J.stott & Sons Limited members' voluntary liquidation
Active Company no. 00742326 Incorporated Nov 1962 Retail & Wholesale BB postcode area
Mentor House, Ainsworth Street, Blackburn, BB1 6AY
The most recent insolvency notice for J.stott & Sons Limited is a Notices to creditors (MVL), published 10 November 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are Ian McCulloch; Gareth David Wilcox, appointed 28 October 2026. Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 December 2025, showed total assets of £586k and net assets of £501k. 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 December 2025 · total exemption full accounts · unaudited · filed 10 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 (3)
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Notices to creditors (MVL) 10 Nov 2026
Joint liquidators have been appointed for J.STOTT & SONS LIMITED and creditors must submit proof of debt by 30 November 2026.
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Resolution for winding up (MVL) 10 Nov 2026
The company J.STOTT & SONS LIMITED resolved to voluntarily wind up and appointed Ian McCulloch and Gareth David Wilcox of Opus Restructuring LLP as joint liquidators.
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Appointment of liquidators (MVL) 10 Nov 2026
J.STOTT & SONS LIMITED has appointed Ian McCulloch and Gareth David Wilcox of Opus Restructuring LLP as liquidators in a members' liquidation on 28 October 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.
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Frequently asked questions
Is J.stott & Sons 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 J.stott & Sons Limited (company no. 00742326) is a Notices to creditors (MVL), published 10 November 2026 in The London Gazette.
What were J.stott & Sons Limited's last filed accounts?
J.stott & Sons Limited's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 December 2025, showed total assets of £586k, cash of £11k, net assets of £501k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does J.stott & Sons Limited have?
J.stott & Sons Limited has 3 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Notices to creditors (MVL) on 10 November 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.