SMITH MCDONALD & CO. LIMITED
Active Company no. 00995844 Incorporated Dec 1970 Real Estate IG postcode area
41 River Way, Loughton, IG10 3LJ
The most recent insolvency notice for SMITH MCDONALD & CO. LIMITED is a Notices to creditors (MVL), published 27 July 2026 in The London Gazette. 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 · unaudited abridged accounts · unaudited · filed 6 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.
Average employees during the period: 2
Insolvency notices (3)
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Notices to creditors (MVL) 27 Jul 2026
Creditors of Smith McDonald & Co. Limited must submit proof of debt by 31 August 2026 as part of a Members' Voluntary Liquidation.
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Resolution for winding up (MVL) 27 Jul 2026
SMITH MCDONALD & CO. LIMITED has passed resolutions to voluntarily wind up the company and appoint Richard Jeffrey Rones as liquidator.
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Appointment of liquidators (MVL) 27 Jul 2026
The notice announces that the members have appointed Richard Jeffrey Rones of ThorntonRones Limited as liquidator for SMITH MCDONALD & CO. LIMITED in a members' voluntary liquidation.
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Frequently asked questions
Is SMITH MCDONALD & CO. 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 SMITH MCDONALD & CO. LIMITED (company no. 00995844) is a Notices to creditors (MVL), published 27 July 2026 in The London Gazette.
What were SMITH MCDONALD & CO. LIMITED's last filed accounts?
SMITH MCDONALD & CO. LIMITED's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 December 2025, showed total assets of £2.4m, cash of £2.4m, net assets of £3.2m. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does SMITH MCDONALD & CO. LIMITED have?
SMITH MCDONALD & CO. LIMITED has 3 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Notices to creditors (MVL) on 27 July 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.