H. Rothwell & Co. Limited goes into liquidation
Active Company no. 00535715 Incorporated Jul 1954 Retail & Wholesale OL postcode area
Duke Street,, Rochdale,, Lancashire, OL12 0LS
The most recent insolvency notice for H. Rothwell & Co. Limited is an Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 01 September 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are Joint Liquidator: Nick Brierley (IP number 19950) of CG&Co, 27 Byrom Street, Manchester, M3 4P; Joint Liquidator: Daniel Richardson (IP number 12650) of CG&Co, , appointed 25 August 2026. Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 March 2025, showed total assets of £749k and net assets of £387k. 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.
Last filed balance sheet
As at 31 March 2025 · total exemption full accounts · unaudited · filed 17 months before the first insolvency notice
Total liabilities is not shown for this company: the filed balance sheet did not reconcile against the figures we could read, so the total would be incomplete.
Insolvency notices (2)
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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 01 Sep 2026
H. ROTHWELL & CO. LIMITED has been placed into a Creditors Voluntary Liquidation with Nick Brierley and Daniel Richardson appointed as joint liquidators on 25 August 2026.
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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 01 Sep 2026
The notice announces that H. Rothwell & Co. Limited resolved to voluntarily wind up and appointed Nick Brierley and Daniel Richardson as joint liquidators on 25 August 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
Is H. Rothwell & Co. Limited in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for H. Rothwell & Co. Limited (company no. 00535715) is a Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 01 September 2026 in The London Gazette. 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 were H. Rothwell & Co. Limited's last filed accounts?
H. Rothwell & Co. Limited's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 March 2025, showed total assets of £749k, cash of £249, net assets of £387k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does H. Rothwell & Co. Limited have?
H. Rothwell & Co. Limited has 2 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Appointment of liquidators (CVL) on 01 September 2026.
Financial figures are taken from the company's own last accounts filed at Companies House. Small and micro-entity accounts are unaudited, and for a company entering an insolvency process the most recent filing frequently predates that process by a year or more. Figures are indicative and are not a valuation. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.