Cranford Sports Limited enters members' voluntary liquidation
Active Company no. 00818796 Incorporated Sep 1964 SK postcode area
Field Bank Farm Withinlee Road, Prestbury, Macclesfield, SK10 4AT
The most recent insolvency notice for Cranford Sports Limited is a Resolution for winding up (MVL), published 06 October 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are Nick Clarkson (IP No. 32529); Jonathan Gribble (IP No. 10252). 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
Accounts filed on paper only.
Insolvency notices (3)
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Resolution for winding up (MVL) 06 Oct 2026
Cranford Sports Limited resolved to voluntarily wind up the company and appointed two joint liquidators.
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Appointment of liquidators (MVL) 06 Oct 2026
The members of CRANFORD SPORTS LIMITED have appointed two joint liquidators to oversee a members voluntary liquidation effective 30 September 2026.
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Notices to creditors (MVL) 05 Oct 2026
Joint liquidators Jonathan Gribble and Nick Clarkson announce that creditors of CRANFORD SPORTS LIMITED must submit proof of debt by 4 November 2026 for its voluntary solvent liquidation.
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 Cranford Sports 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 Cranford Sports Limited (company no. 00818796) is a Resolution for winding up (MVL), published 06 October 2026 in The London Gazette.
What were Cranford Sports Limited's last filed accounts?
Accounts filed on paper only for Cranford Sports Limited at Companies House.
How many insolvency notices does Cranford Sports Limited have?
Cranford Sports Limited has 3 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Resolution for winding up (MVL) on 06 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.
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.