Appointment of liquidators (Court)
Three Counties Investments Limited compulsory liquidation
In short: Three Counties Investments Limited (company no. 02383407) was wound up by the court (compulsory liquidation), according to a Appointment of liquidators (Court) notice published in The London Gazette on 02 November 2026. The office holders are Philip Lawrence (IP No. 31970) of AMS Business Recovery, 1 Hardman Street, Manchester, M3 3HF. Telephone: 0161 413 0999; Gareth Howarth (IP No. 18816) of AMS Bu, appointed 15 October 2026. The case is before the Business and Property Courts in England And Wales (case No 002551 of 2026).
The notice announces the appointment of joint liquidators for THREE COUNTIES INVESTMENTS LIMITED by the Secretary of State for Business and Trade.
Notice details
- Company
- THREE COUNTIES INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- Company number
- 02383407
- Registered office
- Trinity Chambers, 8 Suez Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 1EG
- Principal trading address
- Trinity Chambers, 8 Suez Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 1EG
- Court
- High Court of Justice, Business and Property Courts in England and Wales, Insolvency and Companies List
- Case number
- No 002551 of 2026
- Type of liquidation
- Appointment of joint liquidators
- Date of appointment
- 15 October 2026
- Appointed by
- Secretary of State for Business and Trade
- Office holder(s)
- Philip Lawrence (IP No. 31970) of AMS Business Recovery, 1 Hardman Street, Manchester, M3 3HF. Telephone: 0161 413 0999; Gareth Howarth (IP No. 18816) of AMS Business Recovery, 1 Hardman Street, Manchester, M3 3HF. Telephone: 0161 413 0999
- Contact
- Daniel McNamee, AMS Business Recovery, 0161 413 0999, [email protected]
What this notice means
A winding-up petition asks the court to close a company and place it into compulsory liquidation, most often because a debt has gone unpaid. If the court makes a winding-up order, control passes to the Official Receiver or an appointed liquidator, the company's bank accounts are frozen and its assets are sold to repay creditors.
Read more: Facing a Winding-Up Petition?.
What happens next
A winding-up petition asks the court to place a company into compulsory liquidation. Until an order is made the petition can still be dismissed or withdrawn — if the debt is paid, if it is genuinely disputed on substantial grounds, or if the court is persuaded to adjourn while a rescue is put in place. If an order is made, the company stops trading, its bank accounts are frozen, and a liquidator realises the assets and pays creditors in the order fixed by law; creditors prove their debts to the liquidator or the Official Receiver rather than to the company.
Quote case number No 002551 of 2026 and the Business and Property Courts in England And Wales in any correspondence about the case.
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 THREE COUNTIES INVESTMENTS 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 Three Counties Investments Limited gone into liquidation?
The London Gazette published a Appointment of liquidators (Court) for Three Counties Investments Limited (company no. 02383407) on 02 November 2026. A winding-up petition asks the court to close a company and place it into compulsory liquidation, most often because a debt has gone unpaid. If the court makes a winding-up order, control passes to the Official Receiver or an appointed liquidator, the company's bank accounts are frozen and its assets are sold to repay creditors.
What does a Appointment of liquidators (Court) mean?
A winding-up petition asks the court to close a company and place it into compulsory liquidation, most often because a debt has gone unpaid. If the court makes a winding-up order, control passes to the Official Receiver or an appointed liquidator, the company's bank accounts are frozen and its assets are sold to repay creditors.
What happens next?
A winding-up petition asks the court to place a company into compulsory liquidation. Until an order is made the petition can still be dismissed or withdrawn — if the debt is paid, if it is genuinely disputed on substantial grounds, or if the court is persuaded to adjourn while a rescue is put in place. If an order is made, the company stops trading, its bank accounts are frozen, and a liquidator realises the assets and pays creditors in the order fixed by law; creditors prove their debts to the liquidator or the Official Receiver rather than to the company.
Who is dealing with the liquidation?
The office holders named in the notice: Philip Lawrence (IP No. 31970) of AMS Business Recovery, 1 Hardman Street, Manchester, M3 3HF. Telephone: 0161 413 0999; Gareth Howarth (IP No. 18816) of AMS Bu, appointed 15 October 2026. Creditors, employees and anyone holding goods or money belonging to the company should contact them directly, quoting the company number and case number No 002551 of 2026.
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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