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S.warwick & Son Limited members' voluntary liquidation

Active Company no. 00715415 Incorporated Feb 1962 Retail & Wholesale NN postcode area

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100 St. James Road, Northampton, NN5 5LF

The most recent insolvency notice for S.warwick & Son Limited is a Notices to creditors (MVL), published 23 September 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are Lauren Louise Auburn; Bethan Bryant, appointed 22 September 2026. Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 January 2026, showed total assets of £1.2m and net assets of £1.8m. A members' voluntary liquidation (MVL) is the solvent, orderly winding-up of a company that can pay its debts in full — usually part of a director's retirement, a group restructure, or closing a company that has served its purpose. It is a planned closure, not a sign of financial distress.

Last filed balance sheet

As at 31 January 2026 · total exemption full accounts · unaudited · filed 7 months before the first insolvency notice

Total assets
£1.2m
Cash at bank
£1.2m
Net assets
£1.8m
Total liabilities
—

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 (3)

  1. Creditors of S.WARWICK & SON LIMITED must submit proof of their debts by 14 October 2026 to the joint liquidators, who have been appointed following a declaration of solvency.

  2. The notice announces that the members have appointed Lauren Louise Auburn and Bethan Bryant of BRI Business Recovery and Insolvency as liquidators of S.WARWICK & SON LIMITED.

  3. S.WARWICK & SON LIMITED resolved to voluntarily wind up and appointed Lauren Louise Auburn and Bethan Bryant as joint liquidators.

What happens next

Because this is a solvent liquidation, creditors are paid in full. The liquidator advertises for claims, settles them, distributes the surplus to the shareholders and the company is then dissolved. Anyone owed money should still submit their claim to the liquidator named in the notice, and within the period the notice states.

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Frequently asked questions

Is S.warwick & Son Limited in financial difficulty?

No — the most recent process is a solvent one. A members' voluntary liquidation (MVL) is the solvent, orderly winding-up of a company that can pay its debts in full — usually part of a director's retirement, a group restructure, or closing a company that has served its purpose. It is a planned closure, not a sign of financial distress. The most recent insolvency notice for S.warwick & Son Limited (company no. 00715415) is a Notices to creditors (MVL), published 23 September 2026 in The London Gazette.

What were S.warwick & Son Limited's last filed accounts?

S.warwick & Son Limited's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 January 2026, showed total assets of £1.2m, cash of £1.2m, net assets of £1.8m. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.

How many insolvency notices does S.warwick & Son Limited have?

S.warwick & Son Limited has 3 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Notices to creditors (MVL) on 23 September 2026.

What happens next?

Because this is a solvent liquidation, creditors are paid in full. The liquidator advertises for claims, settles them, distributes the surplus to the shareholders and the company is then dissolved. Anyone owed money should still submit their claim to the liquidator named in the notice, and within the period the notice states.

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.