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Appointment of liquidators (Court)

The Weston Kilmaurs Limited compulsory liquidation

liquidation Company no. SC790177 Published 09 November 2026

In short: The Weston Kilmaurs Limited (company no. SC790177) was wound up by the court (compulsory liquidation), according to a Appointment of liquidators (Court) notice published in The London Gazette on 09 November 2026. The office holders are ESL Porter (IP number 9633); WTM Cleghorn (IP number 5148), appointed 05 November 2026. The case is before the Kilmarnock Sheriff Court (case KIL-L19-26). The company's business: operation of licensed restaurants, trading from 27 Main St, Kilmaurs, Kilmarnock, KA3 2RQ.

The Weston Kilmaurs Limited was appointed two joint liquidators by the Kilmarnock Sheriff Court on 5 November 2026.

Notice details

Company
The Weston Kilmaurs Limited
Company number
SC790177
Nature of business
Operation of licensed restaurants
Registered office
C/o 11a Dublin Street, Edinburgh, EH1 3PG
Principal trading address
27 Main St, Kilmaurs, Kilmarnock, KA3 2RQ
Liquidator(s)
ESL Porter (IP number 9633); WTM Cleghorn (IP number 5148)
Date of appointment
05 November 2026
Court
Kilmarnock Sheriff Court
Case number
KIL-L19-26
Contact
Aver, Chartered Accountants, 0330 555 6155, [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 Until an order is made the petition can still be dismissed or withdrawn — if the debt is paid, if it is genuinely disputed on substantial grounds, or if the court is persuaded to adjourn while a rescue is put in place.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 KIL-L19-26 and the Kilmarnock Sheriff Court in any correspondence about the case.

All notices for The Weston Kilmaurs Limited

2 Gazette notices on record for company no. SC790177, newest first. The full history, with last filed accounts, is on the The Weston Kilmaurs Limited company record.

  1. Petitions to wind up (Companies) 28 Aug 2026

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Frequently asked questions

Has The Weston Kilmaurs Limited gone into liquidation?

The London Gazette published a Appointment of liquidators (Court) for The Weston Kilmaurs Limited (company no. SC790177) on 09 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: ESL Porter (IP number 9633); WTM Cleghorn (IP number 5148), appointed 05 November 2026. Creditors, employees and anyone holding goods or money belonging to the company should contact them directly, quoting the company number and case number KIL-L19-26.

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.