
- 10:05 am
- Resolutions to be considered
- Appointment of a liquidator; liquidator’s fees to be charged by time spent; recovery of category 2 disbursements; appointment of agents and solicitors; appointment of a liquidation committee
- Proof of debt deadline
- By 4 p.m. on the business day before the meeting (29 October 2026)
- Physical meeting request threshold
- Minimum 10 % of debt value, 10 % of creditor number, or at least 10 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?.
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 LT Hickson LTD
2 Gazette notices on record for company no. 16502831, newest first. The full history, with last filed accounts, is on the LT Hickson LTD company record.
- Meetings of creditors (CVL) 17 Jul 2026
How does this notice affect you?
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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 LT Hickson LTD gone into liquidation?
The London Gazette published a Meetings of creditors (CVL) for LT Hickson LTD (company no. 16502831) on 26 October 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 holder named in the notice: Stuart John Rathmell. 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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